Encore Careers

Cultural Creatives: Could You Be One?

November 12, 2011
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I was interested to see that a growing number of people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s are starting small businesses or nonprofits, hoping to make a positive social impact in their own communities. I’m sure much of this increase is due to the current economic situation. But I also like to think we’re starting [...]

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The Big Shift – Using Today’s Talent for Tomorrow

April 25, 2011
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As I watch (with dismay) the unfunding and dismantling of social services around this country, I’m glad to see Marc Freedman continuing to talk about the importance of encore careers. In his most recent book, The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife, Freedman reminds us that the experience of people over 50 is [...]

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One Person Can Make a Difference: Encore Careers’ Launch Pad Contest

February 10, 2011
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“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”  ~  Margaret Mead It just takes one. One person, one community, one at a time. That’s all it takes to make a difference in the world. Many of my clients want to feel they’re making more of [...]

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Making a Difference: Growth in Encore Jobs Expected

March 30, 2010
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If making a difference in your work is important to you, there just might be some good news ahead. A new study projects that in the next 5 to 8 years, people over 55 will be needed to fill more than 5 million job vacancies. There will be more jobs available than people to fill [...]

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Could an Encore Career Be For You?

January 28, 2010
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What do you think about when you hear the words “encore career”? According to the website Encore.org, an encore career is work in the “second half of life” that combines “personal fulfillment, social impact and continued income, enabling people to put their passion to work for the greater good”. The idea is to be able [...]

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