Here are resources on Encore.org.
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Issues | |
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| USA Today Notices This Isn't Grandpa's Retirement | http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2011-01-05-column05_ST_N.htm | |
| "Smart Retirement Decisions" to Reduce the Debt | Advocacy, Social Action, Policy, Aging & Older Adult Services, Government | Receiving almost no attention in the uproar over the debt-reduction plan from the co-chairs of President Obama's fiscal commission is the final proposal: "Promote Smart Retirement Decisions." By... |
| $100K Purpose Prize Winners: Five People Over 60 Who Are Changing the World | Advocacy, Social Action, Policy, Architecture and Design, Children & Youth, Economic Development, Opportunity, Education & Training, Entrepreneur, Environment & Sustainability, Family and Parenting, Immigration, International & Foreign Affairs, Poverty, At-Risk Populations, Psychology & Mental Health | Civic Ventures is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people find meaningful, purpose-filled work in the second half of life. Each year the organization selects five people over who have made... |
| $3K Website Connects Farms to Restaurants, Creating Virtual Co-op | Community Improvement & Organizing, Economic Development, Opportunity, Education & Training, Entrepreneur, Environment & Sustainability, Nonprofit, Rural Issues, Technology, Telecommunication | From beekeepers using the Internet to fight colony collapse disorder to wireless soil sensors optimizing farm resources, a return to sustainable farming does not mean a rejection of what technology... |
| 'Encore Entrepreneurs': Older Americans Start Businesses With Social Impact | Entrepreneur, Nonprofit | Our sputtering economy needs workers with more entrepreneurial spirit. Civic Ventures suggests they might come from an unexpected demographic: workers who are approaching middle age or their... |
| 'Green' Economy Wants Baby Boomers | Green jobs are a "natural fit" for boomers, says a recent report from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Besides the generation's strength in numbers, boomers have years of experience... | |
| 'The Big Shift' Recasts the Third Age of Life | Advocacy, Social Action, Policy, Aging & Older Adult Services, Civic Engagement, Democracy and Voting, Community Improvement & Organizing, Education & Training, Entrepreneur, Fellowships & Internships, Networking | In his new book, The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife, Civic Ventures founder and CEO Marc Freedman offers a road map for boomers as they venture into a new stage of life after... |
| 10 Hot Careers for Job Hunters | Environment & Sustainability, Finance & Financial Planning, Health Care, Nonprofit | Elizabeth Hanes spent years in middle management at a corporate job before she turned 45 and decided she wanted more out of life. She enrolled in nursing school and five years later is happily... |
| 10 Reasons You Shouldn't Retire | It's time to retire the idea of retirement – or at least push it back by a few years. The financial incentives to delay retirement are obvious and dramatic. And recent research even suggests that... | |
| 10 Tips to Get Hired: Diversify Your Job-Hunting Tactics to Achieve Success | Interviews, Negotiate offer, Resumes, Job Search | People experiencing long-term employment can land jobs by exercising persistence and a willingness to be creative, says Good Morning America contributor Tory Johnson. She tells success stories of... |
