Upcoming Encore Career Events
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There are plenty of chances to learn more about encore careers in coming weeks, whether it's listening to a speaker or diving into the nitty-gritty of what's involved in finding your own purpose-driven job.
Here are some upcoming events that offer an opportunity to learn more. You can also visit Encore.org's Events Calendar. See our Midlife Transition Groups blog to learn more about organizations that help members find encore careers. If you want to start your own group, see our Encore Careers Meeting Toolkit.
WEBINARS
Wednesday, February 3, 11 a.m-2 p.m. Pacific/2-5 p.m. Eastern. OpportunityKnocks.org presents Frances Kunreuther, Helen Kim and Robby Rodriguez, authors of a new book called Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership. This Webinar is aimed at nonprofit directors and others who want to learn how to work together in multigenerational settings and the implications of generational change on leadership in the nonprofit sector. Cost: $160, includes book. Click here to learn more and register online.
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
Tuesday-Wednesday, February 23-24, and Tuesday, March 23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 881 Turk St., San Francisco. Coming Of Age: Bay Area, an initiative to help people 50+ explore their future, promote their connection and contribution, and build stronger nonprofits, will hold its first Learning Lab in San Francisco. Called "Capturing the Energy and Expertise of People Age 50+," this three-day intensive training offers staff development to nonprofit professionals, culminating in a doable, outcomes-drive action plan. Individualized follow-up consultation is provided. Participation in all three sessions is required. Space is limited. For information about pricing and registration, contact Janet Oh at joh@ncphs.org or (415) 474-7787, ext. 19.
MASSACHUSETTS
Newton Center
Fourth Tuesday of each month (except August and December), 7-8:30 p.m., Meeting Room A, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton Center. Discovering What's Next presents Transition Talks.
MINNESOTA
Monday, February 1, 7-8:30 p.m., Dunn Brothers, Loring Park, 329 West 15th Street, Minneapolis. Shift Network presents a Learning Lab called "The Irrational Path to a Successful Career" at which Shift member Mary Lange will encourage participants to look at experiential options for exploring career and life transitions. Cost: free to members, $5 for guests.
Mondays, February 1, 8, 15, 5-6:30 p.m. Loring Park Community Center, 1382 Willow St., Minneapolis. a href="http://www.shiftonline.org" target="_blank">Shift Network presents a Shift Circle - a three-session series of small-group life-work discussion and planning with professional facilitators Susan Hawkins and Earl McGovern. Learn more and register.
Monday, February 8, 7-8:30 p.m., Dunn Brothers, Loring Park, 329 West 15th Street, Minneapolis. Shift Network presents "Back to Schools for Grownups," with Laura Gilbert and Kathy Waldo sharing their insights and practical advice about changing gears and going back to school at midlife.
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville
Saturday, February 13. Second Journey presents an all-day seminar on "Spirit, Service and Community in the Second Half of Life." Presenters will be Bolton Anthony, founder of Second Journey; Geraldine (Dene) Peterson of ElderSpirit, a mixed-income elder cohousing community; and John Sullivan, author of The Spiral of Seasons: Welcoming the Gifts of Later Life. Early-bird registration by January 1 costs $65. Visit Second Journey's Web site for more information and to register.
Chapel Hill
Friday, March 19. Second Journey presents an all-day seminar on "Spirit, Service and Community in the Second Half of Life." Presenters will be Bolton Anthony, founder of Second Journey; Geraldine (Dene) Peterson of ElderSpirit, a mixed-income elder cohousing community; and John Sullivan, author of The Spiral of Seasons: Welcoming the Gifts of Later Life. Early-bird registration by January 1 costs $65. Visit Second Journey's Web site for more information and to register.
Greensboro
Wednesday, April 14, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). UNCG's Gerontology Department and the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center present an all-day seminar called "Aging Is Good Business: Opportunities for Entrepreneurs." Presenters will be H.R. Rick Moody Ph.D., director of academic affairs at AARP; Dianne H.B. Welsh, SPHR, Ph.D., director, North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center; and coauthors of The Second Chance Revolution: Becoming Your Own Boss After 50, Edward G. Rogoff, MBA, Ph.D, professor of management at Baruch College, and David L. Carroll, MA, writer and producer. Early-bird registration by March 31 costs $100. Visit UNCG's Aging is Good Business Web site for more information and to register.
Wilmington
Saturday, March 20. Second Journey presents an all-day seminar on "Spirit, Service and Community in the Second Half of Life." Presenters will be Bolton Anthony, founder of Second Journey; Geraldine (Dene) Peterson of ElderSpirit, a mixed-income elder cohousing community; and John Sullivan, author of The Spiral of Seasons: Welcoming the Gifts of Later Life. Early-bird registration by January 1 costs $65. Visit Second Journey's Web site for more information and to register.
OHIO
Columbus
Tuesday, February 23, 7 p.m., Martin de Porres Center. Betsy Werley, executive director of The Transition Network, will be in Columbus for a Smart Women Don't Retire: They Break Free program. Details to be announced.
OREGON
Portland
Last Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Portland Community College, CPWTC, 1626 SE Water Ave. (across the street from OMSI), Portland. Life by Design NW invites you to "Coffee and Conversation Networking," a monthly get-together for mid-career professionals and anyone in transition who is interested in meaningful work to discuss a topical theme, brainstorm ideas, network with peers and share resources. Free ($5 donation suggested). For more information, visit Life by Design NW's Web site
Every Friday (except holidays), noon-2 p.m., Capitol Hill Library, 10723 S.W. Capitol Hwy., Portland. Job Finders support group.
Wednesdays, January 20-February 24, 6:30 to 9 p.m. PCC Central, 626 SE Water Ave., Room 306, Portland. Life by Design NW presents "Discover, Design and Engage in the Second Half of Life." Discover your passions, design a plan and make it happen, and then engage in this multi-day workshop. Expect to leave inspired to take those next steps and find people who can support you. Cost: $75. For more information, email info@lifebydesignnw.org or call 503-731-6650. Click here to register online.
TEXAS
Houston
First Monday of each month (except August and December)< 6:30-8 p.m. Etui clothing store, 3433 West Alabama, Houston. Monthly meeting of the Houston Chapter of The Transition Network. The focus of TTN-Houston's conversations are organized around the overarching question: How can we, as women over 50, think about our tomorrows? New members welcome and can attend two meetings before joining. Membership $80 per year plus $10 for light buffet (payable at the door). Click here for more information.
To suggest an event listing, contact Terry Nagel at tnagel[at]civicventures.org.
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Older Person Gaining Employment
Sir
I am looking employment in the Huntsville, Al.
I view Encore’s internet but I dont see any help.
Am I doing it wrong.
David Smith
daviddbs@bellsouth.net
What Encore.org offers
Encore.org is published by Civic Ventures, a nonprofit that is leading a campaign to create more opportunities for encore careers that combine continued income with fulfilling work that improves communities.
There are numerous initiatives that are beginning to create pathways for encore careers. See our “Fellowships” page for an update on some of them. The “Pathways From Then to Now” article” on that page provides a helpful summary.
While Encore.org isn’t a job placement service, we do offer links to job listing feeds on our Encore Career Finder page. You’ll discover helpful information about finding an encore career in the Encore Career Advice section and a vast array of resources in the Resources section.
Comment on an article on our Blog and News page and join in conversations with other Encore.org members in our Communities. Or start your own online group based on a topic you’re interested in or to bring together like-minded individuals in your geographic area.
Seminars
Why is a religious group involved in this? And at a fee!
Does not this go against “seperation of church & govt?”
New York City
Wednesdays, June 3-24, July 8 & 15, 6-8:30 p.m. Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, 281 Park Ave. South (at 21st Street), New York City. The Career Counselors Consortium for The Transition Network presents “Career Transitions Now for Women Over 50.” This job search program is geared for, and presented by, women over 50. Each session offers a structured networking component. Participants can join an ongoing peer support group at the end of the series. Cost for all six workshops is $360 for nonmembers, including $125 one-year membership to The Transition Network; $290 for members. Individual sessions cost $55. Visit The Transition Network Web site for details and to register. You may also contact Cathy Carrington at cathy@thetransitionnetwork.org or (212) 714-8040.
Seminars
The Transition Network supports women over 50 who are exploring their options in the second half of life, and embraces women of every color and creed. We rent space from a wide variety of organizations in our nine chapter cities, as a purely business relationship, not an endorsement of those organizations.
The Transition Network
www.thetransitionnetwork.org
Not a religious group
To clarify, the sponsor is The Transition Network, which is not a religious group. The location is the Federation of Welfare Agencies building.
If not Theocratic Religion , then why so much resembelence?
If you are not a religious organization, why are you using “Dog whistle” connections to Theocratic groups? It is thoroughly documented that part of their “7 mountains” program is the stealth takeover of each part of Society that they have divided into seven aspects. Purpose-driven whatever is indeed one of their dog whistles.
The recent dust up in Uganda (a purpose driven nation)over the plan to kill people for being gay and long jail terms for those who speak up in their defense or fail to report anyone they suspect, is just one aspect of this world theocratic program.
Charging big fees to people desperately trying to solve their lack of financial capability in the hope that you will provide magic help is also a very telltale sign.