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5 Resources For The 4-Year Career

These five innovative nonprofits are all developing responses to today's faster-changing world of work.READ»

The Age of the Encore Career Arrives (and Not a Moment Too Soon)

The goal of Marc Freedman is to create a language, mindset, and cultural infrastructure around a new stage of life--the Encore Career. It's that period after your main income-producing career ends but before complete retirement begins. We all know it's there, but aren't quite sure what to call it. Until now. READ»

Women Matter 2010: Increasing Shareholder Value

In its new study, Women Matter 2010, McKinsey & Company established the link between the presence of women in leadership and better financial results. READ»

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How I Hailed Cab and Learned to Help Older Workers Find a Job

What can we do right now to help people over 55 years old find and keep jobs?READ»

2009 Encore Opportunity Award Winners...Retirement, Redefined

There are four major work+life fit transitions that spark a fundamental rethinking of the way work fits into the rest of life: parenthood, illness, elder care, and retirement.  Historically, our response to each of these reset ...READ»

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Social Enterprises of the Year

These ten organizations comprise our honor roll of 2009 Social Enterprises of the Year. Will all of these ideas work in the long run and on a grand scale? Perhaps not. But they represent the kind of innovative thinking that can transform lives and change our world.READ»

The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009

We have found them: Nine bold and timely ideas that wow us -- and that have earned these organizations a place alongside Enterprise Community Partners on our honor roll of 2009 Social Enterprises of the Year. Will all of these ...READ»