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Providence named finalist in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge
Rhode Island’s capital city has been named a finalist in the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge, a competition designed to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras announced Monday. more
| 11/5/12
RIF launches 2013 innovation fellowship
The Rhode Island Foundation opened the 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship on Wednesday, a program designed to provide seed money for ideas to solve persistent challenges in the Ocean State. more
| 10/24/12
R.I. named to state health honor roll
Rhode Island was one of seven states and the District of Columbia to be named to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s State Honor Roll. more
| 10/17/12
Woonsocket group lands $300K from HUD for housing efforts
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will award $300,000 to Woonsocket-based NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley to execute grassroots efforts to revitalize public housing at the Veterans Memorial Housing and transform the Our Neighbor’s Planning District neighborhood. more
| 10/12/12
Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute lands $600K for brain research, lecture series
The Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute at Rhode Island Hospital was awarded three philanthropic gifts totaling nearly $600,000 to improve brain science in the state of Rhode Island by supporting research and establishing a lecture series. more
RIC, National Grid announce green scholarship program
Rhode Island College and the National Grid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of National Grid, have established a scholarship program to help students pursue “green” careers. more
| 10/10/12
Mann resigns as Pawtucket Foundation executive director
(Updated, 5:35 p.m.) Thomas A. Mann Jr. has resigned as executive director of the Pawtucket Foundation, effective Oct. 12, the organization announced Tuesday. more
| 10/2/12 | 2 comments
A Human Right wins challenge to connect the disadvantaged
The design team with San Francisco-based organization A Human Right was selected as the winner of the 2012 A Better World by Design challenge “Connecting the Disconnected,” Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee, the R.I. Economic Development Corp. and Broadband Rhode Island announced Monday. more
| 10/2/12
Blue Cross launches company-wide day of community service
More than 750 of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s nearly 1,000 employees went to work Thursday as volunteers at more than 20 community agencies across Rhode Island. more
Maternova selected as Global Hot 100 enterprise
Maternova Inc. was selected as one of the Global Hot 100 to represent the best in innovation at the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. more
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