Fast Company: Encore Fellowship Suits Career Shifter

By | Jan 11, 2012

The decades-long career is in decline. And for many, that’s a good thing. “Tacking swiftly from job to job and field to field, learning new skills all the while, resembles the pattern that increasingly defines our careers,” writes Anya Kamenetz in...

Wall Street Journal, USA Today Detail Intel Encore Endeavor

By | Nov 23, 2011

Since yesterday’s announcement that Intel has become the first company to offer Encore Fellowships to all of its U.S. employees approaching retirement, major media have shown major interest. The Wall Street Journal’s Don Clark says companies such as Intel...

Nonprofit Launches Own Internal Encore Fellows™ Program

By | Oct 13, 2011

For more than 35 years, Aspiranet has been dedicated to creating permanent, lifelong connections for children and families located in California. After two years hosting Encore Fellows™ in the Silicon Valley EF program, Aspiranet has launched its own internal...

Independent Evaluation Gives A+ to Encore Fellows™ Pilot

By | Jun 29, 2010

The Silicon Valley Encore Fellows™ program has received top marks in an independent evaluation. The success of the 2009 pilot program, which tested a new way for experienced employees to transition from corporate to nonprofit careers, led to a new crop of...

Derek Mitchell

By | Oct 24, 2014

“Can you imagine if all nonprofits actually started achieving their goals because Encore Fellows™ were there to help them with proven tools and methods?” – Derek Mitchell, CEO, Partners in School Innovation, San Francisco, CA Partners in School Innovation...

CASE STUDY MAPS FELLOWSHIPS EXPANSION SUCCESS

By | May 1, 2012

In just 18 months, The Encore Fellowships Network grew from a single pilot program, involving ten fellows and nine nonprofits in the Silicon Valley, to a network of 100 fellows and 120 organizations operating in 12 metro areas nationwide in 2012.  Two years later...