Fellowships Highlighted in Milken Institute Essay

Fellowships Highlighted in Milken Institute Essay

In a new essay series from the Milken Institute, Encore.org CEO Marc Freedman makes the case for Encore Fellowships as a win for companies and employees reaching retirement age alike. He explains why Encore Fellowships are a powerful model for the kinds of talent...

Introducing Anne Kirwan

On October 24, Anne Kirwan joined Encore.org as Managing Director of the EFN, the Encore Fellowships Network. Anne comes to Encore and EFN from nearly a decade at Upwardly Global, an award-winning organization that eliminates employment barriers for skilled immigrants...

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 Excitement was in the air, as the five finalists for The Encore Prize gave their three-minute pitches to a live audience of 125 people in...
If You Mentor Me…

If You Mentor Me…

 Source: MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership   It’s National Mentoring Month — time to celebrate the power of mentoring to change lives. Researchers have found that young people with mentors are: less likely to skip school less likely to start using...

$100,000 in Cash Prizes for Innovation Across Generations

How can we get more people over 50 engaged in the lives of young people who need more champions? Today, Encore.org announced 15 semi-finalists for The Encore Prize: Generation to Generation Challenge. Each of them has a great answer to that question. “Millions of kids...