Tag: Nonprofit
Five Questions With Sabina Matos
5Q: Sabina Matos | President, Providence City Council1. How will you encourage more widespread economic development across Providence neighborhoods? Successful economic development depends...
A space for writers to work
Anne Holland was a business journalist working from home when she thought of creating a gathering place for writers of all sorts – journalists,...
Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018
R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative.Both centered on what...
Nonprofits need plan to manage deferred giving
Royal Little did a lot with his life. When he died at age 92 in early 1989, the New York Times referred to him...
Boosting financial literacy Brooks’ passion
Margaret Brooks is passionate about empowering the state’s vulnerable populations via financial literacy, a subject she knows intimately.The fourth of nine children growing up...
Meeting kids’ needs
Meeting Street, which provides educational and child-development services, moved onto its Eddy Street campus in 2006, and since then has doubled in size.The nonprofit...
The Collaborative is where creativity reigns
Relocating to Warren in 2015, Uriah Donnelly knew he wanted to open an arts organization and launch a music festival.By Jan. 1, 2016, he...
Nonprofits helping keep charity alive
Rhode Island is annually at or near the bottom of state rankings measuring charity, especially when it comes to volunteering.Such rankings, however, do not...
Politics makes fundraising complex
It is standard fare for Rhode Island to have ballot measures that involve public expenditures for broad social goals, be it affordable housing, or...
For nonprofits, less is more on political advocacy
Rhode Island nonprofits, to varying degrees, have thrown their weight behind certain causes in past elections that align with their missions.But some have learned...
