I was 25 when I inadvertently landed in the mecca of national service, leading Experience Corps Bay Area, an intergenerational tutoring program fueled by service members of all ages. Over the course of the most formative decade of my career, I found myself working...
Sometimes, life and work intersect. As it happens, Encore.org is marking a significant milestone this year, with the 10th anniversary of The Purpose Prize and the announcement today of the 2015 winners. And I’ve hit a personal milestone, too: I turned 40 this...
As director of The Purpose Prize at Encore.org, it is a great privilege to announce the six 2015 winners of The Purpose Prize, and to share with you early coverage from The New York Times, the Washington Post, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Reuters-Global Post, AARP,...
Good news to welcome 2015: Two special Purpose Prizes will be awarded in 2015 for the second year in a row, to outstanding social innovators over 60: A $25,000 Purpose Prize for Intergenerational Impact, sponsored by The Eisner Foundation, to honor an outstanding...
Money.com’s take on Vicki Thomas’ story focuses on the financial realities of a nonprofit start-up. It’s about how she fell in love with an idea – and the two young vets behind it – and the hard work of taking it to scale nationally. Read the...
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