The growing network of people in encore careers is transforming the workplace and the way that people think about work. More and more individuals in the second half of life are combining continued income with personal fulfillment and social impact.

To learn more about encore careers and the Encore Careers Movement, see About Encore.

The Journalists' Guide to Covering the Aging of Baby Boomers offers extensive information about the boomers and retirement, boomer demographics, boomers giving back, and much more.

Encore.org is an initiative of Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, aging and work.

For media questions about Encore Careers, Encore.org and Civic Ventures:

Stefanie Weiss
Vice President for Communications, Civic Ventures
Phone: 202-478-6151
Email: sweiss@civicventures.org

Jennifer Coate
Associate Director for Communications, Civic Ventures
Phone: 415-222-7490
Email: jcoate@civicventures.org

Jessica Nusbaum
Fenton Communications
Phone: 415-901-0111 x337
Email: jnusbaum@fenton.com

For news about winners of The Purpose Prize and the Encore Careers Summit, see Encore.org's News & Blogs. To view videos of the 15 Purpose Prize winners, visit the Purpose Prize Videos page on The Purpose Prize Web site.

To learn more about encore careers that match experienced individuals with work that matters, see the "In the News" section on the Civic Ventures site.

March 1, 2010 – Grants Available for Innovative Community Colleges Retraining Boomers for Encore Careers in Health and Education – Link

November 30, 2009 – Career/Workplace Expert, New Guide Offer Boomers Advice on Finding Work that Matters – Former New York Times Columnist and Blogger Marci Alboher Available for Interviews – Link

November 17, 2009 – Innovative Recruitment and Staffing Strategies by Employers Help Workers Over 50 Find, Thrive in Encore Careers – MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures Honor Eight Nonprofit and Public Sector Organizations with 2009 Encore Opportunity Awards – Link

October 26, 2009 – Five Social Innovators in Encore Careers Win $100,000 Purpose Prize – Five Other Entrepreneurs Over 60 Win $50,000 Each for Using Creativity, Experience to Solve Long-Standing Social Problem – Link

October 21, 2009 – Former New York Times Columnist Marci Alboher Joins Civic Ventures' Encore Careers Campaign – Expert on Workplace Trends and Career-Switching to Help Millions of Boomers Find Meaningful Work in the Second Half of Life – Link

October 15, 2009 – Columbia Journalism Review Announces First Ever "Encore" Fellowship for Journalists – Four Leading Downsized Journalists Will Spend Nine Months Writing for CJR and Preparing for the Next Phase of Their Careers – Link

September 14, 2009 – Skoll Foundation Invests in Leading Social Entrepreneurs – Civic Ventures is latest recipient of Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship – Link

June 30, 2009 – White House Event on Social Innovation Includes Untapped Source of Talent: People in Their Encore Careers – Purpose Prize Winners Available for Comment – Link

June 29, 2009 – Over 50 and Out of Work? Pioneering Community Colleges Retrain Boomers for Encore Careers in Health, Education, Social Services and Green Jobs – MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Award Grants to Eight Colleges Preparing Boomers for Work for the Greater Good – Link

June 25, 2009 - Webinar for Sector Switchers with Terry Nagel of Encore.org and Erin O'Connor Jones of the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group - View the PowerPoint presentation with helpful links for job seekers - Link

April 1, 2009 – The Encore Opportunity Awards: MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Looking for Innovative Organizations Tapping Boomer Talent – Nominations Open for Nonprofit and Public Sector Organizations Employing Adults Over 50 to Meet Community Needs: Deadline June 1, 2009 – Link

March 26, 2009 – Senate Passes National Service Legislation that Increases Opportunities for Americans in the Second Half of Life; President to Sign Soon – Statements by John Gomperts, President of Civic Ventures, and Lester Strong, CEO of Experience Corps – Link

March 3, 2009 – In Midst of Economic Downturn, Grant Program Invests $200,000 in Community Colleges Helping Older Adults Retool for Encore Careers – Civic Ventures/MetLife Foundation Open New Round of Grants for Innovative Job Retraining Programs in Health, Education, Social Services, and Environment – Link

December 5, 2008 – As Millions Plan Longer Working Lives, Stanford Summit to Promote a New Social Norm: Encore Careers for the Greater Good – What If Tens of Millions Devoted 10-Year Encore Careers to Solving Society´s Most Pressing Social Problems? New Brand Draws Attention to the Pause at the End of Midlife Careers and the Good Work That Can Follow – Link

December 3, 2008 – Six Entrepreneurs Over 60 Win $100,000 Purpose Prizes for Innovation, Extraordinary Contribution in Encore Careers Nine Others Win $10,000 Each, as Experienced Adults Prove to Be an Unexpected Source of Social Innovation – Americans Doing Work Abroad Eligible for the First Time – Link

November 17, 2008 – What Inspired Your Encore Career? Seventeen People Doing Good Work in the Second Half of Life Win an Unusual Story Contest and a Free Trip to an Historic Summit – Link

October 16, 2008 – Boomers Want Careers With Meaning and Impact Later in Life Boomers Want Careers with Meaning and Impact Later in Life – Survey of Nonprofit Employers Shows Half Find Encore Workers Highly Appealing; Those Who Have Previously Hired Encore Workers Are Most Enthusiastic – Link

October 3, 2008 – 10 Community Colleges Pilot Innovative Programs for Boomers Interested in Work with Meaning and Social Impact Study Provides Key Lessons on How to Attract Experienced Students, Connect with Local Employers and Fill Critical Jobs – Link

June 18, 2008 – Groundbreaking New Survey Asks American Workers, Ages 44-70, About Longer Working Lives Findings Indicate Millions Now Work in 'Encore Careers' Combining Money, Meaning and Social Impact; Tens of Millions More Want Similar Work –Link

February 7, 2008 – Five States Lead the Way in Recognizing the Upside of Aging Baby Boomers Report Finds Most Innovative Policy Work on Aging Happening at State Level – Link

November 30, 2007 – Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine Include Encore on Best of 2007 Book Lists WSJ Calls Author Marc Freedman a 'Leading Voice' in National Discussion About Work in the Second Half of Life – Link

November 12, 2007 – Purpose Prize for Social Innovators Over 60 Open for Nominations Prize to Invest Over $500,000 in Americans in the Second Half of Life Who are Inventing New Ways to Solve Critical Social Problems. For the First Time, Americans Working to Solve Problems Abroad Also Eligible to Apply – Link

September 4, 2007 – Five Social Innovators Over Age 60 Receive $100,000 Purpose Prize Winners Serve as Role Models for Those Who Want to Change the World in Encore Careers – Link

June 11, 2007 – Boomers Working in the Second Half of Life May Represent the ‘Largest Transformation of the Workforce Since the Women’s Movement’ In New Book, Expert on Boomers Argues for a New Social Compact to Encourage People to Work in "Encore Careers" that Provide Income, Meaning and Impact –Link

May 31, 2007 – 10 Organizations Win First-Ever Award for Employing Workers Over 50 in Public Interest Jobs BreakThrough Award Honors Innovative Recruitment and Hiring Strategies in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors –Link

November 20, 2006 – Civic Ventures Receives $10 Million, Four-Year Grant to Promote Boomers' Next Stage of Work The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides Funding to Help Establish 'Encore Careers' in Ways that Benefit Society –Link

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