by Stefanie Weiss | Feb 19, 2021
Introducing our first creative in residence, plus five new senior fellows We’re excited to introduce you to a diverse group of five new advisors — plus a familiar Encore.org leader now in a new role. Together, they bring a wealth of ideas, talents and creative...
by Stefanie Weiss | Sep 16, 2020
A new book on the tension between boomers and millennials is required reading for those eager to bridge generational divides. Millennial journalist and author Jill Filipovic is mad as hell and, it turns out, with good reason. Her new book, OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How...
by Stefanie Weiss | Jul 10, 2020
What’s it like to be an American right now at your age and in your stage of life? PBS American Portrait is creating “a real-time, multimedia, self-made portrait of America” by assembling thousands of people’s answers to a series of thought-provoking prompts. Like “I...
by Stefanie Weiss | Jul 16, 2019
How can nonprofits tap a new and growing source of talent — people over 50 — to improve the lives of the children and youth they serve? To help answer the question, nine youth-serving nonprofits — all members of the Alliance for Strong Families and...
by Stefanie Weiss | Dec 4, 2018
My colleague Marci Alboher — one of the nation’s leading authorities on career issues and workplace trends, a vice president at Encore.org, and author of The Encore Career Handbook — has new advice for encore career seekers. Marci’s recommendations come in...