Tag: Donations
Edesia launches donation drive after end of USAID funding
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Edesia Inc. on Wednesday launched a donation drive so the nonprofit manufacturer can continue providing food for malnourished people worldwide in...
BankNewport provides $1.6M, 10K volunteer service hours in R.I. in 2024
NEWPORT – The philanthropic efforts of BankNewport led to more than $1.6 million in giving and more than 10,000 employee volunteer service hours throughout...
BankNewport donates $28K, packs 12,000 meals
NEWPORT – BankNewport says it recently made holiday contributions of more than $28,000 to nonprofit organizations across Rhode Island to help needy families with...
GivingTuesday estimates $3.6B was donated this year
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit...
When seeking donations, the device matters
Most charities aren’t tailoring their online fundraising strategies to the electronic device donors may use when they decide whether to click a “donate” button....
BankNewport collecting socks for adults, children in need
ALL ABOUT SOLE:
BankNewport employees collectively throw socks into the air in announcing the Newport-based bank’s “Kind Heart Warm Soles” campaign. The initiative, which runs...
BankRI donates $90K to 23 R.I. nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island recently donated just under $90,000 to 23 Rhode Island nonprofits, according to a news release.
The grants aim to support...
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BankRI donates $25K to local food pantries
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island recently donated $25,000 to food banks across the state to help meet growing need as food costs rise, according...
‘Rage giving’ is growing more common
When anger over everything from the killing of unarmed people of color to new restrictions on access to abortion bubbles over, many Americans act...