encore career

A few years later, I started thinking about an encore career.

Visit www.Encore.org for stories of people currently in encore careers.

An encore career is work in the second half of life that combines continued income, greater personal meaning, and social impact.

Of 9 million Americans in an encore career about one in four report earning no money.

She encourages encore careers in which you pursue something different than your current employment.

Q. You’ve talked to hundreds of people forging these encore careers.

New pathways are sprouting up for those seeking encore careers.

One of the most popular paths for an encore career is that of a consultant.

Then there are those workers who do leave their jobs in order to pursue a lifelong passion, also known as "encore careers."

Encore careers include jobs in health care, education, green industries, government, social entrepreneurship and the nonprofit sector.

These days I’m working for Encore.org, a nonprofit that focuses on so-called encore careers.

The college offers programs in continuing education, including an Encore Careers initiative to help workers 50 years and older find new opportunities.

They attract young teachers and social service workers as well as people in their post-retirement encore careers.

Encore Career Institute has raised $15 million in financing from two venture-capital firms.

Those in encore careers, on average, started to think about their encores at age 50 and took about 18 months to make the transition.

Encore careers have drawbacks and may also require volunteer stints before landing the job you really want.

Writes Kristof: "If more people take on encore careers."

Definitions are still in flux, but an encore career typically aims to provide a dose of personal satisfaction by “giving back.”

A few centuries earlier, humans called this an "encore career," "practice retirement" or "adulthood 2.0."

Encore career possibilities are endless.

Of those workers ages 44-70 not already in encore careers, half are interested in them, specifically jobs in education, health care and the nonprofit sector.

So she launched an encore career with Hope House, an innovative organization that helps prison inmates stay in regular contact with their children.

Marc Freedman of Civic Ventures calls this an Encore Career.

The announcement highlights the uncertainty facing large organizations as baby boomers decide whether to keep working, find encore careers or opt for a life of leisure.

Encore.org provides news, resources and connections for individuals and organizations establishing "encore careers" designed to combine social contribution, personal meaning and financial security.