6 Providence nonprofits receive $300K from city to improve organizational infrastructure
PROVIDENCE – Six local nonprofits will receive $300,000 in total grants from the city’s Building Resilience in Nonprofits Serving Underserved Providence Communities program to...
WalletHub: R.I. ranks 19th in nation for student loan debt
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked No. 19 in the United States for student loan debt, according to a recent report by WalletHub.
The personal...
JWU Providence campus president named to NAICU board
PROVIDENCE – Marie Bernardo-Sousa, president of the Johnson & Wales University Providence campus, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National...
Warwick Schools to modify renovated playground to make it ADA-compliant
WARWICK – A renovated playground at a local elementary school must be modified to make it compliant wit the federal Americans with Disabilities Act,...
Local nonprofits partner for school supplies giveaway
WESTERLY – The Jonnycake Center of Westerly and Wood River Health will partner for a back-to-school supply giveaway event on Aug. 19 at 10...
Philanthropy Calendar, Aug. 2, 2023
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Leonard named Clínica Esperanza/Hope Clinic executive director
PROVIDENCE – Clínica Esperanza/Hope Clinic has a new leader.
Morgan Leonard, the medical clinic’s director of clinic operations, has been elevated to executive director, the...
Gamm Theatre names Cabral new executive director
WARWICK – Jason Cabral has been part of fundraising campaigns and nonprofits across the U.S., including with theater groups in both New York and...
United Way of R.I. to launch nonprofit resource center in fall, names Wolanski director
PROVIDENCE – Nancy Wolanski feels Rhode Island’s nonprofit sector is overlooked, under resourced and there are not enough adequate investments in the capacity of...
Rhode Island Foundation provides hundreds of students $4M in total scholarships
CRANSTON – Hundreds of students heading off to college for this academic year became Thursday afternoon the beneficiaries of close to $4 million in...


















