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Marisa Angell Brown has been the Providence Preservation Society’s executive director since October 2023. She previously served as associate director of the Rhode Island School of Design’s Center for Complexity. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Phase in changes

Marisa Angell Brown | Providence Preservation Society executive director No matter what your organization or business does, 2025 is shaping up to be a year...
Marcus Mitchell

Mitchell earns 2024 AARP Rhode Island Andrus Award for Community Service

MARCUS MITCHELL, immediate past volunteer state president for AARP Rhode Island and founding president of the Providence Community Library, recently received the 2024 AARP...

Workplace safety

Does your company regularly conduct workplace safety training with employees? Yes: 50% No: 50% How often does your company perform workplace safety training? Monthly: 50% Never: 50% Quarterly: 0% Every six...

Bryant summit’s Poler: Fear is not an obstacle, but a chance to grow

SMITHFIELD – Michelle Poler is not afraid to face her fears, but sees them as a way to grow. "I see fear not as an...

R.I. Foundation awards $87M in grants in 2024

PROVIDENCE – Grantmaking was still aplenty last year for the Rhode Island Foundation. The prominent nonprofit funder announced Thursday that it awarded close to $87...

Roger Williams University rebranding Providence campus to RWU EXT

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University’s Providence campus is getting a new name. The university announced Thursday that RWU’s University College on Empire Street will change...

Brown University implementing hiring freeze, reduced salary for top administrators

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is implementing multiple measures to address the budget deficit the Ivy League institution is facing, including implementing a temporary hiring...

United Way launches nonprofit fund amid federal funding uncertainty

PROVIDENCE – Citing uncertainty surrounding the status of federal funding and possible threats to local nonprofits’ stability, the United Way of Rhode Island Inc....

Amos House receives $1M from Papitto Opportunity Connection to grow nonprofit’s health clinic

PROVIDENCE – Amos House is receiving a significant seven-figure financial gift from the Papitto Opportunity Connection to support a first-of-its-kind program to increase health...

Five Questions With: Victoria Heimer-McGinn

Victoria Heimer-McGinn is the co-founder and president of Brain Waves Rhode Island. The organization will hold its annual Brain Fairs in Pawtucket and at...
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