A recent sampling of some of the most interesting media coverage on the encore beat.

Intergenerational.
When the idea of second acts for the greater good becomes a cultural norm, younger generations will benefit, not just Boomers, argues Cal Halvorsen, Encore.org’s director of research and evaluation. Cal’s article — Why This Millennial is Hanging With a Bunch of Boomers — appears on the AGEnda blog at the Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston University.

Busy with his pen.
When he was recently selected for a 2014 Social Entrepreneur award from The Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum, Encore.org founder and CEO Marc Freedman was invited to write an essay for the WEF website. Why Baby Boomers are Not Ready to Retire explains why our aging population is “an opportunity to be seized, not just a problem to be solved.”

Marc also wrote several recent pieces for the Wall Street Journal, including one on how retirees misjudge their desire for leisure and another about his hero, mentor and role model John Gardner.

Audio Encore.
Encore VP Marci Alboher explains second acts for the greater good in a fascinating interview on Maggie Mistal’s Making a Living Unplugged podcast.

Precious fluid.
The Huffington Post profiles Purpose Prize winner Bhagwati Agrawal, the former R&D executive who pivoted into a second act harvesting rainwater in developing regions where water is scarce.

Higher Ed.
Stanford University announced a new yearlong program, the Distinguished Career Institute, where 20 “high-achievers”? with decades of experience will learn to “build on their life experiences to create something unique that will improve themselves and the world.”

Bringing out the best.
Non-profits need to become more skilled at “human capital management”? says AchieveMission CEO James Shepard. One way to improve, he suggests: hire an Encore Fellow.