Tag: Rhode Island Foundation
Brown University launches Workforce Lab to track job training programs
PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs launched a new Workforce Development Policy Lab on Thursday to identify which job...
Rhode Island Foundation expands fundraising team to enhance service to current...
The Rhode Island Foundation has named Karen Fuller a Senior Philanthropic Advisor. She is responsible for inspiring philanthropy with current and prospective donors by...
Surgical technologist pilot turned apprenticeship helping hospitals fill vacancies
In the operating rooms of Rhode Island hospitals, the work moves fast. Scalpels are handed off, instrument trays are counted and procedures unfold with...
Rhode Island Foundation awards $650K to support 26 medical research projects
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $650,000 in seed funding to 26 medical research projects, supporting work ranging from artificial intelligence...
Washington Trust adds tech executive Jeffrey M. Wilhelm to board
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. has elected technology and cybersecurity executive Jeffrey M. Wilhelm to the boards of the company and its subsidiary...
Application period opens for state’s $15M Housing 2030 Site Acquisition Program
WARWICK – Applications are now being accepted for the state’s new Housing 2030 Site Acquisition Program, a $15 million initiative aimed at helping nonprofit...
Rhode Island Foundation awards $30K fellowships to 3 rising artists
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island artists have been awarded $30,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation, providing unrestricted financial support at a time when...
401Gives raises more than $5M for nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – It was another record-setting effort for 401Gives Day.
This year's 401Gives initiative, Rhode Island’s annual day of giving organized by United Way of...
$7.9M awarded from environmental settlement to expand children’s dental care in...
PROVIDENCE – Four organizations across the city will receive a total of $7.9 million in grants to provide dental care for children, R.I. Attorney...
Rhode Island Foundation awards record $93M to nonprofits in 2025
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation awarded a record $93 million in grants to more than 2,600 nonprofits in 2025, coinciding with the launch...
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