Older adults have many talents to offer communities. Nonprofit organizations can utilize these talented individuals to carry out their missions. CLOI inspires people over age 50 to explore their passions, plan their futures, be community leaders, pursue learning, and engage in meaningful service. CLOI also partners with Chicago-area organizations to assess their needs and matches them with experienced adults who are trained in such areas as fund development and volunteer leadership. As a result, organizations enhance their capabilities by adding much-needed talent and skills at a minimal cost. 

The CLOI Family:

Re-Designing Your Future

workshop
In small group settings, older adults discover their unique gifts and what gives them a sense of purpose. With that information, they determine how they can use that information to meet personal and professional aspirations and/or support their communities.
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Tap Into Experience (TIE)

webinars and training programs
With the help of older adult mentors, non-profits are taught how to maximize the talents of experienced adult volunteers by reviewing their organizational needs, culture, and infrastructure. Through this process, participants learn to create an environment that welcomes and retains talented volunteers who can assist them with their most pressing organizational and community needs.
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Count Me In!

training program
Mentors are trained to work with organizations to help them build successful volunteer leadership programs by recruiting, training, and retaining much-needed older adult talent that helps them boost their capacities.
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Legacy Leadership

training program
In a fun and interactive format, people 50+ get matched with local organizations to support their missions by learning about the key elements of fund development including event planning, planning, annual funds, appeal letters, and crafting proposal messages. Organizations benefit from experienced volunteers trained in creating strategies that bolster their resources.
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Check the CLOI Calendar for dates and times of upcoming programs. For more information,
call Karen Kolb, Mather Lifeways, at 847-492-7732 or e-mail