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How a voter registration initiative sparked an intergenerational friendship
Jona Inniss was looking forward to working as a guide at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. But when the pandemic hit, the museum closed, and the rising sophomore at Whittier College had to find another summer job. Students for Justice -- a new...
What I learned about life on a 2016 presidential campaign that campaign workers in 2020 aren’t learning
How the loss of field offices weakens cross-generational understanding I miss traditional campaign offices. The cramped storefronts teeming with young staffers and older volunteers are out of step with a presidential election defined by rising case numbers and...
Three Encore Fellows™ at Community Tech Network
The following post was written by Community Tech Network. Over the past two years, Community Tech Network (CTN) has proudly participated in the San Francisco Bay Area Encore Fellows Program. This unique opportunity matches highly skilled, experienced professionals...
The Voices We Need Now: Announcing the new Encore Public Voices Fellows
Three years ago, Encore.org partnered with The OpEd Project and Encore.org Senior Advisor Ann MacDougall to create the Encore Public Voices Fellowship. The Fellowship is part of The OpEd Project’s national Public Voices initiative to change who writes history. And...
SMASH helps change students’ lives. Working there changed his.
Andy Arenberg was at a crossroads in his professional life. After 35 years handling strategy and marketing in the financial services sector, he craved a different experience. He was reading The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, and thinking more about a...
Fashion industry veteran helps a social venture pivot during pandemic
Rabia Farhang wasn’t looking to retire at 56. But after decades of working in the corporate fashion industry, she knew it was time for something different. “I wanted to take my business skills and apply them to work I was more passionate about,” she says. She’d...
Announcing the new Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows
These 15 innovators, ranging in age from 19 to 75, are bringing generations together to fight social isolation, even the playing field for youth, create stronger cities and more affordable housing, strengthen the multigenerational workforce, and so much more. Somehow...
6 takeaways from a boomer on OK Boomer, Let’s Talk
A new book on the tension between boomers and millennials is required reading for those eager to bridge generational divides. Millennial journalist and author Jill Filipovic is mad as hell and, it turns out, with good reason. Her new book, OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How...
She’s fighting Covid-slide with in-person and distance learning
Lois Pruitt is the director of education at Red Door Urban Missions, a Christian organization that provides social and educational services to children living in low-income communities in Memphis, Tennessee. Prior to the pandemic, Pruitt had been helping a group of...
Could an Encore Fellow help your organization get through tough times?
Below are key facts about the Encore Fellows program. If you think an Encore Fellow might be right for your organization, register now for our webinar on September 17 at 11am PT / 2pm ET. During this virtual event you’ll hear three leaders share their experience...