Helping the community
Does your business participate in philanthropic initiatives?
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How many organizations does your company donate time or resources to?
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3-5: 14%
1-3: 0%
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McKee administration awards $1.4M for 77 new emergency shelter beds
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's administration on Wednesday awarded $1.4 million to fund 77 new emergency beds to increase the statewide shelter capacity...
Henning to succeed Tobin in leading Diocese of Providence
PROVIDENCE – The Rev. Richard G. Henning said Wednesday that he had in the past frequently visited Rhode Island from Long Island, N.Y., as...
URI First Responder program receives $1.3M federal grant to help prevent overdoses
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy’s Community First Responder Program has now expanded to become the Northeast Rural Opioid...
Five Questions With: Jack Blatchford
Jack Blatchford is the chief financial officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island in Cranston. Blatchford spoke with Providence Business News about...
7 R.I. school districts receive $347K to support homeless students
PROVIDENCE – Seven school districts have been awarded $347,659 in total federal funds through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Education for Homeless Children and...
Narragansett Council Boy Scouts donates 150K pounds of food
PROVIDENCE – The Narragansett Council Boy Scouts of America collected more than 150,000 pounds of food across Rhode Island, Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts during...
R.I. Hospitality Association’s Singleton named to R.I. Career and Technical Education board
CRANSTON – Heather R. Singleton, the Rhode Island Hospitality Association’s chief operating officer, has been appointed as a member of the R.I. Career and...
Philanthropy Calendar, Nov. 23, 2022
Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
R.I. Foundation awards $8.3M to 91 nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded 91 nonprofit organizations a total of $8.3 million in grants to assist their efforts in housing,...
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