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A Case Study in Living #Gen2Gen
Our colleague Betsy Werley is creating opportunities for intergenerational mentoring to help people achieve their full potential at all stages of life.
Is Opportunity Knocking for Today’s Young People?
Our Gen2Gen Director of Strategic Communications, Stef Weiss, examines how young people are doing on this year’s Opportunity Index.
10 Literacy Organizations Seeking Volunteers Over 50
If you’re interested in helping kids learn to love reading in your encore, check out these 10 literacy nonprofits, which are actively seeking older volunteers.
5 Ways to Get Involved in Afterschool Programs Near You
Afterschool programs are a natural fit for volunteers 50+ looking to contribute their time and skills to youth-serving organizations. Quality afterschool programs are in high demand because they offer so much more than safe child care. They provide educational...
The ‘unretired’: coming back to work in droves
Below is an excerpt from a new piece in the Financial Times that features Robert Roy, one of our Encore Fellows, and others who are “unretiring” and joining a movement of experienced professionals coming back to work in droves. Robert's story focuses on how his Encore...
10 Ways You Can Support Early Childhood Education
Encore.org recently published an essay by Madeline Dangerfield-Cha and Joy Zhang titled, “Making the Case for Intergenerational Childcare: How Adults 50+ Can Support Home-Based and Family Childcare Centers.” To read the full essay, click here. For more on what you can...
10 Ways You Can Help Boost Childhood Literacy
Are you a do-it-yourselfer over 50 who's eager to help kids learn to read? This list, from our Generation to Generation (Gen2Gen) campaign, is for you. 1. Search and you may find. Find out where your time and experience are needed by using the Generation to Generation...
Can Intergenerational Activism Unite Us?
Encore.org recently published an essay by Paul Taylor titled, “Intergenerational Activism: In a Divided America, a Tonic for All Ages.” This post is excerpted from the longer essay, which you can find here. Aging and racial diversity – the two great 21st century...
So What’s Next…
The following is a guest post by Dr. Edward Horstmann, Senior Pastor at Roundhill Community Church in Greenwich, Connecticut. “So…what’s next?” It’s a common question, often asked after crossing off an item on a to do list, or when we’re contemplating the next...
Community and Comfort: Tips for retaining older volunteers
Nearly 60 nonprofit professionals gathered in Los Angeles recently for a workshop on how to recruit, deploy and retain volunteers over 50. Their advice: Create a sense of community and comfort so your volunteers feel safe, valued and connected to others of all ages....