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Whole Foods donates $12K to Gloria Gemma
A recent in-store promotion allowed three area Whole Foods Market stores to give more than $12,000 to the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. more
11/12/12
Helping to feed the hungry
Narragansett Council Boy Scouts sort food for the 25th annual Scouting for Food Drive on Nov. 3. Thousands of Boy Scouts collected nonperishable food items for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Last year the Boy Scouts collected close to 300,000 pounds of food, with 185,000 pounds being brought directly to the food bank. Since its inception in 1988, the food drive has collected more than 7.8 million pounds of food. more
11/12/12
Barry’s Auto donation to aid CPR training
Parents and staff affiliated with Family Service of Rhode Island will soon be able to learn infant CPR using realistic infant mannequins. more
Five Questions With: Diana Franchitto
President and CEO of Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island talks about the organizations work. more
Holy Cross hosts White Tie Celebration
The Holy Cross Christian Counseling Assembly will host its first White Tie Celebration in memory of Bishop Robert E. Farrow on Nov. 10 at the Providence Marriott on Orms Street from 6-10 p.m. more
Stop & Shop donates 1,000 turkeys
A donation today of 1,000 turkeys from Stop & Shop to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank marks the start of the 2012 Food Bank’s Holiday Meal Drive which will run through Dec. 31. more
Philanthropy calendar
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
Webster Bank donates to Red Cross for hurricane victims
Webster Bank, the Waterbury-based regional bank serving businesses and consumers from Westchester County, N.Y., to Boston, has made a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help support those affected by Hurricane Sandy. more
Philanthropic efforts more innovative every year
In the for-profit world, innovation is the only true sustainable competitive advantage. But for too long, nonprofits did not consider innovation to be an important part of their strategic plans. Not anymore. more
11/5/12
As times get tough, a new approach arises
In August, the Meeting Street School in Providence received a $2,000 check from the retail giant Target. The donation was for backpacks. As Amanda McMullen, senior director of external relations for Meeting Street recalled, “We just wrote the grant, and they awarded it.” In other words, the traditional method of solicitation, whereby request was rewarded by paper contribution had worked. more
By Michael Persson
Contributing Writer | 11/5/12
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