"When taught by a teacher of color, students of color experience higher reading and math test scores, higher graduation rates, decreased dropout and discipline rates, and increased enrollment in...more
Elizabeth Burke Bryant is leaving her post as executive director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT to take a new job as a professor of the practice of health services, policy, and practice at Brown...more
"We are grateful for our passionate and committed donors and the nonprofit organizations that deliver a wide range of services to our diverse community," says Neil Steinberg, CEO of the Rhode Island...more
The Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund offers scholarships to Black college and technical school students pursuing healthcare careers.
Scholarship applications close April 10.
25 scholarship...more
Thanks to a $20 million grant program from the Rhode Island Foundation, nonprofits in the state will be able to fight hunger, homelessness, and housing instability, the Providence Journal...more
Philanthropic organizations and housing associations could scale their impact and further their social missions by supporting social innovation of other individuals and groups.