Nonprofit & Education

Report: R.I. worst in nation in housing for low-income children

Economic Activity 04/06/2009

WARWICK – Rhode Island has the highest percentage of low-income children living in housing built before 1980 in the nation, according to the latest...

I am able to see firsthand how the institute changes lives every day. /

Citizens branch manager gets community service sabbatical

Economic Activity 04/04/2009

Marla Sabater, branch manager at Citizens Bank’s Garfield Avenue Stop & Shop branch in Cranston, is the latest recipient of a company Community Service...

SMILES ON THEIR FACES: Citizens-Union employees and SMILES mentors Nancy Fernandes, left, holding banner, and Donna Medeiros, right, lead the way to start the first annual “Miles for SMILES” fundraiser. /

Citizens-Union volunteers raise $19K for SMILES

Financial Services 04/04/2009

Citizens-Union Savings Bank recently served as the title sponsor supporting the SouthCoast Mentoring Initiative for Learning, Education and Service (SMILES) at the nonprofit’s inaugural...

FROM LEFT: Carolyn Belisle, community relations director for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island presents Dr. Mary Flynn, supervisor and chief research dietitian at The Miriam Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University, and Andrew Schiff, executive director of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, with a BlueAngel Community Health Grant of $25,000. /

Blue Cross donation helps expand food bank program

Financial Services 04/04/2009

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has donated $25,000 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s program Raising the Bar on Nutrition...

Putting the sway in persuasion

Advice 04/04/2009

A man opened a fish market and displayed a sign that said, “Fresh Fish for Sale Here.” His first customer showed up, looked at the...

WAFFLES PI NATUSCH, president of
job-search firm The Barrett Group,
recommends keeping professional online images through sites such as Linkedin. /

Out-of-work executives polish Internet identities

Education 04/04/2009

When Waffles Pi Natusch, the president of the job-search firm The Barrett Group, sits down with an executive who’s looking for a new job,...

DRESSING THE PART: Margaret Batting, an image consultant based in Barrington, helps clients like Kimberley Dias, foreground, to use their wardrobes to enhance their professional images. /

Image can make, or break, a career

Education 04/04/2009

As much as some women may balk at the notion, the way a woman looks in the business world, especially in the upper echelons,...

Wanted: Nurses who can teach

Education 04/04/2009

Devra Griffin has been a nurse for 20 years. She’s worked in pediatrics, spent eight years as a nurse practitioner in women’s health at...

Tuition-assistance programs shrink amid downturn

Economic Activity 04/04/2009

As the recession drags on, a growing number of companies are cutting back on tuition reimbursement for employees who take job-related classes. The most high-profile...