15 Questions for Encore Thinkers: Rich Eisenberg

By | Apr 27, 2016

Just who’s writing, thinking and talking about the encore movement? Encore.org set out to find out – with this new feature, designed to showcase some of the behind-the-scenes players who don’t often get time in the spotlight. We’re experimenting and welcome your...

“Talking Encore” with a Multigenerational Audience

By | Oct 1, 2015

The value and challenges of bringing generations together in the workplace was the topic that Encore.org President Ann MacDougall and Be Social Change founder Marcos Salazar took up at a “Fireside Chat” in New York City that drew a standing-room-only crowd. MacDougall...

Are You “Mission Driven”? Work in the Nonprofit Sector

By | Apr 21, 2015

For an excellent guide to nonprofit culture, look no further than Laura Gassner Otting’s “Mission Driven: Moving from Profit to Purpose,” which maps the terrain with intelligence, insight and generous practical guidance, drawn from the author’s...

A Signal Opportunity for Higher Education: EncoreU

By | Apr 7, 2015

Encore.org’s higher education initiative, EncoreU, held its first formal convening in March in at New York University. EncoreU is designed to engage the higher-ed sector to respond to the seismic, unprecedented demographic shifts in health and longevity that can...