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From Mailman to Mentor: Larry Jemison, AARP Experience Corps Volunteer
The newest Encore.org story featured by our media partner, The Christian Science Monitor, is that of Larry Jemison, who once delivered mail and now delivers opportunity to schoolkids in Cleveland, OH. Jemison spent decades working his way up to the position of senior...
Encore Innovation Conversations: Substantial – A New Approach to Substitute Teaching
Across the U.S., students spend 10 percent of their class time with substitute teachers, at an annual cost of $4 billion! Yet student achievement with substitutes is uneven and generally disappointing. Jill Vialet, Founder and CEO of Playworks, spent a year as a...
“The Future of Aging” Anthology: Realizing the Potential of Longevity
I’m honored to be among the contributors to the 2016 “Future of Aging” anthology, a project of the Milken Institute’s Center for the Future of Aging, led by Encore.org board member, Paul Irving. For anyone looking for a insight into the coming decades – and how we...
Encore Talent Works: Building the Market for Encore Talent
In a marketplace driven by supply and demand, can the demand for encore talent – experienced, 50+ adults who want to make a difference – generate ample opportunities for the steady supply of encore-seekers who want to work in social-impact roles? Can we educate the...
New StoryCorps, Encore.org Storytelling Partnership
Continuing its tradition of celebrating second acts for the greater good through storytelling, Encore.org is embarking on a new partnership with StoryCorps, “America’s oral history project.” Once a month, Encore.org will feature audio interviews from the StoryCorps...
Encore Innovation Conversations: Encore Help for People with Dementia
People with dementia and their families often express the desire to continue to live at home. ReServe’s Dementia Care Coaching program taps the strengths of encore talent to support people in their daily lives – often, making a crucial difference. The project was the...
Encore Talent in Local Government
Start the new year with a new appreciation for the role of encore talent in local government -- and how employers, organizations and individuals can capitalize on the "Experience Dividend." In writing the article, I focused on practical advice for people and groups...
Aging Down Under: Money (check), Health care (check), Encore (what?)
The U.S. and Australia are both continent-sized, English-speaking countries with aging, well-educated populations and boomer/Gen X/Y/millennial cohorts. But their approaches to aging issues, particularly retirement finances and later-life opportunities, differ...
How to Make the Most of Longer Lives
This past September, I traveled to China for a meeting of the World Economic Forum, the so-called "Summer Davos." It was a remarkable gathering--a non-stop global ideasfest, involving some 1,500 science, technology and business leaders, along with an impressive cadre...
2015 White House Conference on Aging: Encore Leaders Call for National Leadership
Encore leaders from around the country are bringing the encore perspective to the 2015 WHCOA. This convening occurs only once every decade and has served as a catalyst for the development of aging policy in the United States over the past 50 years. Five...