The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charities Miss Opportunities to Recruit Older Americans

More than 10 million healthy older Americans who have no family caregiving responsibilities do not work or volunteer — and nonprofit groups should court them to fill projected employment and volunteer shortages, a new paper published by the Urban Institute's Retirement Project argues.

"Over half of these able seniors...

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