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Veterans Workshop lands $25K from Michigan nonprofit
Veterans Workshop, a veterans charity located in Rhode Island, has landed $25,000 from Rochester Hills, Mich.-based nonprofit Others First. more
| 7/18/12
R.I. nonprofits receive grants to combat veteran homelessness
Two veteran advocacy nonprofits – Operation Stand Down Rhode Island and Veterans Inc. – will receive grants to help prevent and end homelessness among veterans, lawmakers announced Wednesday more
NeighborWorks BRV named ‘champions’
Citizens Bank and WJAR-TV NBC 10 have named NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley in Woonsocket a 2012 Champion in Action in the category of neighborhood development. more
IYRS raises $700k at gala
The International Yacht Restoration School’s raised $700,000 at its 15th annual Summer Gala on July 7 for the school’s educational programs. “We were focusing on what our school and students have achieved [this year]. The folks who came to the Gala make it happen,” said Susan Daly, vice president of marketing. more
Festival to benefit Preservation Society
The seventh annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, benefitting the The Preservation Society of Newport County, will take place Sept. 21-23. more
Foundation seeks arts fellows
The Rhode Island Foundation is seeking applicants for a literary arts fellowship program that will provide up to three $25,000 fellowships to midcareer Rhode Island writers. 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
March of Dimes names Citizen of the Year
ore than 70 years after his grandfather, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began the organization, James Roosevelt Jr. was named 2012 Citizen of the Year by March of Dimes. more
Washington Trust helps out food bank
Washington Trust officers and supervisors recently volunteered at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank as part of the bank’s Care Day Program. Volunteers participated in a variety of tasks throughout the day including inspecting, sorting, labeling and packing donated food in the bank’s production warehouse. By volunteering, Washington Trust employees enable the food bank to provide food assistance to those in need. more
RI-CAN’s Butke to step down
Maryellen Butke, the founder and executive director of RI-CAN – the Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now – is stepping down after two and a half years as the advocacy group’s executive director. more
| 7/9/12
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