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Riverzedge Arts Project Inc.
Mission: Riverzedge Arts Project Inc. uses innovative applied and work-based learning strategies to teach art, design and critical thinking to the...
Report: R.I. ranks 16th-best state for workers overall, 12th for working women
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island dropped two places in Oxfam's overall ranking of best states to work, the U.K. charitable organization determined in its annual...
CCRI receives anonymous $2M gift to launch graduation pathways pilot program
WARWICK – An anonymous donor has gifted the Community College of Rhode Island the largest individual private financial award in the college’s 60-year history...
URI receives $8M to support state’s research ecosystem
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has been awarded an $8 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to support the state’s research...
Brown University community coordinators union on strike over unfair labor practices
PROVIDENCE – More than 130 Labor Organization of Community Coordinators AFT/RIFTHP Local 6516 members began walking the picket line Wednesday morning at Brown University...
Five Questions With: Todd M. Alessandri
Todd M. Alessandri is the new dean of Bryant University’s College of Business. He was previously associate dean of education at the D’Amore-McKim School...
Newport County nonprofits receive $340K in grants from R.I. Foundation
PROVIDENCE – Forty-four nonprofits that are either based in or serve Newport County recently received close to $340,000 in grants from the Rhode Island...
Newport Historical Society’s ‘Newport Show’ raises $4M for local nonprofits
NEWPORT – The Newport Historical Society’s three-day “Newport Show” at the end of July raised more than $4 million to help support the organization...
Philanthropy Calendar, Aug. 28, 2024
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...
R.I. gets $33.6M to help disadvantaged students GEAR UP for college
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $33.6 million to help prepare disadvantaged students for success in higher education, the state’s congressional delegation announced Tuesday.
The...
