Reinventing oneself for a new career is seldom elegant. It's usually born of struggle, doubt or loss. Sometimes all three. It's only afterward that you can look back and see how every step and stubbed toe made sense. "Career change is an evolving process, not an instant transformation," says Marci Alboher, Civic Ventures vice president.
AARP's Jane Pauley on Encore Careers and the Myth of Reinvention
02/09/2012 - 11:59:05am
If you’re wondering how to figure out what’s next in your life, take three minutes and watch this clip from Emmy-award winning journalist Jane Pauley.
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Nearly three-fourths of Americans expect to work after retirement. Just over half say they will work by choice, but many say they will have to work out of necessity. Intel recently announced that it is working with Civic Ventures to provide a new option for its retiring employees: an Encore Fellowships program in which Intel will match interested workers with nonprofit organizations. (This article also appeared in the Chicago Tribune.)
Nearly three-fourths of Americans expect to work after retirement. Just over half say they will work by choice, but many say they will have to work out of necessity. Intel recently announced that it is working with Civic Ventures to provide a new option for its retiring employees: an Encore Fellowships program in which Intel will match interested workers with nonprofit organizations. This article also appeared in Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
Calling Seasoned Nonprofit Leaders
02/06/2012 - 10:28:44am
Nonprofit leaders: We want to hear from you.
What are your plans for the future, and what do you need to get there?
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Goodbye 30-Year Retirements, Hello Encore Years
02/03/2012 - 02:20:13pm
We need a new map of life.
We've been making do with one that was fashioned for an expected longevity of threescore and 10. We shouldn't knock that legacy. At one time, that constituted progress.
But we can't stuff a 21st century life span into a life course designed for the 20th century – or stretch the old model so that it accommodates a task well beyond its intended capacity. The story starts with the numbers, but it is really about the nature of lives.
- by: Marc Freedman | More >
New York Times: Sharpening Your Mind in Midlife
01/31/2012 - 02:15:13pm
If you're thinking about going back to school, consider this: “For those in midlife and beyond, a college degree appears to slow the brain’s aging process by up to a decade, adding a new twist to the cost-benefit analysis of higher education – for young students as well as those thinking about returning to school.”
So says a recent New York Times article, which makes the case that education in the encore years boosts mental agility.
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We’ve been moving away from the notion of retirement as a carefree period of leisure for at least a couple decades. Willfully fading away to irrelevance makes no sense when you realize that you have another 30 years. Looking at the new mortality tables, millions of retirees began to want to do something with their time. This notion resonates with a survey by Civic Ventures and MetLife Foundation, which found that 31 million people ages 44 to 70 say they want encore careers, to give them a sense of meaning and accomplishment.
Boomers are a talented, smart and sometimes driven group. Many care deeply about their communities. New research from Civic Ventures and MetLife Foundation says that 12 million boomers intend upon retirement to use their experience to develop new nonprofit organizations. Boomers' good sense and their motivation can make a better world.
(NOTE: The number of community college programs that help boomers prepare for encore careers for the greater good will grow dramatically, thanks to this news from the American Association of Community Colleges and the Deerbrook Charitable Trust.)
WASHINGTON – Baby boomers have struggled since 2007 in a job market plagued by record unemployment. Now they can train for meaningful jobs that improve communities and get back to work, thanks to a $3.2 million grant over three years to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provided by the Deerbrook Charitable Trust.
