Thursday, September 17, 2026

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Staying cyber-protected

Has your company upgraded its cybersecurity over the last 12 months? Yes: 67% No: 33% No, but we’re working on upgrades: 0% Has your company suffered a cyber...
ROCKY HILL COUNTRY Day School in East Greenwich announced Wednesday that it will decrease its tuition for all grades next year by more than 25%. / COURTESY ROCKY HILL COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Rocky Hill Country Day School to reduce tuition by 25% next year

EAST GREENWICH – Families of students attending Rocky Hill Country Day School will start to see discounted tuition bills by more than 25% next...

11 local organizations, 1 artist receive $300K in national arts funding

PROVIDENCE – Eleven local arts entities and an individual artist received a combined $300,000 in National Endowment for the Arts grants to support various...

Five Questions With: Sam Sacco

Sam Sacco is a senior business and economics lecturer at Salve Regina University. Sacco’s students, in partnership with the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, recently...

United Way of R.I. opens registration for 2025 401Gives Day

PROVIDENCE – Registration for United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s annual 401Gives Day is now open for local nonprofits seeking to raise funds during...

Special Olympics Rhode Island’s annual Penguin Plunge raises $160K

NARRAGANSETT – More than 1,000 individuals took the cold plunge into the water at Scarborough State Beach on Jan. 1 to raise substantial funds...
THE HOUSE OF MANNA Community Center will hold a bowling fundraiser to support the organization's leadership training program on Feb. 1 at Bowlero Cranston in Cranston. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Philanthropy Calendar, Jan. 15, 2025

If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to Nonprofit@PBN.com or Bessette@PBN.com at least four weeks...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Research Foundation and Polaris MEP have received a $3.9 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to support the local entities’ Ocean Tech Works initiative.

URI Research/Polaris MEP’s ‘Ocean Tech Works’ initiative receives $3.9M federal grant

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation and Polaris MEP have received a $3.9 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from...
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY will launch next fall its new "The JWU Pledge" to help cover most or all tuition costs for eligible students. / PBN FILE PHOTO / JAMES BESSETTE

JWU launches free-tuition program for eligible students

PROVIDENCE – Eligible undergraduate students entering Johnson & Wales University this fall can either have most or all of their tuition covered through a...
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE'S new Ben Mondor Center for Nursing and Health Sciences building, the largest academic building on campus, will formally open to students on Jan. 13. / PBN PHOTO / JAMES BESSETTE

PC officials feel new Mondor Center will be game changer for school, local health...

PROVIDENCE – The Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard spent the better part of his Thursday afternoon walking around Providence College’s new Ben Mondor Center for...
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