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TAKES A VILLAGE: Caroline Dillon, executive director for The Village Common of Rhode Island, directs day-to-day operations, including hiring and guiding staff. Since she came on board, she has grown the number of villages from four to 10 and volunteers have more than tripled. 
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Caroline Dillon

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 CAROLINE DILLON The Village Common of Rhode Island Executive director FROM THE TIME she was a child, Caroline Dillon remembers accompanying...

PBN’s 2025 Leaders & Achievers celebrated and honored

WARWICK – Twenty-two local business industry leaders were formally recognized Thursday evening for their leadership efforts across multiple sectors in Providence Business News’ 2025...

PBN unveils 2025 Leaders & Achievers honorees

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named 22 honorees for its 2025 Leaders & Achievers Awards program. The individuals chosen for this year’s program –...
Marcus Mitchell

Mitchell earns 2024 AARP Rhode Island Andrus Award for Community Service

MARCUS MITCHELL, immediate past volunteer state president for AARP Rhode Island and founding president of the Providence Community Library, recently received the 2024 AARP...
Caroline Gangji / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Caroline Gangji

Caroline Gangji | Executive director, The Village Common of Rhode Island 1. How did you end up becoming the executive director of The Village Common...
401 GIVES DAY raised $2.1 million Thursday for 420 local nonprofits.

United Way’s 401 Gives Day eclipses $2M in raised funds for...

PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island’s second annual 401 Gives Day exceeded the organization's own expectations Thursday, and all the while gave the...
UNITED WAY OF Rhode Island's inaugural 401Gives Day raised $1.2 million for 365 nonprofits, exceeding the organization's initial $1 million fundraising goal for the event.

United Way’s 401Gives Day collects $1.2M for nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – Close to $1.2 million was raised Wednesday for 365 Rhode Island-based nonprofit organizations in the United Way of Rhode Island’s inaugural 401Gives...
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