Encore Fellowships: The Year Ahead

Encore Fellowships: The Year Ahead

This year Encore.org celebrates its 20th anniversary and is poised for ambitious and exciting growth. I am delighted to share our plans to sustain, strengthen and scale our Encore Fellowships program for 2018 and beyond. Back in 2009, we hosted our first pilot cohort...
{Re-}Introducing Myself

{Re-}Introducing Myself

After a year at the helm of the Encore Fellowships team, Anne Kirwan left Encore.org to pursue her next challenge. Anne left the program in great shape with exciting new opportunities in place and on the horizon. I speak for the entire EFN community in wishing her the...
Combatting The Epidemic of Loneliness

Combatting The Epidemic of Loneliness

Loneliness is a recurring theme in classic songs, from Elvis Presley’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight” to “Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” But it’s not just artists that feel the pain. Loneliness is a growing public health problem—a hidden epidemic...
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...
Make Room at The Table During the Holidays

Make Room at The Table During the Holidays

A 2017 Influencer in Aging asks: What wouldn’t you do for family? This essay was published previously by Next Avenue as part of a series of blogs written by winners of the 2017 Influencers in Aging Award. My mom was 22 when she left Taiwan. It was her first time...