Posts Tagged ‘charity’
Curbside Textile Recycling a new approach to donating old clothes
Curbside Textile Recycling Has Donated Over $9,000 A creative pair dedicated to community charities has taken their passion to the streets by offering free at-home pickup of unwanted shoes and clothing. Their mission is to reduce landfill waste while providing clothes to needy people around the world and cash donations to local nonprofits. Seeing the…
Read MoreUnited Way launches Alliance for Nonprofit Impact to assist Rhode Island nonprofits
First-of-its-kind statewide advocacy and resource center for local nonprofits has been years in the making Years of planning, research and work was realized January 18th when United Way of Rhode Island officially launched the Alliance for Nonprofit Impact during an event at the Southside Cultural Center of RI in Providence. A first-of-its-kind in the Ocean State, the…
Read MoreNonprofits: Register now to participate in United Way’s 401Gives philanthropy event
The state’s largest philanthropic effort in support of the nonprofit sector returns on April 1 for 5th Anniversary 401Gives is returning on Monday, April 1, and United Way of Rhode Island invites all local nonprofits to participate and raise funds to support their mission-driven work. This year’s 401Gives is the 5th anniversary of what is…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Bristol County Savings Bank gives grants to 14 northern RI agencies
$116,500 IN GRANTS TO FOURTEEN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND NON-PROFITS Bristol County Savings Bank’s Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF) marked its 25th anniversary celebration with the awarding of grants totaling $116,500 to 14 non-profits in Northern Rhode Island. All total, the Bank presented $365,800 in grants to 41 organizations in the Northern Rhode Island region,…
Read MoreDoes giving change us; does it change everything? The year of the Rhode Island Foundation – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health issues Does giving change us; does it change everything? This week, the Rhode Island Foundation celebrates its annual meeting, during a time of pandemic when the philanthropic giant has seemingly emerged as the premier policymaker for the state. As the president and CEO of the Rhode Island…
Read MoreTODAY: 401Gives sets $4 Million goal for 24-hour fundraising push
Held on April 1st, annually, and created and powered by United Way, 401Gives is a unified day that helps nonprofits tell their stories while engaging the community and making it easy for people to donate directly to any of hundreds of causes. Rhode Island-based nonprofits have signed up to tell their stories and accept contributions from…
Read MoreFlames of Hope – TODAY
The annual Flames of Hope event of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation will be held tonight, beginning at 5pm at Station Park in front of the RI State House, continuing at 7pm with the traditional lighting and procession of the Flames of Hope Torch event, and ending at 9:30pm with a Fireworks demonstration.…
Read MoreRI Foundation awards $75K during Black History Month
Photo: From RI Foundation website – New Urban Arts The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $75,000 in grants to nonprofits serving the state’s Black community through its Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund. The Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund’s roots go back to 2007, when it was established to address the needs of the Black community. “We’re…
Read MoreOperation Stand Down is in need of your support for our veterans
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island is in need of donations for its food pantry. Needed items include: cereal, juice, canned meat, soup, canned fruit, oatmeal, rice, applesauce, raisins, jelly, canned or instant potatoes, macaroni and cheese, snack items, instant noodles, tomato sauce, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, gravy, stuffing, bread mixes, cranberry sauce, pickles, olives,…
Read MoreIt’s Giving Tuesday…
GivingTuesday is a growing global generosity movement that drives giving and collective action in communities around the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past eight years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people…
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