The Collette Foundation, the charitable arm of Collette Vacations, has designated The Gabrielle Dinsmore Heart & Hope Fund as its 2013 Charity of the Year. more

New Bedford Community Rowing’s youth rowing clinics received a recent boost, thanks to a $2,000 donation from BayCoast Bank. more

BayCoast Bank has pledged $100,000 to the Westport Historical Society to support to help stabilize and make publicly accessible the Handy House also known as the Cadman-White-Handy House and one of the town’s most significant colonial-era homes. more

PROVIDENCE – In the latest round of charitable giving through its more than decade-old BlueAngel Community Health Grants, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is spreading $235,000 in grants to … more

We are a philanthropic nation. Even with the challenges of recent economic times, charitable giving increased by $8 billion in 2011, an increase of almost 4 percent from 2010, according to the 2012 report by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Individuals gave $217 billion, compared with $209 billion in 2010. more

After its equipment began to show its age, community members in Smithfield recently came together to help rebuild the Old County Road School playground. more

The Newport Art Museum’s recent “Wet Paint” celebration brought in a record $89,000 that will support the museum’s exhibition, education, outreach and historic-preservation programs. more

If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event. more

A series of fundraisers to restore camp facilities in Slater Park destroyed by a fire late last year will begin with a Dining for Dollars event on Feb. 18 at Bertucci’s at the Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro. more

If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event. more