Research and Publications

All Research and Publications

College for the Second Half of Life

In this article in Change, the Magazine of Higher Learning, Encore.org Founder Marc Freedman issues a call for higher education to create schools of the second half of life.

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Encore Career Handbook Reading Guide

For those using the Encore Careers Handbook in book group, this guide contains questions that should inspire lively discussion

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The Encore Toolkit for Community Programming

For community activists and leadesr at a local nonprofit or other civic group, this Encore Toolkit can provide a guide to introduce the encore idea to your community members.

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The Encore Toolkit for Alumni

A version of the toolkit for alumni themsleves to use to create a panel for an alumni gathering to learn about encore careers.

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The Leadership in Leaving

The Leadership in Leaving, the second in a series of reports from the Life After Leadership Project by the Building Movement Project, Civic Ventures, and Clohesy Consulting, is based on extensive interviews with long-term leaders age 50 and older. It focuses on how these leaders are making decisions about their future with the organizaton.

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