New England Tech, Pawtucket offering scholarships to city students
EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology and the city of Pawtucket are once again jointly collaborating to offer city high school...
Lippitt House Museum’s civics program honored by American Association for State and Local History
PROVIDENCE – Lippitt House Museum was recently honored by the American Association for State and Local History for the nonprofit’s civics program.
The museum was...
Lapides, LaRose named to Rhode Island Foundation board
PROVIDENCE – The CEO and president of Residential Properties Ltd. and the assistant director of the Tomaquag Museum have been appointed to the Rhode...
Philanthropy Calendar, July 17, 2024
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Grantmakers Council of R.I. names Bourns new executive director
PROVIDENCE – Courtney Bourns, who has served as a strategy and program consultant for multiple foundations across the country for the last six years,...
Building Futures gets $3.7M in federal funding
PROVIDENCE – Building Futures, a nonprofit that works to leverage apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs as it expands pipelines to career opportunities for low-income communities...
Langhammer stepping down as Day One’s executive director
PROVIDENCE – Peg Langhammer, who has led Day One as its executive director for 44 years and, through the nonprofit, an advocate for victims...
Polaris MEP receives $1.5M federal grant to reduce recidivism
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP will receive $1.5 million in federal funds to help the manufacturing partnership and support organization help people reentering society and...
Former Nonviolence Institute Director Cedric Huntley dies
PROVIDENCE – Cedric Huntley, who has been a vital figure in pushing for peace and nonviolence in the city, including leading the Nonviolence Institute...
URI launches summer 2024 young innovators lab
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A new series of summer programming at the University of Rhode Island seeks to prepare the next generation of innovators for...



















