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For media inquiries and requests for speakers, please email Stefanie Weiss, director of communications, at sweiss@cogenerate.org.

Exciting News About CoGenerate’s Leadership

Exciting News About CoGenerate’s Leadership

It’s my great honor to chair the CoGenerate board and to share this exciting news. Starting today, CoGenerate will shift to a cogenerational leadership model, steered by two CEOs, both of whom you know well — Marc Freedman and Eunice Lin Nichols. Given our increasing...

What Makes an Intergenerational Dance Company Special?

What Makes an Intergenerational Dance Company Special?

Dance Generators is an intergenerational dance company housed at the University of San Francisco. With participants ranging in age from 17-89 and representing a mix of undergraduate students, elders and professional dancers, Dance Generators works to shatter...

New $25K Grants Available to Bring Generations Together in Service

New $25K Grants Available to Bring Generations Together in Service

Now, more than ever, we need new ways to bring older and younger people together to solve problems and bridge divides. National service, which has traditionally been age-segregated, can play a critical role in bringing older and younger corps members and volunteers...

Mentoring, Sondheim Style

Mentoring, Sondheim Style

The stories are coming out of the woodwork. He sent a short note on his letterhead, he signed the Playbill, he came to a local production, he offered to talk on the phone. Some who have these memories are famous – Lynn Nottage, Lin Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Larson —...

Hey Boomers: Here’s How To Pay It Forward on Climate Change

Hey Boomers: Here’s How To Pay It Forward on Climate Change

“Your generation caused this whole mess.” Our daughter’s summary of the climate crisis hit me hard. Of course, it wasn’t the first time I’d heard Boomer blame when it came to climate issues. A few years ago, philosopher and gerontologist Rick Moody summed up the...