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Central Falls schools land $10M from Gates Foundation
(Updated, 4 p.m.)The Central Falls District-Charter Collaboration Compact, at the Segue Institute for Learning, has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Central Falls School District announced Tuesday ahead of a press conference. more
Business students, Sodexo support MLK’s food pantry
Salve Regina University’s Sigma Beta Delta national business honor society recently partnered with Sodexo Dining Services to raise $603 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center’s food pantry. more
12/17/12
Read to Succeed receives $9,600 from National Grid
After receiving a grant from the National Grid Foundation, Read to Succeed, a local summer-literacy and scholarship-incentive program, now has an extra $9,600 to put toward the future success of its participants. more
12/17/12
National Grid boosts support for City Year
National Grid now ranks as City Year Rhode Island’s largest team sponsor after a recent $300,000 donation. more
| 6/15/12
Where mission and methods mesh
The United Way of Rhode Island’s mission is nothing short of changing this corner of the world. The nonprofit believes that if people have a high-quality educational experience, if they can earn and manage money, and if they can live in stable and affordable housing, everyone will benefit. more
By Victor Paul Alvarez
Contributing Writer | 6/25/12
Five Questions With: Kathleen Pletcher
Executive artistic director at FirstWorks talks about the year-round series of events. more
Fidelity Charitable donates $691M in first half of 2012
Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program, donated a record $691 million during the first half of 2012, the organization announced Wednesday. more
Supporting charity, improving workers’ communities
What makes Amgen Inc. a leader in community involvement and volunteerism is its core values in creating a holistic work/life balance, according to Bill Flaherty, a database administrator who has worked at the biomanufacturing facility in West Greenwich for 10 years. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 12/17/12
Brown eyes College Hill expansion of engineering, announces gifts
Thanks to the results of extensive faculty, staff and student survey results, and studies of student enrollment patterns and faculty collaboration ties, Brown University on Wednesday announced its intention to expand its engineering school on land it already owns, while also announcing gifts of $44 million for that effort. more
| 4/10/13
Women’s Fund Rhode Island awards $40K in grants
The Women’s Fund Rhode Island, which works to eliminate gender inequality through systematic change, on Friday awarded six Rhode Island organizations a total of $40,000 in grants. more
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