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Encore Fellowships offer employers, foundations, and philanthropies a powerful way to connect skilled professionals with nonprofit organizations that need their expertise. Through 1,000-hour, capacity- building projects at below-market rates, Encore Fellows help nonprofits strengthen operations, drive mission-focused initiatives, and build long-term sustainability.

Whether you are a company looking to support employee transitions to retirement or a foundation seeking innovative ways to support grantees, Encore Fellowships create a win-win for the community and the professionals seeking meaningful encore careers.

How Foundations and Charities Benefit

Encore Fellowships offer charities, private foundations and philanthropies a way to increase the effectiveness of the organizations they support for short term projects and for the long term – by leveraging a talent pool of seasoned professionals and leaders in HR, IT, marketing, finance, strategic planning and other areas. Whether you build a Fellowship into your grants, or recommend Encore Fellowships to your nonprofit community, an Encore Fellow increases their capacity in ways that complement your funding. Encore Fellowships will work you to deliver the communication and integration with your programs, to make us both successful.

Examples Of Programs Include:

Community-based projects: In New York City, the Robin Hood Foundation has sponsored Encore Fellowships to help build the capacity of nonprofits that are working to elevate living standards for New Yorkers living in poverty.
City-based project: In San Jose, California, 8 Encore Fellows™ provided services to the City Manager’s office, developing a framework of policies, procedures and tools to guide overall management of diverse city-wide volunteer programs. In the Mayor’s office, Fellows created advisory boards, guided implementation of a technology SCRUM initiative, and promoted intergenerational mentorship.

How Corporate Partners Benefit - Support Employee Transitions with Purpose

Encore Fellowships offer a smart, strategic path for you to provide to employees nearing retirement who want to give back. Whether you refer us to nonprofits in your community, sponsor Fellowships, or co- create a custom program, we will help you build a solution that fits your goals.

If you are interested in exploring this relationship more, please contact:

Edward J. Bolognini
Executive Director
Phone: (212) 727-4245
Email: ebolognini@fedcap.org

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