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The Soldiers Project
Purpose Prize Winner 2009
As Judith Broder watched a play documenting the mental anguish some veterans experience after coming come from war, something clicked. As a psychiatrist, she knew that without help some soldiers would never get past what they had seen and done. She also understood that a veteran's distress can painfully affect loved ones. Taking action, Broder created an organization that supports free, confidential, unlimited therapy to service members and their families.
Meet Judith Broder
In a dark theater, Judith Broder experienced the darkest of emotions.
According to a recent study from MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures, boomers have tempered their employment expectations, while retaining their unwillingness to give up on efforts to create a better world for succeeding generations.
Purpose Prize Winners Recognized by Major Media
11/17/2011 - 11:06:23am
The 2011 Purpose Prize winners are making big news.
Since the five winners were announced November 3, media outlets from across the country have been highlighting the remarkable work that earned these social innovators the $100,000 award.
- by: Stephen Anfield | More >
Each year, Civic Ventures awards The Purpose Prize to individuals over 60 who are combining their passion and experience for social good. The only grant of its kind in the nation, the prize awards $100,000 each to five people who advocate for new ways to tackle tough social problems.
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Al Gore may all be remembered for the work they did after the end of their hugely successful midlife careers. And what about the rest of us? (This article originally published on The Huffington Post on Huff/Post50.)
The aging population is almost never out of the news, but the fact that we're all living longer, is always seen as a problem. But while older people are presented as a threat, they are also widely ignored. As Civic Ventures founder and CEO Marc Freedman argues in his new book, The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife, we need gap years for grown-ups, more backing for midlife entrepreneurs and internships to help boomers make the transition from one stage of life to another.
Community college programs and support groups have sprung up to help people transition into encore careers in education, health care and the environment. Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative is at the forefront, says Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures. “The Harvard program is a kind of beacon,’’ says Freedman, who mentions it in his new book, The Big Shift, about the years stretching out between midlife and old age.
Living underneath a mountaintop removal mining operation in West Virginia, Bo Webb has emerged as one of the most important voices in the coalfield justice movement. Winner of the Purpose Prize, this coal miner's son has lobbied government officials, co-founded the Mountain Justice movement, worked with the Coal River Mountain Watch organization and organized numerous protests, marches and health care campaigns.
Webinar Explores Pipelines for Creating Social Innovators
03/16/2011 - 11:07:46am
With so many boomers looking for something new – and meaningful – to do with their talent, an array of organizations is showing the way.
The Harvard University Kennedy School of Government recently explored this phenomenon with a webinar called “New Pipelines for Social Innovation: The Changing Face of Recruitment, Opportunities and Impact.”
- by: Michele Melendez | More >
Within less than a decade, the United States may not have enough workers to fill expected job openings. One way to help reduce the size of the potential labor shortage is by encouraging older workers to continue in their current jobs beyond normal retirement age or to find encore careers after they retire.
