Boomers are ready for nonprofit’s but are nonprofit’s ready for them?

By The Conference Board -Jill Casner-Lotto

Nonprofit organizations are expected to face unique challenges as the huge Baby Boomer generation transitions into retirement mode. Never before has the US needed to face, on such a large scale, the demands and challenges of an aging workforce. A new report by Jill Casner-Lotto discusses the impact of Baby Boomer aging on the nonprofit sector, which needs to be prepared to handle these issues, even as they are already impacting the public and private sectors. The report focuses on the impact of large-scale retirements on the stability, growth and potential of nonprofit organizations, and describes how these organizations can tap into other sectors’ talent pools to recruit experienced leaders, staff and volunteers. The fact that many Boomers want to work past retirement age poses challenges for many nonprofit’s who have traditionally relied on retired seniors as a source of personnel, both paid and unpaid. The report, available from The Conference Board, includes the following topics: Critical Challenges and Opportunities Lie Ahead; Not All Boomers Want to Retire: Many Expect to Work — Just Not in Their Current Job or Career; Recruitment and Retention Challenges; Strategic Ideas and Actions for Nonprofit’s; and Literature Review: Managing an Aging Workforce in Nonprofit Organizations.

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