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A former public schools truancy officer, Khan found a fulfilling encore career caring for the sick.
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Encore.org is for people interested in encore careers – jobs that combine personal meaning, continued income and social impact. The site is published by Civic Ventures, a nonprofit think tank on boomers, work and social purpose.
While Encore.org is not a job placement service, it provides free, comprehensive information that helps people transition to jobs in the nonprofit world and the public sector.
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Civic Ventures is a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose. Through an inventive program portfolio, original research, strategic alliances and the power of people’s life stories, Civic Ventures demonstrates the value of experience in solving serious social problems – from education to the environment, health care to homelessness.
Civic Ventures’ Encore Careers campaign aims to engage millions of people in encore careers – combining personal meaning, continued income and social impact – to produce a windfall of talent to solve society’s greatest problems.
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The number of Americans over 55 will grow to 108 million in 2030. That’s up from 60 million today. Never before have so many people had so much knowledge – and so much time to use it. More >
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Civic Ventures, founded in 1998, grew from a desire to ensure that the second half of life is a source of both individual and social renewal. More >
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The work of Civic Ventures has been made possible over the years through generous support from a variety of foundations and agencies. More >
MARC FREEDMAN
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Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures, has been recognized by Fast Company magazine three years in a row as one of the nation’s leading social entrepreneurs. The New York Times described him as “the voice of aging baby boomers who are eschewing retirement for … meaningful and sustaining work later in life.”
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Listen to Freedman talk about encore careers in this video
THE BIG SHIFT
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The New York Times calls The Big Shift: Navigating the
New Stage Beyond MIdlife by Civic Ventures founder
and CEO Marc Freedman “an imaginative work with
the potential to affect our individual lives and
our collective future.”
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