United Way of Rhode Island Inc.

BankRI awards more than $69K in grants to 20 groups

Financial Services 11/01/2024

PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island has awarded a total of $69,500 in grants to 20 organizations across the state, ranging from an organization that...

Five Questions With: Tiffany Reed

In Their Own Words 10/25/2024

Tiffany Reed is the chief development officer for United Way of Rhode Island Inc., joining the organization’s senior leadership team this past September. She...

Nonprofit 10/25/2024

Mission: United Way of Rhode Island Inc. unites the community and resources to build racial equity and opportunities for all Rhode Islanders. Year founded: 1926 Top...

STAYING POWER: Erica Busillo Adams, president of the Rhode Island chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, says a front-line fundraiser will double their salary with a nonprofit from their first year on the job to the next. But if that person leaves, the organization takes a major financial hit, she says. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

What happens when nonprofits struggle to hire fundraisers, financial professionals?

Business Services 10/25/2024

COVID-19 may be in the rearview mirror for most, but it’s left Rhode Island’s nonprofits with a rocky, challenging road to navigate. A 2024 survey...

EXPANSION WORK: Nancy Wolanski, left, director of United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s Alliance for Nonprofit Impact, and Engagement Manager Caitlynn Douglas collaborate at the organization’s Providence office. The alliance has launched Give4GoodRI, a year-round online platform to enable perpetual giving to local nonprofits that builds off of 401Gives Day.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

United Way of R.I.’s Alliance for Nonprofit Impact offers a new...

Business Services 10/25/2024

FOUR YEARS AFTER United Way of Rhode Island Inc. launched a special online fundraising day to support local nonprofits, local organizations are now in...

Centreville Bank awards $234K in grants to support organizations in R.I.,...

Financial Services 10/21/2024

WEST WARWICK – The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $234,299 in funding to 24 organizations throughout Rhode Island and Connecticut as part of...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has announced 15 honorees for its 2024 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Summit and Awards program.

Bibee, Guenette among 16 honorees for PBN’s 2024 Diversity Equity &...

Financial Services 10/21/2024

PROVIDENCE – Justin Bibee, assistant director for Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, and Tina Guenette, founder and CEO of Real Access Motivates Progress,...

ParsonsKellogg plays to their strengths to expand relationships

Business Services 09/27/2024

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $50 MILLION AND ABOVE: 1. ParsonsKellogg LLC CEO (or equivalent): Thomas Kellogg III, president 2023 Revenue: $97.4 million 2021 Revenue: $57.3 million Revenue growth:...

PAOLA FERNANDEZ, senior vice president and community development officer for Centreville Bank, has been elected as the new chairperson of the United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s board of directors. / COURTESY UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND INC.

United Way of R.I. elects Fernandez as new board chair

Financial Services 09/23/2024

PROVIDENCE – Paola Fernandez, Centreville Bank’s senior vice president and community development officer, has been elected as the new chairperson of the United Way...