Encore Organization Members

Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (national)

Age Wave is the world’s leader in understanding the effects of an aging population on the marketplace, the workplace and our lives.

Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (national)

Amava

Amava provides services and content (both online and offline) to adults looking to stay active, connected and engaged throughout the second half of life.  These are the ultimate keys to fulfillment and longevity.

Bridge Meadows (OR)

Bridge Meadows creates intentional intergenerational communities designed to help children become adopted from foster care, support their families so that they thrive and provide meaning and purpose for elders.

Business Volunteers Unlimited (Northeast Ohio)

Cardinal Institute for Health Careers (VA)

Cardinal Institute for Health Careers, CIHC, was established in March 2007 as Cardinal Creek Consulting, L.L.C> (CCC) in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The primary focus was on the development of health care education curriculums and programs, as well as statistical consulting to the medical and legal professions, In addition, CCC began offering on-going Personal Are Aide courses in late 2013 and continues to the present.

Cleveland Leadership Center (Cleveland OH)

Cleveland Leadership Center provides leadership and community engagement opportunities across a spectrum of life and career stages to inspire, connect and challenge individuals to make a positive community impact.

Coming of Age (MO, NY, TX)

Community Service Society (NY)

The Dayton Foundation (OH)

The Dayton Foundation strengthens existing community initiatives in the Dayton region by leveraging highly skilled senior professionals serving as Fellows, and engaging additional senior adults on a meaningful scale as skill-based volunteers.

East End Neighborhood House (Cleveland OH)

East End Neighborhood House’s mission is to provide the families of our community culturally diverse and compassionate social services, education and activities so that each member—from child to senior—can become self sufficient and thrive.

Economic Community Development Institute (ECDI) - Women's Business Center (Akron, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati and southern Ohio)

Since 2004, ECDI has assisted Ohio’s entrepreneurs through their one-stop-shop business services model, suited to meet the needs of all entrepreneurs, regardless of what business stage they’re in.

Elders Action Network (national)

Encore Boston Network (MA, RI)

Encore Boston Network brings together organizations and individuals who share an interest in accelerating the adoption of encore as a community norm in greater Boston and eastern Massachusetts.

Encore!Connecticut (CT)

Encore!Connecticut prepares seasoned corporate-sector professionals who have been displaced or downsized for managerial roles in Connecticut’s nonprofit sector.

Encore Palm Beach County (FL)

Encore Palm Beach County offers mid-life adults the opportunity to use their life and work experience in new careers, paid and unpaid, to improve their communities.

Encore Staffing Network: Vantage Aging (Cuyahoga, Medina and Summit counties) (RSVP and Encore Staffing Network)

For over 40 years, VANTAGE Aging has promoted successful aging by providing programs to support the needs of older adults to age in place and live independently with dignity. Its Encore Staffing Network combines staffing agency experience with encore innovation and specializes in placing older workers in jobs for the greater good.

Encore Tampa Bay (FL)

Encore Tampa Bay creates pathways, programs, policies and resources to create encore careers and builds awareness for community/business leaders and organizations about the potential and windfall of encore talent in the Tampa Bay community.

EngAGE (CA, MN, OR)

EngAGE’s mission is to empower people – intellectually, creatively and emotionally – to do what they do best for the rest of their lives, gaining mastery, life enrichment and engagement. We lay a foundation for intentional community, the sense of having arrived, being part of a chosen neighborhood.

EngAGE delivers no-cost tailored programming in well-being, the arts, lifelong learning and intergenerational opportunities. Programs are taught by college-level teaching artists and other professionals; students participate in culminating events to use their skills in real-world ways.

ESC Encore Fellowships (MA)

ESC Encore Fellowships provides transitional management support from experienced professionals to move critical initiatives forward. Fellows help build capacity through high-impact roles in areas such as management, operations and development.

Experience Matters (AZ)

Experience Matters pairs experienced volunteers, aged 50+ with nonprofits to significantly improve the health of both.

Fundación Más (Chile)

Fundación Más mobilizes senior consultants to share their talent, knowledge and experience to contribute to the development of the social sector in Chile.

Gifts to Give

Gifts to Give, located in Achushnet MA, is a magical place. Thousands of local children come here to engage in giving and service, which we call “tangible philanthropy” and “big citizenship.”  

Grand Rapids Community Foundation (MI)

Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Encore program inspires individuals age 50+ to engage in meaningful work and service. We also challenge community organizations to increase their capacity for experienced talent by identifying innovative service opportunities and pathways.

Inspiring Service (OH)

The Howard County MD Recreation and Parks Department offers recreation programs for active adults, and supports encore efforts in Howard County. We’re looking to expand into trips, classes, educational seminars and volunteer experiences.

Inspiring Service (OH)

Inspiring Service is launching their “Encore” program as part of the launch of a comprehensive program/platform named “Cincinnati Cares” for encouraging, empowering and inspiring volunteerism in their region.

Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps, a program of JVC Northwest (OR, WA)

JV EnCorps, an ecumenical program of JVC Northwest, facilitates transformative opportunities for value-centered service, community and spiritual formation for older adults committed to social and ecological justice.

Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice & Social Transformation

Through The Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice & Social Transformation, the Encore Impact engages a diverse group of 55+ adults in a four-month program of discernment, dialogue, and experience with what an “encore” stage of productive, social-purpose focused adulthood might look like.

Kaumatua

The Milan Italy-based Kaumatua program taps the wisdom of older people to benefit our community. It is inspired by the Maori word kaumatua, describing the wisdom of elders

Korber Stiftung

In 2019 the Körber Foundation will award the ZUGABE Prize for social entrepreneurship in old age. Three senior social entrepreneurs aged 60plus who are implementing solutions to social challenges of our time will each receive 60,000 EUR.

Life Planning Network (national, chapters in CA, DC/MD/VA, MA, PA)

The Life Planning Network is dedicated to promoting positive aging and shaping the future of aging by supporting those transitioning to the next phase of life. Participate in our national chapter or in our Chesapeake, New England, Northern California and emerging eastern Pennsylvania chapters.

Manufacturing Works (Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Medina, Geauga, Portage, Summit Counties in Northeast Ohio)

Manufacturing Works focuses on leading, strengthening, connecting, partnering to ensure a prosperous, connected manufacturing community in greater Cleveland.

National Council on Aging, Aging Mastery Program

The Aging Mastery Program empowers participants to embrace longevity through education, goal-setting, and peer support. In addition to in-person classes the in-home Aging Mastery Starter Kit inspires people to achieve autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Next Chapter Kansas City (KS, MO)

Next Chapter Kansas City develops meaningful opportunities for persons ages 50 and older as they explore options for work, service, and learning in the next chapter of their lives.

Oasis Institute: (CA, DC, MO, IN, NM, NY, TX, plus partners in 50 cities).

The Oasis Institute is a national nonprofit organization that promotes healthy aging through lifelong learning, active lifestyles and volunteer engagement roles such as intergenerational tutoring.

OneOC (CA)

OneOC’s mission is “accelerating nonprofit success.” It provides volunteer, training, consulting and fiscal sponsorship services to help nonprofits become as efficient and effective as they are passionate about their missions.

Renewment (Los Angeles area, CT, DC, FL, MA)

Renewment is a book, forum and movement for women 55+ to create a future of meaning, growth and contribution.

Renewment (Los Angeles area, CT, DC, FL, MA)

Retirement Wisdom guides people to discover what’s next and how to get there through coaching, blogs and a podcast. 

SAGE (OR)

SAGE (Seniors Advocates for Generational Equity) inspires people over 50 to give forward with their time, money and voice to enable younger and future generations to thrive. We motivate action and volunteerism through grassroots conversations and leadership development.

Teach for America (Greater Cleveland OH)

Teach For America catalyzes leadership to make educational equity a reality.

The Longevity Forum (UK)

The Longevity Forum is a not-for-profit initiative committed to achieving longer, healthier and more fulfilled lives for as many people as possible. It was founded on the premise that increased longevity presents a wonderful human opportunity. Unlocking the longevity dividend will require multi-disciplinary collaboration and a radical rethink of how we approach all of life and not just the end of life.

The Transition Network (CA, DC, GA, IL, MD, OH, MA, MT, NM, NJ, NY, PA)

The Transition Network is a nonprofit that creates inclusive communities for women 50+ in personal or professional transitions who are seeking new connections, resources and opportunities to grow and contribute.

Union Theological Seminary

The Encore Transition Program at Union Theological Seminary engages a diverse group of 12-15 like-minded 55+ adults in a four-month program of discernment, dialogue, and experience with what an “encore” stage of productive, social-purpose focused adulthood might look like.

United Neighborhood Houses of NY

United Neighborhood Houses (UNH) is the membership organization of 39 New York City settlement houses and community centers that provide vital services to more than 750,000 New Yorkers each year. UNH supports its members by advocating for budget and policy reforms, developing innovative practices that better meet our communities’ needs, and customizing professional development that build the skills of the current and next generation of community leaders. UNH’s work and the work of its members help create stronger, more vibrant NYC neighborhoods for us all.

University of Minnesota Advanced Careers

University of Minnesota Advanced Careers (UMAC) is for Boomers transitioning from career jobs into meaningful engagement. It connects intergenerational learning, social impact, and personal development. UMAC is a gap year for experienced professionals as they transition from career jobs into what is next. UMAC brings a cohort of fellows back to campus as they explore ways to leverage their talents for the common good.

UW Encore

UW Encore guides UW staff and faculty retirees toward UW-related encore opportunities. As you walk your retirement path, UW Encore is dedicated to identifying ways to share your skills, strengths and wisdom with the UW community and its mission. In the 2017-18 academic year opportunities will include the Husky Leadership Initiative, the Pipeline Project, the Undergraduate Research Program and more.

Vision of Hope

The Dominican Sisters Vision of Hope provides tuition assistance and program support for eight of their poorest elementary schools, five in Los Angeles, two in San Francisco, and one in Oakland.

Vitality Society

Vitality Society (national) is an online platform for people 60 and better to remain at their best. With affinity groups and dozens of Zoom fitness/wellness classes, members get coaching and peer support to remain vital.