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

PROVIDENCE – Nonprofits can now register to participate in Rhode Island’s largest single-day fundraising event set for April 1. United Way of Rhode Island Inc....

Five Questions With: Shakour Abuzneid

Shakour Abuzneid is a professor of cybersecurity and computer science and the cybersecurity program director at Roger Williams University. The Bristol-based university was recently...

JWU names Daly Iversen new dean of College of Health & Wellness

PROVIDENCE – Maura Daly Iversen, previously the dean of Sacred Heart University’s College of Health Professions, has been appointed the new dean for Johnson...

R.I. Foundation, R.I. EOHHS offering $1.7M in grants to address opioid crisis

PROVIDENCE – Applications are now being accepted by the Rhode Island Foundation from local nonprofits seeking $1.7 million in total grants to help address...
THE PLAY 4 PEACE TOUR, seen here with players participating in a recent event in Providence, will hold a Sneakerball Fundraiser on Feb. 4 at the Providence Firefighters Hall. / COURTESY PLAY 4 PEACE TOUR

Philanthropy Calendar, Jan. 17, 2024

Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.

McKee vows to raise incomes, shore up health care system, cut red tape during...

PROVIDENCE – Striking a note of optimism in the face of future deficits and the absence of unprecedented federal dollars in recent years, Gov....

McKee to reaffirm commitment to housing, education in State of the State address

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday will give his State of the State address before the General Assembly in the House chamber...
D. ELLEN WILSON has been named the new chairperson for the Bryant University's board of trustees. She is also the first woman board chair in the university's history. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University names first woman chairperson for board of trustees

SMITHFIELD – D. Ellen Wilson has made it a point to connect with the Bryant University community since she first joined its board of...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Education and other state officials on Friday launched a new $5 million "Get the Foam Out" program.

RIDE launches $5M ‘Get the Foam Out’ school environmental improvement program

JOHNSTON – State elected and education officials on Friday launched R.I. Department of Education’s new $5 million “Get the Foam Out” grant program to...

RIPEC urges fiscal ‘restraint’ for FY 2025 state budget

PROVIDENCE – With the historic infusion of federal revenues from pandemic relief programs expiring and a reversal of record state revenue surpluses, the state’s general...
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