Modern ‘Moby Dick’ aims to spur fresh discussions
Encouraging 10,000 people to read or re-read Herman Melville’s 19th-century classic, “Moby Dick,” might seem like an overwhelming task. But when you are using...
Frank calls for legal changes
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said last week that a change in federal law is needed to prevent...
CVS Caremark joins alliance on disabled
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and CVS Caremark Corp. have established a two-year nationwide alliance to promote the employment...
Holiday Inn to spend $1B on new logo, renovations
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc last week said Holiday Inn owners and franchisees will boost sales by investing $1 billion on renovations and new bedding,...
Capitol Cove to be all-union project
The Capitol Cove development that twice has stalled because of union picketing will be completed with new bidding guidelines, which are to be in...
Harley-Davidson owners ride benefits R.I. Food Bank
More than 120 bikers from Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts came out recently to support the Ocean State Chapter of the Harley-Davidson Owners Group’s...
Cash, goods or volunteers? All are helpful
The needs of nonprofits are large and broad ranging. And even if they attract people interested in helping out, the form of that help...
Smaller nonprofits struggle with fundraising
For more than three decades, McAuley Ministries in Providence has fed, clothed and housed the poor, relying on grants and donations to support its...
Grantmakers look beyond charity to social change
People usually think of entities such as the United Way of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Foundation as munificent, tea-sipping organizations that accumulate...
With added pressure, colleges turn to more donors
A million dollars a day, every day for four years. That’s what Brown University’s current fundraising goal boils down to.
In surveys conducted by...
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