NEWS & BLOGS
Stay up to date on what’s happening with encore careers, from emerging jobs to training opportunities to the latest research. Here are the top stories:
CNN Explores Encore Careers
Reporter Sandra Endo talks to Purpose Prize winner Adele Douglass about leaving the lobbying world to create a nonprofit to protect farm animals.
The Wall Street Journal Explores Financing an Encore Career
Citing new research from MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures, reporter Kelly Greene explains the financial challenges involved in pursuing an encore and the possible remedies to those roadblocks.
The New York Times Shows How Boomers Could Help Solve the Health Care Crisis
Writer Elizabeth Pope examines the efforts of boomers, such as 2011 Purpose Prize fellow Im Ja Choi, who are coming up with innovative ways to meet health care needs.
Purpose Prize Winner Jenny Bowen Profiled on NBC's Today Show
Award-winning journalist Jane Pauley explores the inspriation and the work of 2011 Purpose Prize winner Jenny Bowen, who is dramatically improving the lives of thousands of orphans in China.
Fast Company Shows How an Encore Fellowship Helped a Career Shifter
Reporter Anya Kamenetz talks to Encore Fellow Cheryl Edmonds about her winding career path from HP engineer to nonprofit volunteer coordinator.
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KEY BLOGGERS
Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures, is the author of The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife.
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Stefanie Weiss is vice president for communications at Civic Ventures. A former columnist for the Washington Post Health section, she continues to write on midlife issues for the Post.
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Marci Alboher, a former New York Times career columnist, offers help in finding your encore career.
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Phyllis Segal leads programs aimed at understanding and expanding encore careers as an important source of talent to meet society’s most pressing needs.
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David Bank, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, blogs about the green encore careers and encore entrepreneurs.
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Michele Melendez, whose articles have appeared major newspapers, posts on various topics of interest to people seeking encore careers.
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