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blog post by Kara Looney, LinkedIn Pulse, on combining profit with purpose in corporations--responsibility of employer and employees, April 7, 2015. Could this line of thought open opportunity for how employers help long-time employees exit into their encores?

nice blog by Danielle Holly on engaging employees--in all their new variations of flexible, entrepreneurial, and purpose-driven foci--to volunteer. People need empathy and experience to become truly engaged--people to people.

down to earth article on how to use one's strengths and interests to move into second purposeful career, Next Avenue blog.

article by Richard Eisenberg, Forbes, 4.1.13 he government's annual Volunteering in the United States report just came out and I'm disappointed to report that both the number and percentage of Americans age 45 to 64 who volunteered in the 12 months ending September 2012 fell from the previous year. (I know, boomers are actually age 49 to 67, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't break down the numbers this way.) U.S. Retirement Poll: The Big Lie And The Big Fantasy Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Encore Careers for the Rest of Us Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Meet The Inspiring 2012 Purpose Prize Winners Selected By Encore.org Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The Latest Insider Views On Retirement Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The latest figures show that 23.4 million age 45 to 64 volunteered last year, down from 23.9 million in 2011. The percentage who volunteered dropped to 29.3 percent, from 30.6 percent, for those age 45 to 54 and to 27.6 percent, from 28.1 percent, for Americans 55 to 64. Both of those declines were steeper than the overall dip in the U.S. volunteer rate of 0.3 percent. Speculation on why boomers are not volunteering? "What's the problem? Even putting the year-to-year figures aside, why is it that fewer than a third of my fellow boomers - who often think of themselves as the original giving-back generation - volunteer? There's no simple explanation, of course. We're busy. We need to focus on hanging onto our jobs. We have obligations to our kids and parents. All true. But I think a key reason is that many boomers haven't found ways they can volunteer the way they want to, by putting their talents and skills to use, rather than by stuffing envelopes, answering phones and donating food. Here's some evidence backing up my contention that boomers like providing meaningful assistance when they volunteer: According to the Volunteering in the United Sta

Margaret Manning's video interview with John Tarnow on digital tools to use for networking and starting businesses. (17 minutes) shocked at # of people who do not have photos on social media profile including LinkedIn "Transparency is new privacy" "Linkedin is great tool for our generation, Facebook more social, need to fill in LinkedIn profiles to give employers/clients sense of compatibility, affinities" It is also connecting to people they know. How important is blogging? A-It's a process to find what your point of view is. Part of reinvention process is figuring out what we have to say, that others can learn from. Manning did a list of 60 things for younger women to know Being of service to community is key. Subscribe to news feeds, Google alerts on handful of topics that relate to this interest. Go to website, comment, engage with other people to develop your voice, your brand. Purpose of networking--to have fun, to link up with others, looking to start a business--great opportunities on Linkedin, search tools. Act locally, think globally. Define product and market--same old skills we have used forever. only difference today is scale. Twitter is way of getting message out, supporting brand. Outward platform. Social mindset is needed for starting businesses. Live in a sharing economy--software, business development, etc.

amazing list of 50 influencers bringing about change in health and well-being, work & purpose, caregiving, living & learning, etc. as we age past 50

Nice blog by Danielle Holly, Common Impact, on engaging remote employees and skilled volunteers with good sources cited in the article, May 17, 2016. If everyone is remote, everyone is equal, but skilled management is still needed.

Jeff Bullas offers ten tips on creating your virtual resume

Challenges of finding work post-retirement, Glenn Ruffenach, Market Watch, Next Avenue, June 9, 2015.

article by Suzanne Woolley, May 18, 2015 in Bloomberg Business on how unexpected events force earlier retirements than planned and reasons for continuing to work past age 65.