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25/04/2024

🌟 Meet Juliet Sanders , the inspiring founder & CEO of Feeding Families! 🌟 Founded in 2017 at the age of 57, Juliet's journey began as a personal project in 2016, delivering Christmas hampers to families in need. Today, Feeding Families is a beacon of hope in North East England, combating food poverty with support & security. Remember, it's never too late to make a difference! 💪

Setting up a charity at 57

15/04/2024

📢✨ We are excited to share with you that is speaking at BE BOLD NOW LONDON on 1st May 2024. 📣 Save the date and get your tickets now https://www.beboldforchange.org/london

Be Bold Now

26/02/2024

🎬✨ Join us on a captivating journey with Frances Harper, the incredible woman who went from secretary to filmmaker, embarking on a new chapter after the age of 60! 🌟 Inspired by a BBC Radio Suffolk story about Louise, a young s*x worker, Frances picked up a camera and learned the art of filmmaking from scratch.

Frances Harper, a former secretary, embarked on a remarkable journey into filmmaking at the age of 60, inspired by a BBC Radio Suffolk story. Intrigued by Louise, a young s*x worker, Frances felt compelled to share her story properly. Despite having no prior experience with a video camera, Frances p...

30/01/2024

Join our CEO, Victoria Tomlinson FRSA, at the RSA Fellow’s Festival 2024 - Newcastle stop on 29th February, where they are hosting a series of lightening talks on the theme of courage.

This year marks the 270th anniversary of the RSA, and this event will showcase how their heritage has shaped a commitment to courage. Victoria will be joined by a host of other inspirational Fellows, changemakers and innovators, to share their wisdom spanning five focus areas: environment, economy, culture, society and innovation. Together they’ll reflect on nearly three centuries of social impact, exploring how we can be even braver and bolder in our social change ambitions.

Find out more and book your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eFFgJVnY

09/01/2024

If you got something you believe in and you enjoy doing, keep going - and something will happen!

After a full-on business career Alison Canning's spiritual journey led to a business

31/10/2023

This week we are launching our platform, Rethink Retirement, for employers who are working with 50+ employees. We spent a year developing and piloting this, including with major corporates. Thanks to the hundreds of people who shared stories for the platform and helped us shape this support. The feedback has been fantastic, helping re-energise many at the end of their careers and it encourages employees who want to keep earning to ask their bosses if they can work part-time/flexibly – and fill skills gaps.

Some of the insights from working with corporates
- Thousands of employees retire every year, who could and would love to, carry on working but part-time/flexibly
- But employers don't discuss the option of working flexibly instead of retiring because it is fraught with possible age discrimination. So they don't
- Our platform suggests to employees that if they want to keep earning, then talk to their bosses and ask if you can work differently - there is a skills shortage, they may be happy to do this
- The platform is the only benefit designed specifically by and for the 50+ generation
- There are 200 amazing video stories giving people ideas about what they can do next - feedback is constantly 'it's so inspiring'
- Nearly half the workforce will be aged over 50 by 2030 - this generation is a massive resource

Want to know more? Why not book a demo with us [email protected]

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16/08/2023

New podcast: From corporate career to an empowered unretirement and personal fulfilment - Elton Mouna shares his story and advice on embracing change fearlessly.

In this episode, Victoria and Trevor are joined by Elton Mouna; former hospitality MD who has run three pubs; has been Head of Retail Marketing and Head of PR and Corporate Communications at Fuller's and the MD of London Pub Co Remarkable Pubs. Metaphorically speaking, Elton has walked the hospitali...

07/08/2023

So disappointed Amol Rajan BBC repeating urban myth "Older generation .. opted out of labour market, life is just too short to work" NO they have been chucked out, can't get jobs, ageism etc. Read what should have been covered in great BBC Radio 4 Rethink Work

Camilla Cavendish

I could not believe it. Last week BBC journalist Amol Rajan launched the latest of the BBC’s Rethink series – this one on Rethink Work. And right from the start, here we went again. In his introduction he talked about “Ageing populations needing care”and then“For an older generation who ha...

15/06/2023

The world is waking up. Your older employees have value, not just IN your organisation but also OUTSIDE of it, once they have retired. But what should relationships with former employees or partners look like? And how do you create that relationship through an alumni?

In our latest blog, we share what a great alumni programme could and should cover and deliver.

Read it here 👉 https://bit.ly/3NvPC25

01/06/2023

Victoria Tomlinson is joined by Avivah Wittenberg Cox in this latest podcast episode, as they discuss the future of retirement, the value of intergenerational collaboration, and the business case for embracing the aging workforce. Avivah is a thought leader renowned for her expertise in gender and g...

15/05/2023

Join us for a round table discussion at - Is Age the Last Acceptable Form of Discrimination 24 May at Leeds Dock

Roundtable & workshop registration Name of session: Is Age the Last Acceptable Form of Discrimination When & where: Wednesday, 24 May, 16:00 - 17:00Studio E Hosted by: Victoria Tomlinson, Chief Executive, Next-Up Fill in your details below to register for this session. Places are strictly limited an...

26/04/2023

Podcast Description: In this episode, we speak with Layla Painter, a former BBC Radio producer who made the decision to take voluntary redundancy and transition into teaching media students at university level. Layla shares her journey of discovering new opportunities and utilizing her skills in a d...

03/04/2023

During a career in investment banking Neelie Verlinden was more and more thinking “Is this really what I want to do for the rest of my life?” It wasn’t so she resigned and started her search for the perfect work/life balance. The future of work is constantly evolving, and there is no one-size-...

31/03/2023

Financial need? Boredom? or is loneliness the motivation?

Could your company be flexible to reach this audience?

Our Successful Aging columnist explores a phenomenon among older workers.

30/03/2023

Throwback Thursday is here and today we revisit Douglas Adamson and the story of his start-up business - Thank you Douglas!

Douglas Adamson, executive chair, Anthropods – using his skills and contacts to help the start-up glamping business. And having fun.Next-Up supports employer...

28/03/2023

An interesting article - 'the senior-most change-maker on this list is 98 and still unstoppable!'

Introducing FORBES AFRICA’s 50 Over 50 list – our first-time compilation of 50 women over the age of 50 scaling newer heights and inspiring the next cadre of leadership on the African continent. Age is just a number for them and retirement not an option or the end of the road, as they continue t...

27/03/2023

How does your company feel about returnerships?
"The success of the approach will rely on managers changing their attitudes toward hiring older workers."

Scrapping the lifetime allowance on pensions was just one of several measures announced in the Spring Budget aimed at getting the over 50s back to work,

24/03/2023

The Spring budget focused on those workers aged 50+
How do you feel about the mid-life MOT strategy?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget 2023 yesterday, which included plans on helping people return to work.