Purpose Prize Winner Donates Winnings
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Dana Freyer has contributed her entire $50,000 Purpose Prize check, plus $10,000, to Global Partnership for Afghanistan as a challenge grant. That means she...
View ArticlePrize Offers Hope to Age-Obsessed Britons
From across the pond comes word that Britons are just as obsessed about aging as Americans. After age 50, they enter an "identify void," writes Geraldine Bedell in The Telegraph.They are "shunted off...
View ArticleAllan Barsema Chosen as 'Most Inspiring' Finalist
Allan Barsema, a 2010 Purpose Prize winner, is one of 10 finalists for Beliefnet's "Most Inspiring Person of 2010" award. Two winners will be announced on January 31: a Reader's Choice and an Editor's...
View ArticleLaunch Pad: In Search of the First Finalist
We received more than 1,000 nominees for our Launch Pad contest, which reinforces our view that many experienced people out there see ways they can help solve community problems. They just need a...
View Article5 Tips for Over-55 Job Seekers
Forbes.com blogger Kerry Hannon zeroes in on five job-searching strategies for older individuals seeking employment, courtesy of Maggie Mistal, career coach and Sirius XM radio host."Mistal has heard...
View ArticleStudy Finds Varied Experience Makes Better Nonprofit Leaders
Bridgestar has published a fascinating article about a study sheds light on a question that has been debated for a long time in the nonprofit world: Are people who developed their leadership skills in...
View ArticleVote for Your Favorite Launch Pad Finalist
Voting starts today for the first-ever Launch Pad contest, which will award $5,000 to five individuals over age 45 who are solving community problems in creative ways. The winners also will receive...
View ArticleSocial Work: A Great Encore Career
If you’re tired of pushing papers at a desk, social work may be an appealing encore career. It offers the opportunity to get out and connect with people and make a difference in their lives.Social work...
View ArticleTraining in Home Energy Retrofits Available to Real Estate Professionals
The Home Energy Retrofit Occupations (HERO) program is recruiting for a course on Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Realtors and Mortgage Professionals that will be held during March at Ohlone...
View ArticleThe 2012 Project Seeks Encore Women for Political Office
When their main careers begin to wind down and their children are grown, some women begin to ponder public service as an encore career. From the amount of attention paid to female “stars” in politics,...
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