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CHANGE OF PACE: Paula Iacono, executive director of the Chartercare Foundation, originally wanted to be a journalist, but her career path changed when she began helping the alumni council at Bryant University.
 PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

CharterCARE Foundation’s Iacono’s relationship building lays strong foundation to help communities

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards CAREER ACHIEVER: Paula Iacono | Chartercare Foundation executive director WITH 40 YEARS of experience in developing community partnerships and organizations,...
SHOWTIME: Before joining Falvey Insurance Group, Amanda Langlais worked on various game shows such as “The Price is Right” and “America’s Got Talent.” 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Langlais helps make Falvey Insurance the star of the show

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WOMAN TO WATCH: Amanda Langlais | Falvey Insurance Group marketing manager A BRIEF TIME in show business became...
A SPECIAL WATERFIRE event took place April 1 as part of the 2023 401Gives Day initiative. The weekend-long statewide nonprofit support event raised a record $3.5 million for more than 540 organizations. / COURTESY AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND

401Gives Day event raises $3.5M, sets new records for fundraising

PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest nonprofit fundraising initiative over the weekend set a new standard for raising money for local organizations. Now, it has...

Helping the community

Does your business participate in philanthropic initiatives? Yes: 100% No: 0% How many organizations does your company donate time or resources to? More than 5: 86% 3-5: 14% 1-3: 0% What...
Nina Stack / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

5Q: Nina Stack, The Champlin Foundation executive director

Nina Stack | The Champlin Foundation executive director 1. Have the requests for donations from The Champlin Foundation remained high in the past year? The need for...
HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'S annual Heroes Ball held Aug. 27 raised a record $1.3 million. Pictured from left are Dr. Francois I. Luks, Hasbro Hospital’s pediatric surgeon-in-chief; Lifespan Corp. Vice President of Pediatric Services Tracey L. Wallace; Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital President Dr. Saul N. Weingart; and Dr. Phyllis Dennery, Hasbro Hospital’s pediatrician-in-chief and medical director. / COURTESY HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Hasbro Hospital’s Heroes Ball raises record $1.3M

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s signature fundraising event on Aug. 27 saw the Lifespan Corp.-owned entity receive a record amount of donations. The hospital announced...

Zachary Nieder

2022 40 Under Forty Awards Zachary Nieder, 36 Senior strategic initiative officer, Rhode Island Foundation How has COVID-19 changed your industry? It has accelerated broader trends...

Pacheco named new CEO and president of Special Olympics Rhode Island

EDWIN R. PACHECO, formerly the interim executive director of external relations and communications at Rhode Island College who was also a state representative and...
BROWN UNIVERSITY received a $25 million gift from alums Aysha and Omar Shoman to help fund international financial aid for students. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University receives $25M gift to support international financial aid

PROVIDENCE – A pair of siblings who are Brown University alumni has provided their alma mater the largest gift for international financial aid in...
NEW SHOES: Joshua Swift, left, and David Maceroni, in their East Providence warehouse where they receive and ship out shoes for their new company, Dash Running LLC. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Dash makes swift entry in shoe sales

Joshua Swift is his own target audience: a recreational runner sick of paying too much for fancy running shoes from brand-name companies. And he figured...
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