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TEDx Talks return to Providence with two record-breaking speakers

PROVIDENCE – TEDx Talks is returning to Rhode Island this weekend with two record-breaking speakers who are generating more early ticket sales compared to...
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Special Olympics Rhode Island looking to raise $180K from 49th Penguin...

SPLASH DOWN: Individuals rush into the water and take a cold swim at Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett on Jan. 1 during Special Olympics...
LOCAL BUSINESS OFFICIALS gather Thursday at the Graduate by Hilton Providence in Providence for Providence Business News' 2025 Book of Lists Premier. / PBN PHOTO / MIKE SKORSKI

PBN unveils 2025 Book of Lists

PROVIDENCE – Approximately 240 business and nonprofit representatives spent Thursday evening at the Graduate by Hilton Providence networking and conversing, while obtaining copies of...

United Way of R.I. issues a challenge to learn about one...

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2024 SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY LESS THAN 150 EMPLOYEES: United Way of Rhode Island Inc.  MAKING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS to address diversity, equity...
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Hasbro, Special Olympics R.I. bring joy of play to Johnston students

CHILD’S PLAY: Hasbro Inc. staff members play Jenga with Johnston elementary school “life skills” classrooms and partners on Dec. 6 at Johnston High School...
VOLUNTEERS SORT items at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, one of seven social service agencies sharing $180,000 in emergency year-end grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. / COURTESY CONNIE GROSCH/RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Amid surging food insecurity, turkey drive to supply Thanksgiving meals to...

PROVIDENCE – As Thanksgiving approaches, nonprofit leaders have shared that an alarming number of Rhode Islanders are struggling to feed themselves and their families. A...

BankNewport collecting socks for adults, children in need

ALL ABOUT SOLE: BankNewport employees collectively throw socks into the air in announcing the Newport-based bank’s “Kind Heart Warm Soles” campaign. The initiative, which runs...
THIS YEAR'S 401Gives Day will be a weekend affair starting Friday through April 3.

401Gives Day to be weekend affair this year, looks to raise...

PROVIDENCE – The largest single-day philanthropic event in Rhode Island will get a bit bigger this weekend, hopefully reaching more lofty goals in order...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded $550,000 in grants to 24 local animal welfare organizations. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation awards $550K in grants to 24 animal welfare organizations

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Wednesday that it has awarded $550,000 in grants to 24 animal welfare organizations across the Ocean State. The...
VOLUNTEERS SORT items at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, one of seven social service agencies sharing $180,000 in emergency year-end grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. / COURTESY CONNIE GROSCH/RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Does Rhode Island deserve its reputation for being among the nation’s...

Rhode Island again ranked near the bottom of WalletHub's annual list of the most charitable states, coming in at No. 45 in the ranking...
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