Tag: Rhode Island Foundation
Five Questions With: Dr. G. Alan Kurose
Dr. G. Alan Kurose is the CEO and president of Coastal Medical. Kurose, who oversees the Providence-based primary health care practice organization, was recently...
R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner report seeks more staffing, funding for...
PROVIDENCE – A report released Friday by the R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner calls for more staffing and funding for state public colleges among...
Summit panel: ‘Knock on those CEO doors’ to ensure workplace equity...
Everyone has a role to play in boosting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace – from rank-and-file employees to the top executives –...
Blue Cross receives philanthropy award from Rhode Island Foundation
MICHELLE LEDERBERG is the executive vice president, chief legal officer and chief administrative officer at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, which...
Crossroads Rhode Island gets $495K to address homelessness; new fund created
PROVIDENCE – City officials, along with the Rhode Island Foundation, Providence Foundation and Crossroads Rhode Island, on Wednesday announced a new collaboration to address...
Providence Public School District offering incentives, including signing bonuses, to attract...
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District announced Friday that it is offering multiple incentives, including early signing bonuses for newly hired educators and...
PBN summit: ‘Every conversation is crucial’ in diversity efforts
WARWICK – Top-down leadership, organizational involvement, empathy and persistent efforts are essential to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, according to business...
Coastal Medical CEO Kurose elected as new R.I. Foundation board chair
PROVIDENCE – The leader of Coastal Medical will also now take the helm of the Rhode Island Foundation’s board of directors.
Dr. G. Alan Kurose,...
R.I. makes $4.5M in grants available to nonprofits fighting COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Nonprofits on the front lines responding to the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible for a much-needed financial boost to continue helping local...
The past, the present, the future
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.)
Congratulations to PBN on 35 years as the state’s...
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