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Capital Good Fund, a nonprofit financial-services organization, will use a $81,273 Community Development Financial Institutions Technical Assistance grant to help revitalize low-income communities in Providence.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Providence Center’s Anchor Recovery Community Center, a support program for people in recovery, has surpassed 100,000 visitors as of Aug. 2, about 18 months after opening its doors.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Rhode Island’s oldest child welfare organization, Children’s Friend, recently received $57,000 from Panera Bread’s Operation Dough-Nation, which ensures Panera Bread purchases contribute to the community.
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By PBN Staff
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The Asociacion Ecuatoriana de Rhode Island, a nonprofit that advocates for the Rhode Island Ecuadorian community, will celebrate 203 years of Ecuador’s emancipation at events on Aug. 10 and Aug. 11.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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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.
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By PBN Staff
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Capital Good Fund, a Providence-based nonprofit financial services organization, will receive an $81,273 Community Development Financial Institutions Technical Assistance grant.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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Employees at Fidelity Investments spent one recent week focusing on a different type of investment – efforts to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
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8/6/12
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Last month, the Newport Art Museum raised a record $260,000 as it celebrated its centennial with an evening of dinner and dancing.
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8/6/12
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Around the country, and right here in Rhode Island, the voices that support adult education and workforce development as an integral part of an overall strategy to improve the national and local economy cannot be ignored.
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Guest Column: Carol Holmquist
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8/6/12
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Three years ago, the Providence Public Library’s threat to close its neighborhood branches resulted in a bitter public debate over who should manage the system.
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By Rebecca Keister |