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The Purpose Prize

Location: San Francisco, California, 94104, United States
Organization: Civic Ventures
Start date: November 25, 2009
Language(s): English
Age: Adults (18-64), Seniors (65 and over)
End date: November 25, 2011
Sex: All are welcome
Last updated: November 24, 2009

Description:

Do you know someone over 60 pursuing a passion in an encore career?

The Purpose Prize, now in its fifth year, provides five $100,000 and five $50,000 awards to social innovators over 60 in encore careers. It is the nation's only large-scale investment in social innovators in the second half of life.

The Purpose Prize is accepting nominations, including self-nominations, at www.encore.org/prize.

See who has won the Prize:

-Catalino Tapia, an immigrant who built a gardening business and then launched a grassroots program raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship funds to seed the American dream for Latino youth.

-Judith Broder, a psychiatrist who combines her experience and passion to recruit mental health professionals to provide free, confidential counseling to veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families through The Soldiers Project.

-Don Coyhis, a former computer executive who built a nationwide substance abuse recovery program based on Native American beliefs and traditions.

Please nominate at www.encore.org/prize.
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