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THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has selected 31 individuals to be part of the foundation's inaugural Equity Leadership Initiative. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation selects 31 individuals for inaugural Equity Leadership Initiative

PROVIDENCE – Thirty-one business individuals were selected by the Rhode Island Foundation to be part of the nonprofit funder’s inaugural class of its Equity...
THE UNITED WAY of Rhode Island has awarded $4.5 million in grants to 72 local nonprofits to help stem racial inequality in the state.

United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting...

PROVIDENCE – As part of the United Way of Rhode Island’s five-year, $100 million plan to create transformative change in the Ocean State, the nonprofit...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION announced Monday that it has raised $3.1 million to help the Providence Public School District recruit minority teachers. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation raises $3.1M to help Providence school district recruit minority...

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to address equity gaps among teachers in the city’s school system, the Rhode Island Foundation and local donors have raised...

Rockland Trust offers racial equity grants to R.I., Mass. nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – Rockland Trust Co., through its charitable foundation, recently announced a new grant program aimed at helping Rhode Island and Massachusetts nonprofits to...
Neil D. Steinberg

A call to take rhetoric to action

Be positive, look forward and take rhetoric to action. For several years I have asked many to embrace this mantra. Given the uncertainty and...
RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION announced Monday that it is committing $8.5 million over the next three years to address and help eliminate racial inequality in the state. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation committing $8.5M to address racial disparities, inequities

PROVIDENCE – Offering grants to support minority-owned businesses, investing in nonprofits serving Rhode Islanders of color and making significant monetary commitments to improve communities...

Five Questions With Harold M. Metts

1. What would the Fair Chance bill you sponsored – which would create more opportunity for convicted felons to find employment on their release...
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