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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...
The Case for a National ‘Legacy Corps’
If Washington lawmakers could pass one policy to benefit older Americans in 2015, it should be a brand-new Legacy Corps, a policy innovation to support and mobilize a million Americans in their 50s, 60s and 70s to dedicate a year of service to improving prospects for...
The Caring City, New Cities Foundation Blog
November 18, 2014
Is 65 the new 40?, The Jewish Journal
November 5, 2014
Encore Innovation Conversations: Engaging Diverse Communities
Engaging multicultural, immigrant communities in the encore movement is critical and traditional Western approaches will fail, according to the winners of the Encore2016 Fast Pitch Judges’ Award, Asha Chandra and Suzanne Shenfil, of Fremont, CA’s, Community...
Research Demonstrates Power of Encore Talent
Encore talent makes sense, right? What social purpose organization interested in making a difference wouldn’t want to tap experienced talent to build their capacity, improve the communities they serve and advance their social mission? Unfortunately, plenty -- at the...
Encore.org Announces AARP as New Home of Purpose Prize
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....
Join Us in Our Next Experiment: The Gen2Gen Circle!
This weekly roundup includes news for the week of August 13, 2017.
New Essay with Michael Eisner: Tapping Encore Talent to Improve the Lives of Children
In a new piece, former Disney CEO Michael D. Eisner and I argue that the “graying” of America is an extraordinary opportunity to be seized, not a problem to be solved. The piece is already generating significant affirmation: Since going live on Friday, it was picked...