Need STEM Teachers? Look to Older Adults
“With jobs, as with parties, it is best to leave when you are still having a good time.” With that, […]
Who won The Encore Prize?
Critical Bridge and Hire Autism win $50,000 awards to bring mentors over 50 into the lives of young people who need champions.
Summer’s here. What are you reading?
I’m no fan of bugs and heat, and I’m not great at rest and relaxation, but I do love baseball […]
$50,000 Prizes for Five Social Entrepreneurs Over 50
Dear friends, This past week marked a milestone for Encore.org and a new beginning for the Purpose Prize – now […]
Welcoming Paul Taylor, Encore.org Senior Fellow
It’s a great pleasure to introduce Paul Taylor, Encore.org‘s new Senior Fellow—and the first of our Fellows to focus on thought leadership […]
Why Eldercare and Child-Care Facilities Should Be in the Same Place
Driving north on old Highway 1 in Philadelphia, en route to visiting my nursing-home-bound father, I fiddled with the FM […]
Generation to Generation: Encore.org New Campaign to Unite Generations, Support Youth
When we launched Encore.org some 18 years ago, I remember talking about the day, sometime in the future, when 10,000 […]
The Real Reasons Many Millennials Are Still Living at Home
In the 2006 comedy “Failure to Launch,” 35-year-old Tripp enjoys all the advantages of living at home with mom and […]
The Mentoring Moment
In a new blog post for the Harvard Business Review, Eisner Foundation CEO Trent Stamp and I wonder if life […]
“The Future of Aging” Anthology: Realizing the Potential of Longevity
I’m honored to be among the contributors to the 2016 “Future of Aging” anthology, a project of the Milken Institute’s […]