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Encore Cleveland

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Contact:

Robert Harrison
Encore Cleveland
encore@greaterclevelandvolunteers.org
216-391-9032


Define Your Next Chapter

Encore Cleveland channels the time, energy and talents of experienced Clevelanders into solving community challenges and filling unmet needs.

What is Encore Cleveland?

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders with an array of meaningful opportunities in the community.


Discover Your Encore Opportunity

Discover Your Encore Opportunity

Encore Cleveland offers a wide array of experiences and opportunities. Individuals can get help to start a small business, train the next generation of skilled technical workers, or volunteer to improve the literacy rates of local elementary school students – the possibilities are endless! Explore different types of opportunities offered by our Encore Cleveland partners:

I want to volunteer

With Youth:

With Adults:

  • Cleveland Leadership Center Legacy Leaders: Stay civically engaged in the Cleveland community through service projects, mentoring opportunities and educational programs.
  • Fairhill Partners Encore Leaders for Health and Wellness: Lead evidence-based health promotion programs for adults in the community. 
  • Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association iConnect: Connect and engage socially with other older adults via digital devices, telephone or in-person “pop-up” sites at local senior apartment complexes.
  • Leadership Geauga Heritage Program: Put your professional experience and passion to work for the Geauga County community in this cohort-based program that offers networking, education and service opportunities.
  • Jumpstart Mentors: Share your business insights and expertise with entrepreneurs in the city of Cleveland who can benefit from guidance and support.
  • Teach for America Encore Mentoring Program: Help to accelerate the pace of change in schools by collaborating with teams of Teach For America corps member and alumni educators to tackle school-wide issues. These teams are called CATALYSTS (Collective Action To Accelerate Learning Yielding Strong Transformational Schools), and they benefit from the involvement and expertise of local Encore leaders. Meet two Teach for America Encore Mentors here.

With Nonprofits:

I want to give back while receiving compensation

I want a salary or hourly wage:

I want a stipend:

I have specific skills, knowledge or training that I want to apply in my Encore experience
  • Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) Encore Fellows: Apply for a paid fellowship at a local nonprofit organization, where you’ll be embedded as a staff member. 
  • BVU Skills-Based Volunteering: Experts from human resources, technology, finance, marketing, real estate, law and other professions are needed to help nonprofits with specific projects. Share your specialized skills and talents.
  • Cleveland Leadership Center Legacy Leaders: Stay civically engaged in the Cleveland community through service projects, mentoring opportunities and educational programs.
  • Leadership Geauga Heritage Program: Put your professional experience and passion to work for the Geauga County community in this cohort-based program that offers networking, education and service opportunities.
  • Manufacturing Works Technical Corps: Experienced automotive, manufacturing and construction technicians can earn an hourly wage while working part-time with students at Max S. Hayes High School and Euclid City Schools during the school year.
I want to start a business
  • ECDI – Women’s Business Center: Participate in a specially designed series of entrepreneur training, coaching and support programs.
  • Jumpstart Mentors: Share your business insights and expertise with entrepreneurs in the city of Cleveland who can benefit from guidance and support.
I’m looking for employment
  • Encore Employment Enterprise, Inc (E3): E3 was created to meet the needs of experienced workers age 50 and better who want to stay in the workforce and contribute to their communities while earning an income.
  • Manufacturing Works Technical Corps: Experienced automotive, manufacturing and construction technicians work part-time with students at Max S. Hayes High School and Euclid City Schools during the school year.

Watch Encore Clevelanders Talk About Their Experience


Bob Daugherty talks about his experience with Encore Cleveland and Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU).



Sue Speizer talks about her Encore Cleveland experience working with Chat Pals.


Catalina Maddox-Wagers talks about her Encore Cleveland involvement with Legacy Leaders.


Pam Carson and others discuss their Encore Cleveland experience working with Leadership Geauga and The Heritage Program.


Tim Angbrandt talks about his Encore Cleveland experience working with BVU (Business Volunteers Unlimited).


Contact Us

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