Our guest on the podcast today is Marc Freedman. He is the co-CEO and founder of Encore.org, which is now known as CoGenerate and is geared toward helping people pursue meaningful work later in life. Freedman is also the author of How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations. He co-founded Experience Corps to mobilize people over 50 to improve the school performance and prospects of low-income elementary school students in 22 U.S. cities. Freedman also spearheaded the creation of the Encore Fellowships program, a one-year fellowship helping individuals translate their midlife skills into second acts focused on social impact, and the Purpose Prize, an annual $100,000 prize for social entrepreneurs in the second half of life. Freedman received his bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College and his Master of Business Administration from the Yale School of Management.
Background
Bio
CoGenerate
Experience Corps
How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations, by Marc Freedman
Age Diversity
“Overcoming Age Segregation,” by Marc Freedman and Trent Stamp, Stanford Social Innovation Review, March 15, 2021.
“Will 2023 Be the Year That We Begin to Make the Most of Age Diversity in the Workplace?” by Ramona Schindelheim, WorkingNation, Dec. 27, 2022.
“Harnessing the Power of Age Diversity,” by Alene Dawson, John Templeton Foundation, Oct. 31, 2023.
“America Is Arguably the Most Age-Diverse Society in Human History—It’s High Time to Prepare for Our Increasingly Multigenerational Workforce,” by Ramona Shindelheim, WorkingNation, Dec. 10, 2023.
Encore Careers
“Encore Career: What It Is, How It Works, Prevalence,” by Julia Kagan, Investopedia, Jan. 16, 2022.
Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, by Marc Freedman
“The Case for Putting Seniors in Charge of Universal Pre-K | Opinion,” by Marc Freedman and Carol Larson, Newsweek, Nov. 29, 2021.
The Purpose Prize
Work/Life Across Generations
“Kerry Hannon: Remote Work Trend Benefits Older Workers,” The Long View podcast, Morningstar, Oct. 20, 2020.
“Is America Ready to Unleash a Multigenerational Force for Good?” A National Opinion Survey From Encore.org With NORC at the University of Chicago.
Other
“The Globe: How BMW Is Diffusing the Demographic Time Bomb,” by Christoph Loch, Fabian J. Sting, Nikolaus Bauer, and Helmut Mauermann, Harvard Business Review, March 2010.
From Strength to Strength, by Arthur Brooks
Maggie Kuhn
Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative
Encore Fellowships
David Galenson
Troops to Teachers
Modern Elder Academy
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
“Dr. Anita Mukherjee: Exploring the Link Between Wealth, Longevity, and Quality of Life,” The Long View podcast, Morningstar, Oct. 10, 2023.
Now Teach
Michael Gurven
The Encore Career Handbook, by Marci Alboher
Wesley Gray: Perspectives on Market Efficiency, Investor Behavior, and ETFs
Dr. Preston Cherry: ‘Money and Life Intertwined’
Feraud Calixte: ‘Your Self-Worth Is Not Your Net Worth’
Roger Whitney: ‘Retirement Planning Is Not Financial Planning’
Morgan Housel: ‘Little Rules About Big Things’
Julien and Kiersten Saunders: ‘How Much Is Enough?’
Dana Anspach: How to Build an All-Weather Retirement Plan
Bob Pisani: Everyone Talks Their Book on Wall Street
Dave Nadig: Peering Into the Future of Indexing, Governance, and Financial Technology
David John: Improving the Retirement System
Tim Steffen: Tax-Saving Strategies for a Falling Market
Farnoosh Torabi: 'Money Is Meaningless Without Goals'
Sarah Ketterer: 'Forget Value, Think Valuation'
Cameron Huddleston: Talk to Your Parents About Their Finances
Michael Kitces: Does Portfolio Customization Pay Off?
Joe Saul-Sehy: What Is Your Growing Season?
Michael Santoli: Navigating Through a Foggy Market Outlook
Wade Pfau: The Risks of Retirement Today
Jordan Grumet: A Hospice Doctor Shares Lessons About Work, Money, and Life
Larry Siegel: ‘The Humblest Thing an Investor Can Do Is Buy Index Funds’
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