Encore.org Announces AARP as New Home of Purpose Prize

By | Feb 11, 2016

Ten years ago, The Purpose Prize set out to tell a new story about creativity and innovation in the second half of life. Today, the work of more than 500 honorees is testimony to the extraordinary possibilities of the “encore” years, for individuals and for society....

Why I’m Looking Forward to Fifty

By | Nov 13, 2015

Sometimes, life and work intersect. As it happens, Encore.org is marking a significant milestone this year, with the 10th anniversary of The Purpose Prize and the announcement today of the 2015 winners. And I’ve hit a personal milestone, too: I turned 40 this...

2015 Purpose Prize Winners Announced

By | Nov 13, 2015

As director of The Purpose Prize at Encore.org, it is a great privilege to announce the six 2015 winners of The Purpose Prize, and to share with you early coverage from The New York Times, the Washington Post, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Reuters-Global Post, AARP,...

In Memoriam: Richard Steckel

By | Jul 2, 2015

It was with great sadness that we learned recently that Richard Steckel, a 2007 Purpose Prize fellow and co-founder of the Milestones Project, died of cancer at the age of 72. Richard and his wife (and project co-founder) Shelli, horrified by genocidal violence and...

Entrepreneurship: Not Just for the Young

By | Jun 29, 2015

The Spring 2015 issue of LPN-Q, the quarterly journal of the Life Planning Network (LPN), is a trove of wisdom about older adult entrepreneurship. LPN defines itself as “a community of professionals from diverse disciplines dedicated to helping people navigate...