Has anyone thought about outreach to retirees? They’re no longer locked into a career, and could help fill the experience gap with part-time mentorship, consulting, or advisory work. I imagine many would be excited to work with young people & give back.
Could try cold messaging retirees on linkedin who seem to have relevant skills/expertise...
Could be your, or their, comparative advantage to start such an org—if you already have retirees in your group, you could make a special effort to help them find ways to contribute, talk to them about outreach, and see if there’s a model which can be scaled up.
I’ve thought about it but I’m convinced my current startup is a more impactful area. Think it would be a great opportunity for someone without a lot of career capital.
Has anyone thought about outreach to retirees? They’re no longer locked into a career, and could help fill the experience gap with part-time mentorship, consulting, or advisory work. I imagine many would be excited to work with young people & give back.
Could try cold messaging retirees on linkedin who seem to have relevant skills/expertise...
I’ve thought about this! Actually have a couple retirees in my local EA group looking to help.
Unfortunately I asked around at EAG DC and the general response seemed to be “great idea, but I don’t know anyone focused on that.”
I got a lot of general referrals to the standard career orgs, but I think an org focusing on retirees could be highly impactful.
Could be your, or their, comparative advantage to start such an org—if you already have retirees in your group, you could make a special effort to help them find ways to contribute, talk to them about outreach, and see if there’s a model which can be scaled up.
Unfortunately I’m already deep in another project which I think is also very high value. Might look into this later on.
I’ve thought about it but I’m convinced my current startup is a more impactful area. Think it would be a great opportunity for someone without a lot of career capital.