"Encore Service: Boomers + AmeriCorps = A Stronger Nonprofit Sector" by Michelle Hynes and Nancy Peterson, Civic Ventures, with Toby Chalberg, formerly HandsOn Network/Points of Light Institute
Read this Civic Ventures paper to learn how national service can become a powerful encore career pathway that leverages new talent for nonprofits. It explores the Serve America Act's new encore service provision, which sets a goal of dedicating 10 percent of AmeriCorps competitive grant resources to programs that engage people 55 and older. The final section suggests policy and practice changes to maximize the value of AmeriCorps encore service.
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