Encore!Hartford is the pilot of the larger Encore!Connecticut initiative. This workforce development program is targeted to seasoned Connecticut corporate and public-service professionals seeking to transition their expertise to professional and managerial employment in the nonprofit sector.

[Application Process]
Application Period: December 9, 2011 through January 20, 2012
Acceptance Decisions: February 10, 2012

Twenty-five Encore Fellows will be vetted and chosen through a competitive selection process based on their skill sets and potential for success in the nonprofit sector.

Encore!Hartford features:

Deep Immersion in the Nonprofit Sector
All components of Encore!Hartford, from education to encore fellowship, are conducted in a diverse selection of Greater Hartford nonprofits. This format allows the Encore Fellow to have the highest degree possible of exposure to the variety of work environments of the nonprofit sector. Encore!Hartford has three core components:

Education
Fifty-six hours of professional and managerial skill-set transition education in nonprofit leadership, program management, finance, governance, funding strategies, human resources, program outcome measurement and job search strategies.

Networking / Informational Interviews
A job shadowing day with nonprofit professionals in jobs relevant to the aspirations of the Encore Fellow are required.

Encore Fellowship
The cornerstone of Encore!Hartford is the two-month Encore Fellowship at a Greater Hartford nonprofit. Encore Fellows will be assigned to a high-level project with a nonprofit within their field and position interest. Fellowships will provide participants with experience in the field and develop the networks and skill sets essential to be successful in their encore careers.

Program Fee: $2750.00

Scholarship Opportunities: For information on availability and eligibility of possible scholarship opportunities, please visit workforce Investment Act website.

In the Media

• Encore Hartford Pilot Outcome Report (pdf)
  
  
• “Looking for a Job? Try a Nonprofit.” New York Times 11/10/10
  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/giving/11CAREER.html?_r=1
  
  
• Hartford Business Journal article on Encore!Hartford