Research and Publications

All Research and Publications

Encore Careers: An Unprecedented Opportunity – HR People & Strategy

Human resource professionals are taking notice of the immense human talent represented by the encore population as discussed in the premier journal for the field.

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New Roles, Few Rules: NonProfit Leaders Charting New Territory

New Roles, Few Rules, the third in a series of reports from the Life After Leadership Project, offers leaders who are leaving their executive positions a framework of hope for what their new life will look like without sugarcoating some of the risks and decisions along the way.

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The Encore Toolkit for Community Programming

For community activists and leadesr at a local nonprofit or other civic group, this Encore Toolkit can provide a guide to introduce the encore idea to your community members.

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College for the Second Half of Life

In this article in Change, the Magazine of Higher Learning, Encore.org Founder Marc Freedman issues a call for higher education to create schools of the second half of life.

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The Encore Toolkit for Alumni Professionals

A guide to creating a panel for an alumni gathering to learn about encore careers.

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