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Anne Nolan
Nonprofit Director
Crossroads Rhode Island

Nolan provides comprehensive services for the homeless, including permanent housing.

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STORIES

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Encore.org features members who help others think through their encore transition. From starting their own nonprofit, to going back to school, switching sectors and more, no two stories are alike. Each story offers lessons, epiphanies, tips and inspiration.

Read about hundreds of encore journeys in our All Stories section or click below:

  • Purpose Prize Winners
  • Green Encores
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  • Downsized to an Encore
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PURPOSE PRIZE WINNERS

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spacer Barry Childs improves the lives of vulnerable children and their families in Tanzania by creating farming cooperatives, building classrooms and opening clinics. More >

Read other stories about social innovators:

  • Inez Killingsworth
  • Bo Webb
  • Margaret Gordon
  • Allan Barsema

GREEN ENCORES

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spacer Judi Henderson-Townsend rescues mannequins destined for landfills and rents and recycles them. More>


Read other energy and environmental encore stories:

  • John Armstrong
  • Mitchell Smith
  • Doug Grandt
  • Jin Zidell

HEALTH ENCORES

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spacer Jan Albert, after being laid off from her job in real estate, got her caregiving certificate and started a home care business with her sister. More >

Read other health encore stories:

  • Judith Broder
  • Jacquelyn Khan
  • Elaine Purchase
  • Terry Ramey
  • Bill Johnson

EDUCATION & YOUTH ENCORES

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spacer Julie Greene, a former stay-at-home mom, got her fast-track teaching license and now teaches high school math in Texas. More >

Read other education encore stories:

  • Catalino Tapia
  • Barbara Cervone
  • Mark McVay
  • Marilyn Price
  • Michael Burke
  • Connie Siskowski

DOWNSIZED TO AN ENCORE

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spacer Arlene Carter, after being laid off from her H.R. job in construction, rebounded by tapping her network and getting hired as a fundraiser for a senior center. More >

Read more downsized stories:

  • Lupe Salas
  • Anne Nolan
  • Jan Albert
  • Terry Ramey

SECTOR SWITCHERS

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spacer Michael Watson climbed the corporate ladder and gave back in his community. Now he’s doing both as head of human resources for Girls Scouts of America. More >

Read more sector switcher stories:

  • Scott Kariya
  • John Armstrong
  • James Otieno
  • Sharon Ridings
  • Simon Lazarus
  • Sheila Moore

RETRAINING STORIES

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spacer Mark Noonan, a former high-tech exec, brings the power of online networking to his job at Elders in Action, Portland, Ore. More >

Read other encore retraining stories:

  • Wylie Schwieder
  • Julie Greene
  • John Kostibas
  • Terry Ramey
  • Jan Albert

EMPLOYERS & ORGANIZATIONS

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spacer Jan Hively, as co-founder of Shift in Minneapolis, established a clearinghouse for ideas and people seeking more satisfaction from work. More>

Read other employer and organization stories:

  • Dick Goldberg
  • Roger Forrester
  • Cecil Whiteaker
  • Elaine Santore
  • Jim Fischer

ALL AUDIO PODCASTS

This is a list of all podcasts on Encore.org


Duncan Campbell, podcast
Connie Siskowski, podcast
Leslye Louie, podcast
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ALL VIDEOS

Browse the entire library of encore careers videos.

Man Uses Social Security Check to Fight Cancer
Retirement Revolution
Arlene Blum, video
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SOCIAL NETWORKING

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