SAN FRANCISCO – New research from Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose, shows that as many as 9 million people ages 44 to 70 are already in encore careers that combine personal meaning, continued income and social impact. That’s up from an estimated 8.4 million in 2008.
Another 31 million people, ages 44 to 70, are interested in finding encore careers. Together, those currently in encore careers and those interested in encore careers represent 40 percent – or two in five – of all Americans ages 44 to 70.
SAN FRANCISCO – New research released by Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose, shows that in a tough employment market, millions of Americans in their 40s, 50s and 60s are interested in creating jobs for themselves and others.
“Encore Entrepreneurs: Creating Jobs, Meeting Needs,” which was funded by MetLife Foundation and conducted by Penn Schoen Berland, shows:
- Approximately 25 million people – one in four Americans ages 44-70 – are interested in starting businesses or nonprofit ventures in the next five to 10 years.
SAN FRANCISCO – Civic Ventures today announced the 2011 winners of its Purpose Prize.
Five social entrepreneurs over 60 will receive $100,000 each for using their experience and passion to make an extraordinary impact on some of society’s biggest challenges.
Now in its sixth year, the $17 million program is the nation’s only large-scale investment in social innovators in the second half of life. The winners include:
With unemployment high and retirement savings low, hundreds of thousands of people over 50 are turning to college programs to boost their job skills. But given the rising costs of tuition, is it worth the money? Marci Alboher, VP at Civic Ventures, offers advice for this quickly growing demographic.
Continuing the Retirement Conversation – The Couple's Retirement Puzzle
The first of 78 million boomers have begun to turn 65, with a life expectancy of an additional 20 to 30 years. Boomers are being challenged to redefine retirement and reinvent themselves and their relationships as they transition to the next part of life.
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Encore Service Threatened: Visit SaveService.Org Now
02/18/2011 - 01:17:24pm
Just two years ago, the encore careers community helped to pass a law that represents huge bipartisan support for service by people of all ages: the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Serve America, as the law is commonly known, set a course for expanding the number of people across the country who tutor and mentor young children, provide academic enrichment after school, increase access to health care through community health centers, make it possible for older citizens to age in place and help families affected by natural disasters.
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Scoring a Fiscal and Social Win-Win
12/02/2010 - 08:38:37pm
It's safe to say the debt commission's proposal to raise Social Security's retirement age to 69 has more to do with trimming finances than it does with a compelling vision of longer working lives.
But there is a bountiful fiscal and social harvest to be reaped by accelerating the growing trend toward working longer -- by choice, not fiat. It's not a stretch to say encore careers could help drive the kind of economic prosperity and job creation needed to make the debt more manageable.
- by: David Bank | More >
David Bornstein on Struggling Social Entrepreneurs
11/29/2010 - 09:47:45am
If you spend any time with David Bornstein, as I have been lucky to do recently, you will likely start thinking that the world is a place filled with altruistic people who dedicate their time and talents to fixing what’s wrong. As one of the leading experts on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, Bornstein, a senior fellow with Civic Ventures, has written three books and interviewed hundreds of leaders in the field.
- by: heymarci@gmail.com | More >
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – November 16, 2010 – Today Civic Ventures announced its new Launch Pad contest (http://launchpad.encore.org/), which is designed to discover five inspiring people, 45 and over, with ideas to improve their communities. Each winner will receive $5,000 and resources and support from the Encore.org community to put his or her idea into action.
Civic Ventures today announced the 2010 winners of its Purpose Prize. Five $100,000 and five $50,000 prizes will go to social entrepreneurs over 60 who, in their encore careers, are using their experience and passion to make an extraordinary impact on society’s biggest challenges. Now in its fifth year, the six-year, $17 million program is the nation’s only large-scale investment in social innovators in the second half of life.
Winners include:
