Civic Engagement and Older Adults: A Critical Perspective - Taken from the Gerontologist, Vol. 46, No.3, 318-324

EMPLOYMENT

Current Strategies to Employ and Retain Older Workers - A report prepared by the Urban Institute for the U. S. Deptartment of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of Older Workers in Colorado: 2004 
 

VOLUNTEERISM

Stanford Social Innovation Review: The New Volunteer Workforce  - Nonprofits rely heavily on volunteers, but most CEOs do a poor job of managing them. As a result, more than one-third of those who volunteer one year do not donate their time the next year-at any nonprofit. That adds up to an estimated $38 billion in lost labor. To remedy this situation, nonprofit leaders must develop a more strategic approach to managing this overlooked and undervalued talent pool. The good news is that new waves of retiring baby boomers and energetic young people are ready to fill the gap.  Click here to view the entire article. 

Resources: Baby Boomer Volunteers - As Baby Boomers begin to retire, many of them are turning to volunteer work in nonprofit organizations.  Some Boomers are experiencing a disconnect between the kind of support they would like to provide and the kind of volunteer experiences that nonprofits are making available and need.  The Alliance has gathered resources to help nonprofits develop the capacity they need to take advantage of the full spectrum of talents that Baby Boomers have to offer.  Click here for more infomration from The Alliance for Non-Proft Management.

The Volunteer Asset in an Uncertain Economy:   The current economic reality demands more strategic stewardship of volunteer resources. Need for nonprofit services - and for the social and economic impact and safety net they create - is on the rise, even as donations decline. As volunteers and donors are forced to choose where they will spend time and money, nonprofit leaders must inspire ownership and loyalty, and deepen their current relationships.  Click here to read the entire October 2008 article by Jill Friedman Fixler & Jennifer Rackow.