New Partnership: Encore Fellowships and Inspiring Capital

New Partnership: Encore Fellowships and Inspiring Capital

We’re delighted to announce that Encore.org and Inspiring Capital are working together on an innovative pilot program in the New York metropolitan area, offering intergenerational teams of business talent to social impact organizations. The program consists of...

EFN News: A Message from EFN Director Mike Mowery

In the last two years, under my leadership, the Encore Fellowships Network has truly proven itself to be a “killer app” for connecting Encore talent to opportunity. We have built the internal capacity to manage a significantly increased number of Encore...

A Warm Welcome (Home) to Stefanie Weiss

It’s a pleasure to welcome Stef Weiss to Encore.org in her new role as Generation to Generation’s Strategic Communications Director. She will lead communications strategy and narrative change for the Gen2Gen campaign, and work with Marc Freedman on his...

Nurturing Purpose Beyond the Self in Older Adults

This article was written by Anne Colby and Jim Emerman. The Pathways to Encore Purpose (PEP) project is a collaboration between the Stanford Graduate School of Education and Encore.org. The project began with a nationally representative survey of nearly 1,200 adults,...

$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 the AARP Purpose Prize™ and now open for nominations. Do you know extraordinary people over 50 who use their life experience to make a better future for all?...