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News release by BLS, US Dept. of Labor, February 22, 2013 on volunteer rates between September 2011 and 2012.

published in 2011, excellent chart on page 8 of The Extended Workforce: Old and New Realities, 3 columns headed Dimension, Old Reality, and New Reality. Reports that type of work by extended employees has changed from primarily low-skilled, low-value work to high skilled, high value knowledge work, personal profile of workers has changed, reasons for becoming an extended worker have changed.

"CQ Researcher * Oct. 19, 2007 * www.cqresearcher.com Volume 17, Number 37 *"

Traditional formats in Word or PDF are still preferred even by advertising and marketing executives 1. customize content 2. keywords 3. proofread, proofread, proofread 4. Keep it simple 5. Sum it up 6. Show, don't tell 7. Don't fudge facts 8. Do not mention money

Case study on scaling Encore Fellowships Networks, 2013 "These include getting network members to take responsibility for the network's long-term governance and sustainability, balancing the need for network-wide coordination with the need for local flexibility, and knowing how much growth and variation the network can handle at different points in its evolution and just how much is needed to achieve the organizers' social change objectives"

nice infograph on why hiring workers over age 55 is good business

report in May 2013 by MetLife on oldest baby boomers retiring

news release on new Met Life study on oldest baby boomers retiring and drawing social security.

shows how civic engagement and desire for lifelong learning by boomers complement each other, Winter 2006-2007.

AARP study on social, community, volunteer engagement, 2012

one page infographic on volunteering among adults age 50+, 2014, AARP research

Baby Boomers and Volunteering, data from 2007 (old!). Makes interesting assertions such as volunteers in strategic planning, marketing, and volunteer management are more likely to volunteer from year to year.

Article by Samantha Cole referring to new study from Merrill Lynch in 2015 on why people choose to work past retirement age.

AARP's report on why hiring workers over age 50 is the right thing to do for business.

Long document, but definitely worth reading. This is an excellent business case for hiring workers 50+. I wonder how it will be used and/or disseminated. Unfortunately there is still age bias in hiring as I recently read on a LinkedIn article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-26/here-s-proof-that-age-discrimination-is-widespread-in-the-job-market If only we could get these two mindsets connected!

five tips for optimizing resumes for ATS

2014 study on job seekers using social media, mobile connections to look and apply for jobs

good report on encore service

Deloitte Consulting completes the value exchange tool to show why it allied with New Profit, Inc. a leading venture philanthropy fund for three years. Brilliant use of graphics in tool--example, empty, and completed, that shows how partnerships between for- and not-for-profit entites should be evaluated before commitment. Choosing whether and how to partner is made easier by viewing any potential partnership arrangement through the lens of four contributions that an organization might provide: reach, assets, reputation, and capabilities. The Value Exchange Tool is a simple method for considering what a partner could potentially contribute, stacking up what a potential partner brings, and representing the value exchange at the heart of the partnership in a single visual.

article by Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes contributor, May 25, 2015, on 40% of the workforce working in "contingent" jobs as contractors, project employees, part-timers, on-call, agency temps, contract workers, etc. according to new GAO report.