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Mature workers may be one of the most overlooked assets for regions needing skilled workers for economic growth, according to the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the Council on Competitiveness.  This paper provides a look at representative strategies and programs for regional…

by CLARE ANSBERRY AKRON, Ohio -- Mary Appleby, 76 years old, lost her job in January as a cashier at a courthouse cafeteria here. She is now looking for minimum-wage work. Mary Bennett, 80, began filling out applications for fast-food restaurants and convenience stores after…

Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…

by Emily BrandonThe typical American retires at age 63. Those fortunate few who have traditional pensions, retiree health insurance, and a fully loaded 401(k) will probably be fine. But if you haven't saved enough to fund 30 years of retirement--and most baby boomers aren't even…

by Nancy Trejos Jan Fitzsimmons had the luxury of being able to retire at 47 after 22 years of service with the U.S. Navy. But retirement turned out to be not so luxurious. Now 52 and renting an Arlington townhouse, she is looking for part-time…

Original Source Without sound management practices, even the most successful nonprofit will be unable to sustain, let alone increase, its impact over time. And yet, when Bridgespan consulting teams surveyed senior staff members at 30 nonprofits, the respondents consistently rated their organizations much higher on…

With most Baby Boomers short on savings, longer worklife urged Original Source by Gail Marks Jarvis It seemed like a good idea. Baby Boomers who never got around to saving as much as they hoped promised to keep working past retirement age. The joke in…

Original Source By ELLEN SIMON, AP Business Writer When Theodor Gervais was 14, he took a summer job selling cell phone covers in Brooklyn for $100 a month, sitting at a table outside a phone store in what he describes as "somewhat of a bad…

Original Source By Elizabeth Schwinn When Earl Martin Phalen started Building Educated Leaders for Life, a program that prepares Boston inner-city students for college, he found it easy to persuade foundations to pay for tutors and books. But few would give him money for the…

At the beginning of every nonprofit movement - whether it succeeds or fails - the founders probably feel like Odysseus. No matter how much momentum you start with, and how many battles you win in creating an idea and whipping up enthusiasm for it, actually…