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Other Civic Engagement Reports and Resources

A collection of some major reports and resources on civic engagement and older adults. Email us if you have suggestions for adding additional material to this page.

Retirement at the Tipping Point: The Year That Changed Everything Full Text (PDF)
Overview of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act of 2009 (Serve America Act) Full Text (PDF)
The new wealth of time: How timebanking helps people build better public services Full Text (PDF)
The Long-Term Relationship Between High-Intensity Volunteering and Physical Activity in Older African American Women Erwin J. Tan et al Full Text (Webpage)
Community Treasures: Contributions of Older Immigrants and Refugees Full Article (PDF)
Civic Engagement as a Retirement Role for Aging Americans View Abstract
Tapping Encore Talent: A Metlife/Civic Ventures Survey of Nonprofit Employers, October 2008 Full Article (PDF)
Older Adults and Political Participation on the Internet: A Cross-cultural Comparison of the USA and China (J Cross Cult Gerontol (2008) 23:1-15) Full Article (PDF)
From civil rights to … civic engagement? Concerns of two older critical gerontologists about a “new social movement” and what it portends Journal of Aging Studies, Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 196-204 View Abstract
Involvement in Voluntary Organizations: How Older Adults Access Volunteer Roles? Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume: 51 Issue: 3/4 View Abstract
Immigrants' Cultural Identities as Sources of Civic Engagement Applied Developmental Science, Volume 12, Issue 2 April 2008 , pages 74 - 83 View Abstract
Productive Engagement Among Older Americans: Prevalence, Patterns, and Implications for Public Policy (Journal of Aging and Social Policy, Vol. 20(2) 2008) Abstract Click Here
Older workers: an opportunity to expand the long-term care/direct care labor force (The Gerontologist, Vol. 48, Special Issue l, 90-103) Abstract Click Here
More to Give: Tapping the Talents of the Baby Boomer, Silent and Greatest Generations (AARP 2008) Full Article (PDF)
Enrich the lives of older adults through civic engagement (Journal of Active Aging, July/August 2008) Full Article (PDF)
Solid Growth, Untapped Potential, Survey on Giving and Volunteering in Marin County, CA (Marin Community Foundation) Full Study (PDF)
2005-2006 Senior Corps Performance Survey Findings (June 2008) Full Article (PDF)
Keeping Baby Boomers Volunteering: A Research Brief on Volunteer Retention and Turnover (Corporation for Community and National Service, 2007)
- Full Report (PDF)
- Issue Brief on "Boomers and Volunteering: Findings from Corporation Research" (PDF)
- Volunteering Among Older Adults: Population Projections, 2007-2050 (PDF)
- Volunteering Among Baby Boomers: Comparisons with Older and Younger Generations (PDF)
Designs for Change: Libraries and Productive Aging
(Americans for Libraries Council and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2006)
http://www.lifelonglibraries.org/documents/DesignsforChangefinal4-03-06_000.pdf
Reinventing Aging: Baby Boomers and Civic Engagement (Harvard School of Public Health - MetLife Foundation, 2004)
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/reinventingaging/Report.pdf
A Tale of Two Older Americas : Community Opportunities and Challenges (AdvantAge Initiative, 2004)
http://www.vnsny.org/advantage/AI_NationalSurveyReport.pdf
New Directions in Civic Engagement: University Meets Main Street (Pew Partnership, 2004)
http://www.pew-partnership.org/newdirections.html
Meaningful Service and Employment of Older Adults (Winter Park Health Foundation, 2004)
http://www.wphf.org/pubs/studypdfs/MSreport.pdf
Volunteer Management Capacity in America 's Charities and Congregations (The Urban Institute, 2004)
http://www.urban.org/template.cfm?Template=/TaggedContent/
ViewPublication.cfm&PublicationID=8794&NavMenuID=95
Attitudes of Individuals 50 and Older Toward Phased Retirement (AARP, 2005)
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/
attitudes_of_individuals_50_and_older_toward_phase.html
Is Early Retirement Ending? (AARP, 2004)
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/is_early_retirement_ending.html
Aging and Work – A View from the United States (AARP, 2004)
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/is_early_retirement_ending.html
Baby Boomers Envision Their Retirement II: Survey of Baby Boomers' Expectations for Retirement (AARP, 2004)
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/aresearch-import-865.html
Baby Boomers Envision Their Retirement: An AARP Segmentation Analysis (AARP, 1999)
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/aresearch-import-299.html
Time and Money: An In-Depth Look at 45+ Volunteers and Donors (AARP, 2003)
http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/Articles/aresearch-import-498.html
Recasting Retirement: New Perspectives on Aging and Civic Engagement (Civic Ventures, 2002)
http://www.civicventures.org/publications/booklets/recasting_retirement.cfm
The New Face of Retirement: An Ongoing Survey of American Attitudes on Retirement (Civic Ventures, 2002, 1999)
http://www.civicventures.org/publications/surveys/new-face-of-work.cfm
Engaging Older Volunteers in After-School Programs (Civic Ventures, 2002)
http://www.experiencecorps.org/images/pdf/engaging_older_volunteers.pdf
Baby Boomers and the New Age of Volunteerism (Corporation for National Service, 2001)
http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/filemanager/download/465/lindblom.pdf
Volunteer Connections: New Strategies for Involving Older Adults (Volunteer Canada, 2001)
http://www.volunteer.ca/volunteer/pdf/OlderAdults-Eng.pdf