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Greg Gerritt

Rhode Island Foundation and Buy Nothing Day

By Greg Gerritt on November 9, 2012

Every year I write an essay on the spirit of the Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange and how to heal the economy, ecosystem, and communities of Rhode Island using the principles of use less, share more.  Often I dedicate the essay to those trying to end poverty, war, or planetary destruction, or in jest [...]

Posted in Environment | Tagged buy nothing day, econ development, growth fund, Rhode Island Foundation | 5 Responses

Allan Tear, Soren Ryherd Honored By RI Foundation

Allan Tear, Soren Ryherd Honored By RI Foundation

By Bob Plain on April 12, 2012

The Rhode Island Foundation honored the winners and finalists of its first even Innovation Fellowships at an event at the Superman Building Wednesday night. Winners Soren Ryherd, who plans to leverage the power of the internet to help small businesses fill vacant storefronts in Providence and elsewehere, and Allan Tear plans to do for arts [...]

Posted in Economy, Events, Featured, Rhode Island | Tagged allan tear, innovation fellowship, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Foundation | 2 Responses

A shout out to our friends at the Rhode Island Foundation

By Thom Cahir on August 7, 2011

In these economic times, everyone depends on help from somewhere and Rhode Island’s non-profit agencies probably more so than anyone. That’s where our friends at the Rhode Island Foundation play such a major role. For those of you unfamiliar with RIF, they are the pre-eminent leader in community philanthropy in the state and provide guidance, [...]

Posted in News, Rhode Island | Tagged Philanthropy, Rhode Island Foundation | Leave a response

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