Do you have a compelling story about the success of a social enterprise?

Community Wealth Ventures and the Social Enterprise Alliance are producing a documentary video to tell the story of social enterprise through the voices and experiences of leaders in the field.

In partnership with the film production company Visionaries, the organizations are highlighting organizations that are harnessing market forces to effect social change. They are looking for inspirational, captivating and extraordinary ventures and leaders.

TeeBeeDee (get it? “to be determined”) is one of the best of the boomer social-networking sites that have sprung up in the last few years.

Their group, “Go Back to College” has 317 members and a number of fairly active discussions, including resources for grants and scholarships, and answers to the question: “Is it too late to go to university at 44?”

Michael McCormick, a former pressman, is in his third year as a paid trail monitor for Cleveland’s park district.

Just how big is the encore opportunity?

The Urban Institute has performed a valuable service in estimating the size of the older adult population that is able and willing to take up paid or unpaid encore careers, yet for various reasons remain on the sidelines.

Their answer: Approximately 10.3 million adults over 55 who are both healthy and have no caregiving responsibilities.

Why do you want to work in the nonprofit sector anyway?

That’s the question the folks at Idealist.org, the leading website for finding nonprofit job and volunteer opportunities, pose at the beginning of their very helpful guide to nonprofit careers.