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Purpose Prize

Why This Former Ice Capades Owner Now Wants To Only Spread Peace

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 03.30.2013 | Fifty
Read More: encore.org, Reinvention, Carole Krechman, Ice Capades, Purpose Prize, Second Acts, Kofi Annan, Peacemakers, Carole Sumner Krechman, Fifty News

As CEO of Recreation World, Carole Sumner Krechman and her husband Sheldon owned and operated the Ice Capades as well as 22 ice-skating and roller-ska...

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Why This Former Toy Store Owner Is Now Reinventing Foster Care

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 03.08.2013 | Fifty
Read More: encore.org, Reinvention, Treehouse Foundation, Birdsong Farm, Judy Cockerton, Purpose Prize, Sibling Connections, Second Acts, Foster Care System, Foster Care, Civil Ventures, Fifty News

In the fall of 1998, Judy Cockerton's husband handed her a newspaper article about a 5-month-old boy in foster care who had been kidnapped right from ...

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Post50s Embrace 'Encore' Careers

USA Today | Sandra Block | Posted 11.23.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Encore Careers, Second Acts, Reinvention, Metlife, Baby Boomers, USA Today, Encore Fellowship, Civic Ventures, Purpose Prize, Retirement, Fifty News

Lara Hara, 56, an engineer at Intel in Cupertino, Calif., isn't ready to retire, but he wants a break from his high-pressure job. Like many Boomers, h...

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Innovators Over 60 Win $100,000 For Contributions To Communities

Evan Allis | Posted 01.07.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Philanthropy, Civic Ventures, Purpose Prize, Volunteering, Award, Encore, Impact, Prize, Grant, Fifty News

Each year, social think tank Civic Ventures awards the Purpose Prize to individuals over 60 who are combining their passion and experience for social ...

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How to Thrive Over 50 By Focusing on the "Bright Spots"

Karma Kitaj | Posted 12.27.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Flint Sparks, Bright Spots, Purpose Prize, The Third Age, Appreciative Inquiry, Chris and Dan Heath, Positive Psychology, Alivelihood: New Adventures as We Age, Shift: How to Change When Change Is Hard, Civic Ventures, Kathie Malley-Morrison, Fifty News
Karma Kitaj

How often do we encounter people who seem to notice nothing but trouble? They focus on the negative, on criticizing, intimidating, fear-mongering.

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Doing Good Through Social Media

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Social Networking, Purpose Prize, Women, Careers, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aging, Healthy Living News
Julia Moulden

Debbie Dimoff is what Malcolm Gladwell calls a connector -- she knows absolutely everyone, and is a genius at bringing people together.

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Nonprofit Leaders Over 60 Win 2010 Purpose Prizes (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Charity Leaders, Slideshow, Senior Citizens, Purpose Prize 2010, Purpose Prize, Impact News

Each year, the Purpose Prize is awarded to a group of professionals over 60 who have found second careers heading up nonprofits to make a difference i...

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Think It's Over Once You're 60? Check Out The Purpose Prize

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Philanthropy, Therapy, Purpose Prize, Charity, Child Soldiers, War, The Giving Life, 9/11, New Radicals, Psychology, Uganda, September 11th, Julia Moulden, Peter-C-Alderman-Foundation, Lord's Resistance Army, Video, Healthy Living News
Julia Moulden

This is the true story of a couple of ordinary Americans who thought, once they turned 60, that life would be uneventful. Instead, they've just won a prestigious award that honours their world-changing work.

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Innovators Over 60 Tackle World's Problems [VIDEO]

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Peter C. Alderman Foundation, encore.org, Purpose Prize, Over 60, Baby Boomers, Elizabeth and Stephen Alderman, Terrorism, Video, Impact News

With millions of baby boomers reaching retirement and the end of their professional careers, many are looking for a way to continue to contribute mean...

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New Year, New Job, New Radical

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Bridgestar, Bill Drayton, Ashoka, Purpose Prize, Social Edge, Changemakers, Julia Moulden, MaRS Discovery District, New Radicals, Bridgespan, Skoll Foundation, Encore, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Julia Moulden

What's a New Radical? Someone who's found a way to put the skills acquired in her career to work on the world's greatest challenges. Here are five organizations that can help you become a New Radical in 2010.

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Blending Agriculture and Technology to Create New Jobs

Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Broadband, Purpose-Prize, Civic Ventures, Purpose Prize, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Abc, Business News
Mark Miller

Tim Will's work in organic farming has just been recognized with a 2009 Purpose Prize. He's been recognized for demonstrating creative and effective work to tackle social problems.

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