9. About The Boomers' Guide to Good Work

The Boomers' Guide to Good Work is a project of Civic Ventures and was funded by MetLife Foundation. It is © 2005 Ellen Freudenheim.

About the Author

Ellen Freudenheim is the author of Looking Forward: An Optimist's Guide to Retirement. A lifestyle guide for boomers, Looking Forward has been recommended by the Wall Street Journal and ranks among the best-selling retirement books. For details, see www.lookingforward2.com

Freudenheim is also a guest columnist for Retirement Weekly, a service of MarketWatch from DOWJONES, and a frequent guest on national television and radio news programs.

A speaker and activist, Freudenheim is author of six books, including Healthspeak, a dictionary defining 2,000 health care terms. She holds master's degrees from the University of Chicago and Columbia University School of Public Health.

About MetLife Foundation

MetLife Foundation was established in 1976 by MetLife to carry on its long-standing tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement.

Grants support health, education, civic, and cultural programs. In aging, the Foundation funds programs that promote healthy aging and address issues of caregiving, intergenerational activities, mental fitness, and volunteerism. The Foundation also supports research on Alzheimer's disease through its Awards for Medical Research program.

More information about the Foundation is available at www.metlife.org.

About Civic Ventures

Civic Ventures is a think tank and incubator, generating ideas and inventing programs to help society achieve the greatest return on experience. Learn more at www.civicventures.org.