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United Way accelerates $1.5M in Community Impact Fund grants to nonprofits

News Story 04/15/2025

PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island Inc. accelerated its final round of a three-year cycle of Community Impact Fund grant payments, totaling more...

United Way: Rhode Islanders, nonprofits ‘shined in [the] moment’ during 401Gives...

Editor's Choice 04/03/2025

PROVIDENCE – The sense that this year’s 401Gives Day would be one for the ages occurred mere moments after the giving portal opened at...

401Gives Day arrives as nonprofits face challenges, funding uncertainty

Economic Activity 03/31/2025

PROVIDENCE – Even five years after the world stopped and life has since returned to normal, COVID-19’s tentacles still have a firm grasp on...

STAYING AFLOAT: Delite Primus, left, director of advancement for Farm Fresh Rhode Island, speaks with Harvest Kitchen Production Manager Charreese Braxton at Farm Fresh’s Providence location on Sims Avenue. Farm Fresh recently had to lay off four employees and is seeking financial assistance amid a federal funding freeze imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Hurting R.I. nonprofits eye offers of financial help

Focus 03/28/2025

A federal funding freeze is putting the hurt on Farm Fresh Rhode Island, and now the nonprofit’s administrators are looking for any other funding...

EXPANSION WORK: Nancy Wolanski, left, director of United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s Alliance for Nonprofit Impact, and Engagement Manager Caitlynn Douglas collaborate at the organization’s Providence office. The alliance has launched Give4GoodRI, a year-round online platform to enable perpetual giving to local nonprofits that builds off of 401Gives Day.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

United Way of R.I.’s Alliance for Nonprofit Impact offers a new...

Business Services 10/25/2024

FOUR YEARS AFTER United Way of Rhode Island Inc. launched a special online fundraising day to support local nonprofits, local organizations are now in...

COURTNEY BOURNS has been named the Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island's new executive director. / COURTESY GRANTMAKERS COUNCIL OF RHODE ISLAND

Grantmakers Council of R.I. names Bourns new executive director

News Story 07/16/2024

PROVIDENCE – Courtney Bourns, who has served as a strategy and program consultant for multiple foundations across the country for the last six years,...

RAISING VOICES: Robert Bush, the United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s chief operating officer, leads the organization’s justice, equity, diversity and inclusion approach to discuss a broad range of perspectives and voices that traditionally go unheard.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

A JEDI knight for the United Way of R.I.

Economic Activity 04/26/2024

PBN C-Suite 2024 Awards NONPROFIT/SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: Robert Bush United Way of Rhode Island Inc. | Chief operating officer THE JEDI PHILOSOPHY isn’t just talk at...

LOCAL NONPROFIT LEADERS and representatives gather Tuesday at The Guild in Pawtucket for a special 401Gives Day event. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

401Gives Day sets new records for fundraising, donors, organizations supported

News Story 04/03/2024

PAWTUCKET – The bar continues to be raised with Rhode Island’s largest single nonprofit supporting initiative, with new records across the board during the...

Eight organizations receive $795K in Innovation Network Matching Grants

Economic Activity 03/29/2024

PROVIDENCE – Eight organizations focused on entrepreneurship and business support services received a total of $795,378 in Innovation Network Matching Grants, the R.I. Commerce...