The Kauffman Foundation estimates that one in five new entrepreneurs are between 55 to 64 years old. However, older founders receive significantly less venture funding and they are underrepresented in startup incubators and education programs. At the same time, many older founders are not aware of entrepreneurship programs and services offered by Encore Network members […]
What Possibilities Does Your Future Hold? Explore Your Future workshops provide a unique opportunity for people 50+ to consider “what’s next?” and to create a plan for their future that is personally satisfying and rewarding. By attending this workshop you’ll: Be better prepared to explore the next chapter of your life. Apply lessons learned in […]
What Possibilities Does Your Future Hold? Explore Your Future workshops provide a unique opportunity for people 50+ to consider “what’s next?” and to create a plan for their future that is personally satisfying and rewarding. By attending this workshop you’ll: Be better prepared to explore the next chapter of your life. Apply lessons learned in […]
More and more employers are recognizing the value of older workers. That didn't just happen by itself. AARP has been at the forefront of the effort to engage employers by equipping them with resources, guidance, and support. As part of that effort, we are thrilled that AARP is sponsoring The Encore Network's Age-Friendly Employers Guide. […]
Discover the ins and outs of how television shows are created and run. Learn about pitching ideas for brand new programs, participating in the TV writers’ room, writing scripts, and producing those scripts with a team of actors, a director, and a production crew. The process is varied and challenging, engaging artists with a variety […]
Jeopardy Host Ken Jennings quoted Shakespeare as calling “the afterlife ‘the undiscovered country, from whose bourn no traveler returns'” in Jenning’s recent book, 100 Places To See After You Die. Join us as Marie Roberts cites Jenning’s book to guide us on a spiritual tour of the afterlife. She’ll use 100 Places as a frame […]
Ageism is embedded in our culture and widely understood as a barrier to opportunity, contribution, and quality of life for people over 50. The Encore Network helps people shift perceptions and navigate the barriers created by ageism, but what about changing the system itself? We will define an advocacy agenda and develop strategies for changing […]
Join writer, director and producer Judy Schiller to watch her documentary, It Happened in Havana: A Yiddish Love Story, which has aired on PBS in New York City and shown at eight film festivals. This 27-minute short film is a tribute to an older Jewish couple who look back at their childhoods on the Lower […]
People over 50 want to contribute to the economy and to society. They are an expanding resource, yet older adults are too frequently shut out of opportunities to use their experience, feel valued, and live financially secure lives. Members of the 50+ Employment Affinity Group are focused on changing how older workers are seen by […]
Ageism is embedded in our culture and widely understood as a barrier to opportunity, contribution, and quality of life for people over 50. The Encore Network helps people shift perceptions and navigate the barriers created by ageism, but what about changing the system itself? We will define an advocacy agenda and develop strategies for changing […]