Encore Fellowships are a bold and timely idea that wows us...the kind of innovative thinking that can transform lives and change our world.
Fast Company Magazine
ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS
"Encore Fellowships are a bold and timely idea that wows us ... the kind of innovative thinking that can transform lives and change our world."
– Fast Company
Encore Fellowships are designed to deliver new sources of talent to organizations solving critical social problems. These paid, time-limited Fellowships match skilled, experienced professionals at the end of their midlife careers with social-purpose organizations.
During the Fellowship period (typically six to 12 months, half to full time), the Fellows take on roles that bring significant, sustained impact to their host organizations. While they are working, the Fellows earn a stipend, learn about social-purpose work, and develop a new network of contacts and resources for the future.
Given the limited number of Fellowships available and the large number of applicants, the application and selection process is competitive for both Fellow and Work Host applicants.
Click on the link below to download a copy of our brochure.
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INTEL OFFERS ENCORE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
In a major expansion of the Encore Fellows program, Intel is offering all of its U.S. employees who are eligible to retire the chance to apply for Encore Fellowships.
ENCORE FELLOWS VIDEOS
Watch fellows, nonprofit directors
and program sponsors talk about
the pilot Encore Fellowships
program that took place in
Silicon Valley in 2009.
Video length – 6:16
See all Encore Fellow videos
FELLOWSHIPS ARE EXPANDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY
The Civic Ventures® Encore Fellowships program started with a pilot of 10 Fellows in California's Silicon Valley, supported by the founding sponsors, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and HP. The Silicon Valley program is now in its fourth year. Civic Ventures has launched The Encore Fellowships Network™, and the network of affiliate programs is now expanding across the nation.
Fellowship opportunities are now available in programs in California, New York, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Washington, and Washington D.C. – all members of a collaborative network. The programs are supported by a range of corporate, foundation and individual supporters and the participating nonprofits, with strategic expansion support from the Packard Foundation, Intel Corporation, California HealthCare Foundation, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, HP, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
PROGRAM DIRECTORY
Arizona
Maricopa County Encore Fellows
Experience Matters AZ manages the Encore Fellowships program in Maricopa County. More >
California
Aspiranet Encore Fellows
An innovative Fellows program providing a new source of talent to this statewide network of services. More >
Encore Fellows in California Community Clinics
This program places Encore Fellows into safety-net clinics and consortia in the San Francisco Bay Area and California's Central Valley. More >
Sacramento and Sierra Region Encore Fellows
American Leadership Forum - Mountain Valley and the Non Profit Resource Center are collaborating to place Encore Fellows in the Sacramento and Sierra regions. More >
Silicon Valley Encore Fellows
The program is now in its fourth year of delivering high-impact talent to nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. More >
New Mexico
United Way of Central New Mexico Encore Fellows
This new program invests human capital resources in the community’s most promising nonprofit organizations. More >
New York and Washington D.C.
New York Encore Fellows
The East Coast expansion of the program has opened opportunities for Fellows in New York and Washington D.C.. More >
Oregon
Social Venture Partners Portland Encore Fellows
Portland is one of the first cities in the nation to create Encore Fellowships for seasoned professionals. More >
HEADLINES
FOR INFORMATION
If you are interested in hosting a Fellow in your organization, please refer to the program directory and look for a local Program Operator.
Program Directory page
For all other inquiries, including if you are interested in being a fellow, please click on the link below.
Contact Us
CASE STUDY
A new case study examines Civic Ventures’ experience expanding its Encore Fellows program quickly and efficiently. More >
FEATURED FELLOW
Shubha Tuljapurkar, a member of the Silicon Valley Encore Fellowships Class of 2011, is the Marketing and Partnership Fellow for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation.
FEATURED WORK HOST
Derek Mitchell is the CEO of Partners in School Innovation, a Work Host in the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Silicon Valley Encore Fellowships classes.
RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS NETWORK
The 50-Year-Old Intern: Boomers Go Back to the Bottom
Fiscal Times
Older Workers Struggle to Downshift Careers
Chicago Tribune
Engage Boomers' Skills in Service
The Arizona Republic
Found: Older Volunteers to Fill Labor Shortage
The New York Times
What to Do When You're Not Quite Ready to Retire
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
FEDERAL FELLOWSHIPS
The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, signed by President Obama in 2009, establishes 10 federal encore fellowships in each state for Americans age 55 and older. Funding has yet to be approved. More >
HIGH MARKS
A report by an independent research and evaluation firm gives high marks to the Silicon Valley Encore Fellows pilot program for “generating a very high level of impact.” More >