Five Questions With: Jack Martin
1. What do you see as the library’s role in supporting Providence’s workforce and community?
I see PPL as a changemaker in both the library...
Providence College receives anonymous $5M gift to support athletics, Mondor Center construction
PROVIDENCE – A Secret Santa, of sorts, provided Providence College quite the present this holiday season.
An anonymous donor has given PC a $5 million...
Spreading DEI should be team effort
Bringing significant change to the workplace is always challenging, especially when it involves employee attitudes and thinking.
So, despite the many gains companies report in...
Pilot program launched to combat homelessness in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – A new pilot program involving multiple local nonprofit organizations, a state health office and consulting firms that combines supportive housing and wraparound...
R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education OK’s $1B in new school projects
PROVIDENCE – More than $1 billion in 48 new school construction projects, including replacing five high schools, across Rhode Island were given the OK...
RIC to issue RFP for tenant to occupy former Henry Barnard School building
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College on Dec. 13 received the blessing from the R.I. State Properties Committee to issue a request for proposals seeking...
Sojourner House’s Masquerade Ball raises $155K
PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House’s 13th annual Masquerade Ball, held Nov. 17 at the Graduate Providence, raised more than $155,000 to support the organization’s advocacy...
Hasbro, Special Olympics celebrate inclusivity with Johnston students
JOHNSTON – Staffers from Hasbro Inc. and Special Olympics Rhode Island on Dec. 6 spent time at Johnston High School with about 130 public...
Philanthropy Calendar, Dec. 20, 2023
Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
Brown life science building in Jewelry District wins final approval
PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s proposed integrated life sciences building is on its way after the city’s Downtown Design Review Committee approved the final design...
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