Nicole Wallace has written an article for The Chronicle of Philanthropy entitled, “Seismic Changes Are Ahead for Charities as Americans Age,” which addresses a significant demographic change and how it affects nonprofits: “One in five Americans will be 65 or older by 2030, but too few nonprofits are taking their own pulse to see how fit they are for what’s ahead. . . .
“Charities that provide the basics, things like food, shelter, and health care, will definitely see the impact of the aging population. But all nonprofits will feel the reverberations. America’s graying demographics will upend both the services that organizations provide and how they seek support. . . .
“For baby-boomer nonprofit leaders who have long focused on aging issues, this is an especially interesting moment when personal and professional lives intersect.
“Tim Carpenter founded EngAGE, a charity that brings the arts to low-income seniors, with a single writing class in 1998. His goal was to prove to older adults — and the people around them — that aging is an opportunity, not a disease.”
Read the entire article, which includes more about EngAGE plus comments from Tim, here: 2015_0831-Chronicle-of-Philanthropy
