• "10 Tips to Get Hired: Diversify Your Job-Hunting Tactics to Achieve Success"
  Good Morning America
  By Tory Johnson
  August 8, 2010
  Full article
  People experiencing long-term employment can land jobs by exercising persistence and a willingness to be creative, says Good Morning America contributor Tory Johnson. She tells success stories of people who took some nontraditional steps toward re-employment, highlighting Encore Fellow Mark Judge, whose fellowship (for which he receives a stipend) is helping prepare him for work in the nonprofit field.
• "6 Reasons to Delay Retirement"
  U.S. News & World Report
  By Emily Brandon
  August 6, 2010
  Full article
  At a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, legislators discussed the likelihood that older adults will need to and want to delay retirement. Experts, including Civic Ventures CEO Marc Freedman, testified that Americans who continue to work will dramatically impact the economy, Social Security and their personal finances. Freedman said the country needs such individuals "to sustain economic productivity and growth and to fill vital roles that demand their skills and experience."
• "Retirement Guide Pulls No Punches, Offers Advice"
  USA Today
  By Kerry Hannon
  July 20, 2010
  Full article
  Mark Miller, author of The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security: Practical Strategies for Money, Work, and Living, paints this picture: "Real estate values and retirement portfolios are depressed, and job security has evaporated. … The need to build retirement security has never been greater." Miller promotes the concept of encore careers, which represent personally meaningful work for the greater good.
• "To Switch Careers, Lean on Resources"
  St. Petersburg Times
  July 20, 2010
  Full article
  More than 8 million Americans between 44 and 77 are embarking on new careers. And new research sponsored by Civic Ventures and MetLife Foundation, estimates that by 2018 there will be at least 5 million potential job vacancies in the United States. Nearly half of those jobs will be in the social sector, which includes health care and education. These jobs build on work and life experiences, making them attractive to career changers.
• "Work Following Retirement"
  C-SPAN
  July 15, 2010
  Full article
  In this video, Civic Ventures founder Marc Freedman makes the case for encore careers before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. He and other experts discuss the growing number of Americans continuing to work past the traditional retirement years and that trend's possible effect on Social Security.
• "Reinventing Retirement Becoming Boomer Model"
  U.S. News & World Report
  By Philip Moeller
  July 12, 2010
  Full article
  Merrill Lynch Wealth Management put together a webcast that does an engaging job of talking about reinventing retirement. While the Great Recession and related financial reversals may have triggered the need to approach retirement differently, the discussion isn't really about money but attitudes. Moderated by former ABC News anchor Charles Gibson, the panel included Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures, which also has created an offshoot, encore careers.
• "Benefits Data Trust, BenePhilly Guide Seniors Through Government Programs"
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  By Paul Jablow
  July 12, 2010
  Full article
  Purpose Prize Fellow Warren Kantor, who built his wealth in the credit card industry, sought opportunities to give back. Using marketing techniques he learned as vice chairman of the credit card company Advanta, Kantor founded Benefits Data Trust in 2005 to find seniors eligible for government benefits and sign them up. "I figured why not use the same technologies to find poor people to give benefits to?" Kantor says.
• "Reinventing Retirement: Second Acts"
  Merrill Lynch Help2Retire Webcast Series
  June 17, 2010
  Full article
  For today's retirees, golf and grandkids still play a role - but so do encore careers and hands-on philanthropy. In this video moderator Charles Gibson leads a panel, which includes Civic Ventures founder Marc Freedman, in a lively discussion of the many ways people are repurposing their lives and adjusting their financial strategies to create meaningful second acts.
• "Busy Boomers"
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  By Dawn Klingensmith
  June 15, 2010
  Full article
  With the projected shortage of workers in the next decade as boomers enter retirement, research sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures suggests a host of new occupations will emerge and that boomers who keep working could play a vital role in filling them. Boomers who remain in or reenter the work force might do as much as millennials to bring about change in the workplace, while bridging labor gaps in education, health care and the green economy.
• "Excerpt of 'What's Next?'"
  USA Today
  June 14, 2010
  Full article
  When it comes to starting a new job, be forewarned: age discrimination is real. There's a perception that people over 50 or 60 will be just passing through as a transition into retirement. "Employers are loath to hire someone who they think will be out the door in a year or two," says Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures. But remember: it is never too late to start a second career. (This article excerpts What's Next? How to Follow Your Passions to a Fantastic and Fulfilling New Career by Kerry Hannon.)
• "Collection Development: The New Golden Years"
  Library Journal
  By Allan M. Kleiman
  June 14, 2010
  Full article
  If shuffleboard and "early bird specials" are your idea of retirement, you're out of touch. Today retirement means adventure, volunteering and second careers. Libraries can help their patrons plan for this stage of life by providing a wide range of materials that encourage lifelong learning, brain health, creativity and volunteerism. Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures, is one of the key authors redefining the traditional retirement years with his book, Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life.
• "5 Alternatives to Traditional Retirement"
  U.S. News & World Report
  By Emily Brandon
  June 7, 2010
  Full article
  Traditional retirement generally requires us to work and save consistently for 30 or 40 years so we can have an extended period of leisure. But there are other ways we could allocate work and leisure time throughout our lives. Some people take career breaks in exchange for working until older ages. "Retirement is becoming a temporary hiatus, akin to a sabbatical, and then it's being moved to a point later in life where it will likely be 10 years as opposed to 30," says Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures.
• "The Hard Times Guide to Retirement"
  The Huffington Post
  By Manisha Thakor
  June 6, 2010
  Full article
  The most common personal finance question columnist Manisha Thakor hears from people of a surprising array of ages is this: "Is it possible for my golden years to really be golden?" She interviews Mark Miller, author of the newly released book, The Hard Times Guide to Retirement. He explains that in writing the book, he was inspired by people in encore careers. Among them: an aerospace executive who transitioned to teaching in a gang-ridden Los Angeles high school and a college teacher who now runs a nonprofit that helps refugees adjust to life in the United States.
• "The Reinvention Chronicles"
  San Francisco
  By Nina Martin
  June 1, 2010
  Full article
  As the economy forces people to rethink their careers, a vanguard of the adventurous and the desperate is navigating an unrecognizable landscape that has little to do with resumes and contacts. The Great Recession has changed all the rules. For people at midlife, reinvention "is a do-it-yourself proposition," says Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures. "They're being forced to make it up as they go."
• "Experts Weigh in on Older Americans and Work"
  SecondAct (Prime Time blog)
  By Michelle V. Rafter
  June 1, 2010
  Full article
  The nation is getting older, and more people are working past what was previously considered typical retirement age, according to a new government report. "The shift toward much longer working lives constitutes one of the most significant transformations in work this country has witnessed since millions of women broke through to new roles in the labor market," says Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures.
• "When Retirement Is Not an Option"
  Bloomberg Businessweek
  By Rick Wartzman
  May 21, 2010
  Full article
  Compared with their younger colleagues, boomers with sufficient education and talent will have more job choices. Part of the reason this group now finds itself in such a strong position boils down to supply and demand. A recent study, released by the MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures, predicts that in the next eight years there could be as many as 5 million job vacancies in the United States - and workers 55 and older will be crucial to closing the gap.
• "10 Uncommon Sources of Income in Retirement"
  U.S. News & World Report
  By Liz Wolgemuth
  May 20, 2010
  Full article
  People traditionally count on multiple sources of retirement income - investments, retirement funds, pension plans and Social Security. For many, however, the recession sapped income sources, calling for a little money-making creativity. The Silicon Valley Encore Fellowships program places veteran for-profit workers with nonprofit organizations that have a social mission. Working for six months or a year, the fellows get a $25,000 stipend as they delve into social-purpose work and share their professional experience.
• "Making Education Your Encore Career"
  AARP.org
  By Melissa Stanton
  May 19, 2010
  Full article
  This installment of "Your Life Calling With Jane Pauley" discusses how boomers are a great fit for encore careers in education. Changing demographics and federal funding present a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to develop a successful work force" enhanced by boomers entering the field of education, writes Elizabeth Foster of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future in new report sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures.
• "Necessity or Love of Work, Many Older Workers Plan for Non-Retirement"
  The Sacramento Bee
  By Anita Creamer
  May 18, 2010
  Full article
  The aging of the work force represents a significant social shift. Within the decade, according to Civic Ventures, the double-whammy of people leaving work at normal retirement age plus much smaller generations of younger workers could mean that employees who want to continue working into their 70s and beyond will be especially valued.
• "Health Care Offers Healthy Prospects for Second Careers"
  The Washington Post
  By Vickie Elmer
  May 16, 2010
  Full article
  Health care looks like a smart second career, especially with the health care overhaul potentially pumping in millions of new customers - and jobs. A labor shortage could develop within eight years, with health care jobs going unfilled unless boomers embrace them, according to a recent report sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures. Phyllis Segal, Civic Ventures vice president, said she expects "an explosion of opportunities" fueled partly by the new health care law.
• "Second Acts"
  The Wall Street Journal
  By Kristi Essick
  May 15, 2010
  Full article
  Purpose Prize winner Ann Higdon understands how easy it is to start down the wrong path in life. As a child, she often went hungry and several times was homeless. Higdon overcame her disadvantages and founded Improved Solutions for Urban Systems in Dayton, Ohio, an organization that helps prepare more than 300 young high school dropouts a year for careers in health care, computers and construction.
• "100 Best Money Moves You Can Make"
  Money
  May 12, 2010
  Full article
  Among the best jobs for retirees is that of patient advocate. Such workers help patients fill prescriptions, file insurance claims and get to medical appointments. "It's so rewarding," says Lynn Sprafka, an advocate in Loveland, Ohio, who was recently profiled in a research report sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures about emerging encore careers in health care.
• "U.S. Corporations Learn Charity is Good Business"
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  By Michelle Nunn
  May 10, 2010
  Full article
  Most of the last year's business headlines have featured a general erosion of confidence in corporate America. Yet at the same time, corporations have shown extraordinary innovation in how they are leveraging their unique assets to generate positive change in communities. The Hewlett Packard Company, through a pilot program by Civic Ventures, is exploring how to create a process to transition experienced employees into nonprofits that could use their expertise and enthusiasm.
• "Award-Winning Organizations Show the Benefits of Hiring Older Workers"
  Employee Benefit News
  By Andrea Davis
  May 2, 2010
  Full article
  A recent report by a prominent labor economist predicts that by 2018 there will be more jobs than people to fill them. Last fall, MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures - the report's sponsors - honored eight organizations with Encore Opportunity Awards for helping workers age 55 and up transition into encore careers that may help avoid such a labor shortage. Those organizations value experienced adults, "making use of their talent, experience and knowledge base and at the same time, doing good," says Barbara Dillon, program director, MetLife Foundation.
• "Boomers Redefine Retirement With New Careers"
  National Post
  By Ray B. Williams
  April 25, 2010
  Full article
  Boomers are defining retirement and creating new careers for themselves, rather than quietly going off into the sunset into gated retirement communities. Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures, argues that we need to harness the resources and distinctive perspective of boomers, and in doing so we can revitalize our civic life.
• "No 'Senior' Label for Boomers"
  Omaha World-Herald
  By Pat Waters
  April 20, 2010
  Full article
  You can call them boomers, or you can call them the Me Generation. Just don't call them seniors. The population bulge generally defined as those born between 1946 and 1964 shun that label because it denotes feebleness, frailty and old age. Stefanie Weiss, vice president of communications for Civic Ventures, said there are few good words to describe aging or people of a certain age. Still, said Weiss, "few people are OK with the word 'senior.'"
• "'Green' Economy Wants Baby Boomers"
  USA Today (Green House blog)
  By Jessica Durando
  April 17, 2010
  Full article
  Green jobs are a "natural fit" for boomers, says a recent report from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Besides the generation's strength in numbers, boomers have years of experience they can bring from other fields - construction, finance, marketing and engineering - and are increasingly deciding to continue to work rather than retire, according to the report sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures.
• "The Next Chapter"
  Executive Highlights
  By Maryellen Kennedy Duckett
  April 12, 2010
  Full article
  In creating the nonprofit Friends of the Children, Duncan Campbell applied the same business and leadership skills used to build a successful investment firm. He commissioned a two-year study to see whether the data supported his premise that early, ongoing adult mentoring made a long-term difference for at-risk children. It did, and Campbell made his nonprofit thrive. A month before his retirement party, Civic Ventures awarded him a $50,000 Purpose Prize to help support his organization's efforts.
• "Economist Points to 15 Fastest-Growth Career Opportunities for 50+ Workers"
  RetirementRevised.com
  By Mark Miller
  April 7, 2010
  Full article
  If you train for it, the jobs will come. That's the upshot of a new study that attempts to answer a tough question facing midlife Americans: Will training for a new career pay off in a recession-wracked economy? Economist Barry Bluestone was asked to provide an answer by Civic Ventures. Bluestone came up with a surprising finding: The U.S. may face a labor shortage in key social sector jobs.
• "An `Encore Career' in Art "
  Big Think
  April 7, 2010
  Full article
  Yes, Nell Irvin Painter is a painter. But she didn't start pursuing a master's degree in art until she'd already become a distinguished Princeton historian. She transitioned from emeritus history professor to graduate art student. What prompted the shift in gears to an encore career? She credits her mother, who lived until age 91, as an inspiration.
• "Looming Labor Shortage May Be Science Fiction"
  FoxBusiness
  By Al Lewis
  April 2, 2010
  Full article
  Imagine a not-too-distant future when millions and millions of jobs go unfilled. And one of the most frightening costs America faces is $3 trillion in lost economic output because there just aren't enough workers to meet rising labor-market demands. Welcome to the year 2018, as forecasted by a new report sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures. The report says there will be plenty of work available for those 55 and older.
• "Not Done Yet"
  ABA Journal
  By Barbara Rose
  April 1, 2010
  Full article
  After focusing, heads down, on building careers and raising families, boomers are looking up, startled to find there is no road map for what lies ahead. They are facing limits, tempering ambition, reaching back to youthful ideals and values while moving toward a new stage. Many desire work that combines income with meaning and social impact. Civic Ventures coined the term "encore career" to describe this increasingly popular choice.
• "Jobs Will Grow - Just Wait"
  FoxBusiness
  By Mark Lieberman
  March 30, 2010
  Full article
  Regardless of what Friday's employment report shows - and forecasts range from a loss of 50,000 to a gain of 400,000 - the long-term jobs outlook is good, if you can wait until 2018. While at the moment there are almost six people unemployed for every available job, according to two New England economists, by 2018 "the United States may face exactly the opposite problem - not enough workers to fill expected job openings." That is the conclusion of new report sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures.
• "Aging Boomers May Bring Fiscal Blessings Instead"
  BusinessWeek
  By Chris Farrell
  March 29, 2010
  Full article
  The ranks of boomers expecting to kick back and retire soon are shrinking fast. A lifetime of poor savings habits - coupled with the devastating impact on retirement portfolios of two bear markets in eight years - have convinced many boomers that they'll have to put in more time at the office. The jobs might well be there for the 55-plus worker, hard as it is to believe with the U.S. unemployment rate at 9.7 percent. That's the conclusion of a new study sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures.
• "Obama to Pick Berwick for Chief of Medicare"
  NPR (health blog)
  By Julie Rovner
  March 29, 2010
  Full article
  President Obama will nominate health quality guru and Purpose Prize winner Dr. Donald Berwick, the head of the Boston-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement, to run Medicare and Medicaid, administration sources confirm. In 2007, Berwick won the Civic Ventures-sponsored Prize - a $100,000 award for people over 60 making extraordinary contributions in their encore careers - for helping hospitals reduce unnecessary deaths by encouraging them to implement six specific, scientifically proven improvements in care.
• Where the Boomers Will Find Jobs
  Harvard Business Review (blog)
  By Bronwyn Fryer
  March 29, 2010
  Full article
  Barry Bluestone, who has a serious track record in labor market analysis (and who carries a Medicare card himself), has heartening news. According to a paper released by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures, Bluestone predicts that there will be at least 5 million potential job vacancies in the United States by 2018. Nearly half of those jobs will be in the social sector - which makes them appealing to boomers who might be ready use their hard-earned expertise to give back to society.
• "Work's Not Done for Baby Boomers Who've Lost Retirement Savings"
  The Miami Herald
  By Ana Veciana-Suarez
  March 28, 2010
  Full article
  Will boomer retirement delays thwart younger workers' ambitions and breed intergenerational conflict? That's far from clear. In fact, a new study by the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University - sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures - predicts that in the next five to eight years, as the economy revives and the oldest boomers begin retiring en masse, older workers who remain in the labor force will be in demand to fill at least 5 million job vacancies.
• "Wanted: Green Talent"
  San Francisco Chronicle
  By David Bank
  March 25, 2010
  Full article
  Even without an energy bill out of Washington, a green economy is emerging in California. And once demand gets rolling, green growth could power the state's economic recovery. At that point, it won't be technology or political will or even money that is holding back the green boom. As paradoxical as it sounds with unemployment in double digits, the green economy is facing a talent shortage, writes David Bank, a Civic Ventures vice president.
• "A New Jobs Crisis on the Horizon"
  Salon.com
  By Barry Bluestone
  March 23, 2010
  Full article
  As the economy begins to recover, we will almost certainly see shortages in key occupations - and soon after, the demand for workers could outstrip supply in a broad range of industries. We'll need older women and men willing to work longer in encore careers that shore up critical social and public services, writes the co-author of the new MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures report, "After the Recovery: Help Needed."
• "Labor Market a Bust Now But Will it Boom by 2018?"
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer (blog)
  By Tom Abate
  March 23, 2010
  Full article
  Today there is a glut of labor but in several years mass retirements of boomers could create a scarcity requiring efforts to keep older workers on the job in encore careers, according to a report released by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures. It predicts that within the next eight years there could be at least 5 million potential job vacancies in the United States and suggests one way to plug a future labor gap will be to entice older Americans to stay in the work force by taking some of the faster-growing jobs.
• "Better Days Ahead for Older Workers, Study Predicts"
  AARP Bulletin
  By Elizabeth Pope
  March 22, 2010
  Full article
  These may be the toughest times in half a century for older workers, but a new study forecasts that in less than a decade, these workers will be in demand once again. By 2018, boomer retirements and smaller pools of younger adults could result in at least 5 million job vacancies, according to the study. The economy could suffer if older workers don't adopt those jobs as their encore careers, says economist Barry Bluestone, who prepared the study for MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures.
• "Worker Shortage Coming as Population Ages: Report"
  MarketWatch
  By Ruth Mantell
  March 22, 2010
  Full article
  With millions of unemployed people across the country struggling to find work, it may seem unbelievable that there could be more jobs than workers to fill them in coming years, but a new report predicts exactly that. A worker shortage could develop within 10 years as boomers reach traditional retirement age and there are too few replacement workers, according to the report, published by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures. Older workers may be the answer.
• "As Boomers Retire, U.S. May Face Labor Shortages"
  Boston Herald
  By Thomas Grillo
  March 22, 2010
  Full article
  With the nation's unemployment rate hovering at 10 percent, it may come as a surprise that in less than a decade, the United States could face the opposite problem - not enough workers to fill expected job openings, according to a new study sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures. By 2018, the U.S. is expected to face a dramatic shortage of workers as boomers retire, says the report, which identifies more than a dozen jobs that will provide the largest number of potential encore career opportunities.
• "Study: Lots Of New Jobs, Fewer New Workers"
  WBUR (NPR affiliate)
  By Roxanne Palmer
  March 22, 2010
  Full article
  As many boomers approach retirement age, a new study says it's unclear whether there will be enough younger workers to fill their ranks. "By 2018, we may indeed have more jobs than workers," said economist Barry Bluestone, co-author of the study, published by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures. The study projects there will be 15 million new jobs but only nine or 10 million workers available for them. The labor deficit could lessen, however, if more boomers than expected work beyond retirement age.
• "Ready for Life's Encore Performances"
  The New York Times
  By Sarah Kershaw
  March 19, 2010
  Full article
  It took Gina Cassinelli "30 seconds" to decide to take a buyout offer and leave her stressful corporate job: "It was all building, building, taking, taking, buying, buying. … I was like, how can I give back?" She - and nine other former corporate executives - found a way to give back through a 2009 pilot program developed by Civic Ventures to help boomers transition to the nonprofit sector. The program, which is expanding this year, placed the 10 participants in Encore Fellowships, paid stints with nonprofits.
• "Matching Life Experience With New Careers"
  The New York Times
  By Elizabeth Pope
  March 3, 2010
  Full article
  Health navigator? Conflict coach? Pollution mitigation outreach worker? These emerging jobs aren't household terms yet, but they are a natural fit for older people looking for new career opportunities, said Phyllis Segal, vice president at Civic Ventures. Jobs in health care, education, government and nonprofit organizations are likely to grow because of an aging population, pending retirements and demographic changes.
• "Starting Over at 55"
  The New York Times
  By By Steven Greenhouse
  March 3, 2010
  Full article
  More than 5 million Americans age 55 or older run their own businesses or are otherwise self-employed. And the number of self-employed people ages 55 to 64 is soaring. But experts urge caution to budding entrepreneurs. "People should start with some realism about what it takes to do this," said Marc Freedman, Civic Ventures' CEO. "It's important to realize that this is a trajectory that can last 10, 15, 20 years. That means take some time to prepare, whether it means going back to school or doing an apprenticeship."
• "The Secrets of Their Success"
  Gentry
  By Stefanie Beasley, Jennifer Massoni and Lindsay Schauer
  March 1, 2010
  Full article
  Gentry magazine catches up with several fascinating gentlemen, each making his mark on the world in a big way. Among them are 2009 Encore Fellows Nigel Ball and John Armstrong. Ball applied his marketing expertise and strategic partnership skills to help expand a teacher support organization. Armstrong put his expertise to work on the communications strategy at a nonprofit that works with volunteers who teach kids about the environment.
• "In Saving, Think 'Margin of Safety'"
  Star Tribune
  By Chris Farrell
  February 20, 2010
  Full article
  Columnist Chris Farrell writes that it's time to break the grip that retirement has on our approach to savings. He says that saving should be about funding career and lifestyle shifts throughout our lifetimes and quotes Civic Ventures CEO Marc Freedman, who notes: "You save not to have freedom from work, but the freedom to do the kind of work you want."
• "Underemployed: Settling for Less"
  SoCal Connected
  February 18, 2010
  Audio / Transcript
  The economic downturn has hit California hard, leaving millions without work. But some who have lost jobs have created their own paths to encore careers. Jan Albert, who was laid off from her event planning job, went for training in gerontology at Coastline Community College, a Community College Encore Career Grant recipient. The schooling helped Albert co-found 24 Hour Angels, which provides caregiver services to the elderly.
• "Workers finding fulfillment in encore careers"
  MSNBC.com
  By Eve Tahmincioglu
  January 25, 2010
  Full article
  In search of fulfillment, many workers are now turning to encore careers. It's not an easy transition. In fact, the tough economy that inspires some people to make the switch may also be the reason why some are unable to follow their more civic-minded career dreams, which may pay much less.
• "Why Baby Boomers Should Rethink Retirement"
  U.S. News & World Report
  By Deborah Kotz
  January 25, 2010
  Full article
  The economic downturn has tripled the number of unemployed workers ages 55 to 64 over the past two years. This trend could push Social Security to the brink. Possible solutions include encore fellowships, which help boomers transition from corporate work to the nonprofit sector. Civic Ventures launched an encore fellowship pilot program a year ago that could serve as a model for upcoming federal encore fellowships.
• "Harvard wins fans for advanced leadership course"
  The Guardian
  By Mary O’Hara
  January 12, 2010
  Full article
  Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative has been attracting press attention in the United States for what is being seen as a radical departure from the educational status quo and capitalizing on the expanding arena of "encore careers" - where people approaching retirement actively retrain for a new vocation that benefits society.
• "Our 'posterity deficit'"
  The Baltimore Sun
  By Andrew L. Yarrow and Marc Freedman
  January 12, 2010
  Full article
  America faces many deficits - in federal and state budgets, in trade, in business and, most assuredly, in personal finance. But there is one very large deficit that may underlie all of them. We face a "posterity deficit," born out of our growing failure to think about the well-being of future generations. So, we need a new posterity ethic. The leading edge of such a movement may be emerging, and from a place we'd least expect: the vast baby boom population
• "Community Helped Change How We See Retirement"
  NPR
  By Ted Robbins
  January 5, 2010
  Audio / Transcript
  With its golf courses and recreational centers, the Sun City retirement community helped change the country's attitude toward aging when it opened in 1960. Americans began to see the possibility of retirement being a productive period in life. Today more than half of Sun City's residents still work. The former "golden years," can now last up to 30 years. Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures, says people over 60 are in uncharted territory.
• "Reinvention is the new employment"
  Detroit Free Press
  By Patricia Montemurri
  January 3, 2010
  Full article
  After Cathy Smith was laid off from her corporate job, she set a new course, enrolling at a local community college to earn a degree in counseling. It's a career-change trend noted in the 2008 MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Career Survey, which found that as many as 8.4 million people between the ages of 44 and 70 had launched encore careers to combine earning a salary with jobs that had personal meaning and social impact.
• "I'll Know the Recession Is Over When ..."
  AARP Bulletin
  By Cathie Gandel
  January 1, 2010
  Full article
  To some 15.7 million out-of-work Americans, the recession is over when they get a job. But for others, there are personal benchmarks, ranging from the simple to the serious, about when they think the recession will be over: "When I wake up in the middle of the night to feed my newborn, not just to worry about my 401(k)," quips Marc Freedman, Civic Ventures founder and CEO.

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