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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Bickel As gerontologists social scientists who study aging populations we envision a future in which older people leave a doctors visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something. In addition, their blood pressure is lower , and they appear to be aging more slowly than other people of the same age. AP Photo/Joshua A.

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AARP, T. Rowe Price, QED kick off community to target $8.3T 50-plus market

TechCrunch

Technology aimed at older people, whether it be healthcare, fintech or entertainment, is not new, but a new community of startups, investors and global industry leaders are shining a light on what they say is an $8.3 Within this demographic, 10,000 people turn 65 every day, and the oldest millennials are 10 years from turning 50.

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My First Intergenerational Social Media: Learning from Gen Z's and Value of Different Points of View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, best of all, I had young people in the workshop - all age 17 and under - the generation dubbed as " Generation Z. The demographics of the room was 35% Gen Z, 10% Gen Y, 15% Gen X, and 40% babyboomers like me. Rather than me explaining it in detail and having people fall asleep. Here's the full room exercises. (1)

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[VIDEO] How to Tap Into Gen Y & Z Donors

Bloomerang

And so it’s important to note that with these demographic cohorts, oftentimes people try and think that as people age, they’re going to age out of a cohort. The other thing about millennials that is important to note that people tend to forget is that millennials are in the workforce. They do not. ” Yes.

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[VIDEO] Young Professionals and Junior Boards: Beyond the Kid’s Table to Meaningful Engagement

Bloomerang

If you’ve been on the last maybe two or three webinars, you know I’ve been talking up this one, because I’m in this demographic, and I cannot wait to hear what Sarah and Corinne have to say. I often attend Bloomerang webinars, and so I feel like I’m just, like, talking to my people today. Thanks for being here.

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

But when people told us what they loved about the museum, they didn’t use the word “participation.” It is a group of people connected by something shared. We exist for people who live in Santa Cruz County. In some ways, we do a good job engaging people who reflect our whole County. They talked about community building.

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A cure for America’s loneliness epidemic may be intergenerational workplace friendships

Fast Company Tech

As a business school professor who studies intergenerational relationships , I believe that our workplaces hold untapped potential for alleviating isolation. When colleagues do form friendships at work, they often gravitate toward people their own age. Generativity leads to benefits for the mentors too, such as higher self-esteem.