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| Judith Broder , The Soldiers Project |
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The Soldiers Project
Purpose Prize Winner 2009
As Judith Broder watched a play documenting the mental anguish some veterans experience after coming come from war, something clicked. As a psychiatrist, she knew that without help some soldiers would never get past what they had seen and done. She also understood that a veteran's distress can painfully affect loved ones. Taking action, Broder created an organization that supports free, confidential, unlimited therapy to service members and their families.
Meet Judith Broder
In a dark theater, Judith Broder experienced the darkest of emotions.
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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Purpose Prize Winners Recognized by Major Media
11/17/2011 - 11:06:23am
The 2011 Purpose Prize winners are making big news.
Since the five winners were announced November 3, media outlets from across the country have been highlighting the remarkable work that earned these social innovators the $100,000 award.
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Legacy Works and the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation have also provided supplemental support for The Purpose Prize, the only large-scale initiative shining a national spotlight on people in the second half of life who are making extraordinary contributions in their encore careers.
In 2011, for the first time, one of the five prizes – The Purpose Prize for Intergenerational Innovation – will be sponsored by AARP.
The Purpose Prize® was created in 2005 by Civic Ventures with major investments from The Atlantic Philanthropies and the John Templeton Foundation to showcase the value of experience and disprove notions that innovation is the sole province of the young. The Prize is for those with the passion to make change and the experience to know how to do it. More than 350 people have been recognized as Purpose Prize winners or fellows.
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| Gerald L. Hill , Indigenous Language Institute |
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Indigenous Language Institute
Purpose Prize Fellow 2011
The doors of the Los Angeles County prison closed behind Gerald Hill in 1972 when as a college senior he was sentenced to 90 days following a protest against an art museum exhibit of the scalp of a Cheyenne Indian and a burial display using actual human skeletons. Hill’s first — and last — criminal conviction convinced him that Native Americans can be most effective from the right side of the justice system.
Invite a Purpose Prize winner or fellow to your organization to hear about the benefits and challenges of combining purpose, passion and a paycheck in your 50s, 60s and beyond!
And the 2011 Purpose Prize Winners Are…
10/28/2011 - 11:56:07am
Some have called The Purpose Prize the “genius award for retirees.” This year's winners exemplify the spirit of the $100,000 award – the country's only large-scale investment in social innovators in the second half of life.
The 2011 winners are:
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SAN FRANCISCO – Civic Ventures today announced the 2011 winners of its Purpose Prize.
Five social entrepreneurs over 60 will receive $100,000 each for using their experience and passion to make an extraordinary impact on some of society’s biggest challenges.
Now in its sixth year, the $17 million program is the nation’s only large-scale investment in social innovators in the second half of life. The winners include:
