Some of the most inspiring encore stories come from Purpose Prize winners and fellows, people in their 60s and beyond who are tackling society’s toughest problems.

If you’re in New York on June 29, join us at the New York Public Library for some inspiration from four Purpose Prize honorees, who will talk about how they transitioned into encore careers.

We asked for 250 words. You gave us amazing encore stories.

Community colleges have been receiving a lot of attention lately – from the White House Summit on Community Colleges to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Completion by Design to the Lumina Foundation’s Adult Degree Completion Commitment – and are seen as major partn

What’s your encore story?

Can you tell it in 250 words or less?

Encore.org is joining with She Writes for a fun short essay contest.

“Tell your encore story so that others might see that something big is afoot; tell your encore story so that somebody reading it has his or her `aha!’ moment,” says She Writes founder Kamy Wicoff.

Wondering how to use the popular job networking website LinkedIn to help you find your next job?

With more than 100 million members globally, LinkedIn is a tremendous tool for job searching today. This free, 40-minute recording takes you step-by-step through how to maximize your LinkedIn profile to build your network – and a bridge to your encore career.

More and more experienced Americans are finding ways to make a difference abroad – including in paid encore careers.

For people interested in teaching in China, there’s a new program to get them there.

The Teacher Ambassador Program will train and employ Americans as high school instructors – and ambassadors of the American style of teaching – in magnet schools in China.

College administrators who want to attract boomers interested in encore careers now have a new collection of resources, created from the lessons of the Civic Ventures Encore College Initiative.

With government “entitlements” like Social Security back on the table, the debate over retirement ages will be in full swing.

That makes last week's cover package of The Economist – “70 or Bust!” – both timely and provocative even if the magazine's conclusion that pension and Social Security benefits need to be cut makes many people cringe.

So many Americans are finding themselves in a new stage of life. They are neither young nor old. They still have much to contribute but don’t always know how.

Does that describe you?