Here are resources on Encore.org.
Title |
Issues | |
|---|---|---|
| “The New Male Mystique” and the Ongoing Work-Family Conflict | Advocacy, Social Action, Policy, Aging & Older Adult Services | Older workers, the argument goes, are “sucking the oxygen out of the atmosphere.” Any job found is one that a younger person will be denied; any social support received for this stage of life is one... |
| ‘Encore’ Careers Urged for Boomers | Advocacy, Social Action, Policy, Education & Training, Fellowships & Internships, Finance & Financial Planning | Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures, is a member of what he calls “the encore generation.” He’s 53, one of America’s 78 million boomers and – as someone who’s made a living by... |
| YWCA Honors Utah Official for Work to End Homelessness | Housing & Shelter, Nonprofit, Poverty, At-Risk Populations | For his work as director of Utah’s Homeless Task Force, Lloyd Pendleton received the 2011 YWCA Public Official of the Year award. Pendleton has a history of giving back; in 2009, he became a Purpose... |
| Yvonne Hunt 2008 Summit Speech, video | Fellowships & Internships, Philanthropy & Grantmaking | Yvonne Hunt, of HP, speaks at the 2008 Purpose Prize Summit.Yvonne Hunt, of HP, speaks at the 2008 Purpose Prize Summit |
| Your Second Act | Engineering, Entrepreneur, Environment & Sustainability, Finance & Financial Planning, Food, Nutrition & Agriculture, Pharmaceutical & Biotech | The process of discovering a second career choice that’s fulfilling – and economically viable – is something many Americans are keenly embracing. “We’re inventing a whole new stage of life between... |
| Your Career on Ramp: A Woman’s Guide to Re-entering the Workforce | Interviews, Education & Training, Negotiate offer, Resumes, Job Search, Networking, Women Rights & Service | By Catherine Clifford and Millie Froeb with Hendy Dayton and Carol Wilson. YOR Media, 2008 Frustrated by the lack of resources available for women re-entering the workforce, YourOnRamp.com founders... |
| Your America: Democracy’s Local Heroes | Advocacy, Social Action, Policy, Community Improvement & Organizing, Women Rights & Service, Other | By John Siceloff and Jason Maloney. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 |
| Years Can Be Assets in a Job Hunt | Job Search | Hunting for a job is never easy, but it can be even harder when your hair goes gray. After a rejection or three, it often becomes difficult to go to another interview without the worrisome feeling... |
| Yahoo Hotjobs | Interviews, Negotiate offer, Resumes, Health Care, Job Search, Nonprofit | Yahoo Hotjobs serves job seekers of all ages. We found postings for more than 1,000 nonprofit jobs, 1,300 teaching jobs and an avalanche of health care jobs nationwide. The site lists thousands of... |
| Working Past Retirement Age, Meaningfully | Advocacy, Social Action, Policy, Education & Training, Entrepreneur, Health Care, Nonprofit | As boomers begin turn 65, many expect to keep working well past retirement age. Nearly one in five working Americans tapped into retirement accounts in the past year, and some now worry they will... |
