|
|
 |
|
|
|
The Purpose Prize
|
|
|
Dates:
November 23, 2009 - March 05, 2011
Location:
114 Sansome Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, California, 94104, United States
Organization:
Civic Ventures
Website:
http://www.encore.org/prize
|
Campaign posted on:
November 23, 2009
Language(s):
English
Contact person:
Alexandra Kent
|
Last updated:
November 23, 2009
Area of Focus:
Community Development, Seniors and Retirement Issues, Social Enterprise and Economic Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
How people can help:
Please nominate at www.encore.org/prize, get inspired by watching a brief video at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FF000195EF757D61, and help us spread the word by posting information about The Purpose Prize in newsletters, list serves, blogs, or by emailing your friends and colleagues.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/if/ioc/en/av/Campaign/5045-144/c
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
