by Marci Alboher | Mar 4, 2019
I’ve got big news today — and I’d love your help shouting it from the rooftops! Today’s New York Times includes a major article — “Want to Leave a Legacy? Be a Mentor” — featuring Encore.org CEO Marc Freedman’s new book, How to Live Forever. Renowned...
by Marci Alboher | Feb 15, 2019
The year is just getting started and we’re making room for the next wave of books on the longevity beat. They’re essential reading for anyone interested in models for living in our more-old-than-young society or thinking about an encore career. Check the books out,...
by Marci Alboher | Feb 10, 2019
I’m excited to tell you about an opportunity to change the public conversation about issues at the intersection of aging, intergenerational connection and social justice. It’s called the Encore Public Voices Fellowship, and we’re opening nominations for a...
by Marci Alboher | Nov 7, 2018
We teach what we want to learn. For about a decade, while working as a freelance journalist/author/speaker, I taught an adult education class on freelance writing at a local community center. I taught because I knew it was the best way to keep my own writing...
by Marci Alboher | Aug 29, 2018
Encore.org announces the first 20 Encore Public Voices Fellows. Those of us who work in the aging and longevity space often talk about the need for more diverse stories, voices and perspectives about what it means to grow older today. Far too often, the same...