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.
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 Day event. The final tally, which saw more than 7,100 donors contribute to the cause, exceeded the United Way’s initial $1 million goal that it had hoped to reach when United…