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Judith Broder: 2009 Purpose Prize Winner

Cara Reynolds wrote 1 month ago: That’s cool. That is a lot of crosses that they are still adding to… This Judith Broder … more →

Tags: American, Cara Reynolds, Cause, Education, 2009 Purpose Prize Winner, Afghanistan returning, america, Baby Boomers, civicventures.org

Civic Ventures Offers an Online Course to Help You Transition to Your Encore Career

Amy Potthast, Idealist.org wrote 2 months ago: A new online course helps mid-career professionals transition to a new career. Marc Freedman, an car … more →

Tags: Resources & Advice, Marc Freedman, NY Times Knowledge Network, Beveryl Ryder, Ed Speedling, David Simms, David Leonhardt, Judy Groggin, marci alboher

AmeriCorps and Experience Corps: they work for children

pdxren wrote 8 months ago: President Obama named an Oregonian, Maria Eitel, Vice President of Nike and President of it’s … more →

Tags: Education, encore career, Experience Corps, Oregon, AmeriCorps, encore career senior experience corps retirement Port, Marc Freedman, Retirement, Volunteering

Fifteen steps: moving to Portland 1 comment

pdxren wrote 8 months ago: “We want you to visit our state of excitement often. Come again and again. But for heaven … more →

Tags: direct instruction, Education, encore career, Experience Corps, Knowledge Forum, Oregon, Portland, Prevention, China

In Portland: an encore career

pdxren wrote 9 months ago: John Chadwick ended a 25+ year international teaching career in 2007 in Taiwan and mainland China to … more →

Tags: encore career, Experience Corps, pearl bakery, aging, boomer, Free Geek, Gerontology, Hands on a Greater portland, "loaves and fishes"

Notes from the New England Lifelong Access Libraries Institute, Part 4

bcahalan wrote 1 year ago: What comes to your mind when you think: Retirement? Well, retirement as we know it is passing away, … more →

Tags: Retirement, work after 50, Stephen Ristau, Reading Public Library, Nancy Aberman, live wires, Robert Tietze, Experience Corps, intergenerational programming

Civic Ventures named one of the Top Social Enterprises of the Year by Fast Company Magazine

brightsightgroup wrote 1 year ago: BrightSight Group speaker and author Marc Freedman, President of Civic Ventures has been named as on … more →

Tags: Fast Company, Speaker Bureau, Marc Freedman, brightsight, Group, Magazine, Boomers, Social, enterprise

Civic Ventures' Encore.org Launches Encore Career Finder

innovatorsnetwork wrote 1 year ago: The new Encore Career Finder, created in partnership with Simply Hired, lists thousands of openings … more →

Tags: Innovation, improvisation, Collaboration, Civil Society, Social innovation, encore, career finder, social entrepreneur

Which "seasoned" advocate would you nominate? The Purpose Prize.

audriez wrote 1 year ago: Nominations are again being sought for the Purpose Prize–a $100,000 award for baby boomers and … more →

Tags: Nonprofit, Charity, Best Practices, Education, Communication, Nonprofits, social activism, Social Entrepreneurship, purpose prize


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