If you’ve been distracted lately by lipstick, bridges to nowhere and the ongoing financial meltdown on Wall Street, you might have missed one of this election season’s most significant events. On the seventh anniversary of 9/11, Barack Obama and John McCain participated in a presidential forum on national service. The forum was part of a Service [...] [read full article…]
Barack Obama and John McCain participated in a presidential forum on national service held to commemorate the seventh anniversary of 9/11. The forum—part of the Service Nation Summit convened in New York City—was a solemn, thoughtful reflection on how America has changed since 9/11. The focus was on ways that Americans can serve their communities [...] [read full article…]
Barack Obama and John McCain will both speak at the ServiceNation Summit in New York City this week. They’ll appear at an evening forum tomorrow focused on civic engagement and service; the event will be in observation of the seventh anniversary of 9/11; it will be moderated by PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent and Political [...] [read full article…]
I’m writing a column on this topic, and decided to post the question to my network on LinkedIn. We’ve got a fairly lively conversation going on, and you’re welcome to join and add your suggestions and comments. Or, leave a comment on this page. I’m planning to boil down the best suggestions to a 650-word [...] [read full article…]
Uncle Sam wanted Ann Vande Vanter—and he might want you, too if you’re over age 50. After a 30-year career as an accountant in the private sector, Vande Vanter was hungry for a change. She had worked for several big global audit firms and corporations; the hours were long but the pay was good and she [...] [read full article…]
One of the most amazing ways to combine an encore career with volunteering is to join the Peace Corps. About five percent of Peace Corps members are over age 50, living abroad for a period of two to three years in fields ranging from teaching English to providing health care services or providing assistance [...] [read full article…]
IBM is expanding the roster of midlife career transition programs offered to its employees with a pilot program for transitions to non-profit organizations. IBM is partnering on the project with The Bridgestar Group, a consulting firm that works with non-profits. Bridgestar has forecast that non-profits will face a gap of 640,000 managerial personnel by the [...] [read full article…]
A new coalition of more than 100 organizations will kick off a campaign for national service with a ServiceNation Summit in New York this September. The summit has heavyweight sponsorship from Carnegie Corporation, AARP and Target. The campaign emphasizes service by older Americans, including a proposed Encore Service Corps that would provide opportunities in education, [...] [read full article…]
If you’re worried about achieving financial security in retirement, there’s a simple solution: Work a little longer. Most people say they don’t plan to retire until they turn 65. But that’s not what we’re actually doing. More than half of Americans actually retire at age 62–even though it’s not usually the best decision. Working even just [...] [read full article…]
When Sharon White was growing up, her career goal was clear: “I wanted to find a way to make money,” she recalls. An African-American woman who grew up in Compton, California in the 1950s, White pursued a career in business, acquiring degrees in accounting, business administration and finance along the way. Last month she retired at [...] [read full article…]
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