Civic Ventures – a think tank on boomers, work, and social purpose – is leading the call to engage millions of baby boomers as a vital workforce for change. Through an inventive program portfolio, original research, strategic alliances, and the power of people’s own life stories, Civic Ventures demonstrates the value of experience in solving serious social problems – from education to the environment, health care to homelessness. Founded in 1998 by social entrepreneur and author Marc Freedman, Civic Ventures works to define the second half of adult life as a time of individual and social renewal.

Civic Ventures’ Encore Careers campaign aims to engage millions of boomers in encore careers – combining personal meaning, continued income, and social impact – to produce a windfall of human talent to solve society’s greatest problems.

• The Purpose Prize - A campaign that includes a prize for social innovators in their encore careers.
• The Encore Opportunity Awards - An award for employers and organizations creating pathways to encore careers.
• The Community College Encore Career Grants program - A grants program for community colleges preparing boomers for encore careers.
• The Silicon Valley Encore Fellowships - A fellows program for corporate employees transitioning to encore careers.

For more information, visit Encore.org.