The results of this 2008 survey, sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Encore.org and conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, found that between 5.3 million and 8.4 million Americans ages 44 to 70, up to 9.5 percent of people in that age group, are already in…

Several states, including Arizona, California, Maryland, New York and Massachusetts, are taking the lead in seeing the social potential of boomers.

This report profiles colleges across the country

This 2008 survey of nonprofit employers, sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Encore.org (formerly Civic Ventures), found that seven out of 10 nonprofit employers rated the experience that encore workers bring to the job as a significant benefit

The Get Started Guide offers expert advice, tips and success stories about how to pursue encore careers in education, health care, government and the environment.

The grassroots youth service movement of the 1980s, recognized by a federal commission on national service, offers lessons for a commission focused on service by boomers.

As millions of boomers retire, the federal government will be especially hard hit. One solution: Look toward other retiring boomers.

This Conference Board report, sponsored by Encore.org, focuses on the impact boomer retirements will have on the stability, growth and potential of the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits that understand the needs and value of experienced employees will be more successful in…

This report profiles the winners of the 2007 BreakThrough Award, sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Encore.org, which recognizes nonprofit and public sector organizations providing meaningful public interest jobs for people over 50. (In 2009, the award became known…

This federal program helps experienced military veterans become teachers and role models in challenged schools