Web Boomerz

 Overview

Scottsdale Boomerz was created with a grant from The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to address the anticipated demographic and societal changes as Baby Boomers (persons born between 1946 and 1964) enter what used to be considered the traditional retirement age. The sheer numbers of people, 78 million in this age category, will produce significant social and economic change as Boomers transition into new careers or retirement.

Baby Boomers have expertise, commitment, and vitality that can serve our community well. Scottsdale Boomerz capitalizes on these talents and skills and increases corporate and civic engagement.  Boomerz utilizes the significant contributions of more than 100 volunteers and 10 collaborative community partners.

Scottsdale Boomerz’ mission is to energize and empower baby boomers, businesses and the community to fully utilize the talents, energy, and experience of boomers to address the challenges and opportunities to be faced with the coming demographic shift.

Re-careering

Scottsdale Boomerz provides outplacement, a job bank in partnership with Jobing.com, job fairs and retirement planning services to organizations in support of their human resource needs. We help companies find experienced personnel, departing employees find new career opportunities, and retiring employees plan for the next chapter of their lives.

• Job Bank: Organizations benefit by finding high-level employees for permanent or project work.   Boomerz provides opportunities to simply list jobs, or get continual high-level exposure by posting a company picture and bio or logo linked to their website. 

• Job Fair: Boomerz’ first Job Fair (May, 2006) drew 70 companies and 1,200 attendees and was held at the Scottsdale Corporate Galleria. Typical of corporate response was this one from Insight Sales and Solutions:  “Well organized, well attended fair.  Attendees well-suited to our needs – more professional and more prepared to talk to recruiters than most fairs we attend.”   In anticipation of the 2007 Job Fair (tentatively scheduled for September), Boomerz will offer training to both companies’ HR representatives and job fair attendees on how to get the most from the Boomerz job fair. 

• Talent Acquisition Coffees:  Boomerz holds custom-made group meetings for companies that want to meet with perspective employees who are interested in getting more in-depth information about a company's culture and opportunities.  Each company has been selected based on their interest to boomers (flexibility, meaning and purpose, substantive challenge) and on their interest in recruiting boomers.

• Outplacement: Boomerz benefits transitioning individuals by providing advice and support to help participants find new jobs or a new road as quickly as possible with four 2-hour workshops to kick start job search campaigns. Combined with 3 hours of individual coaching sessions and four 2-hour strategy team meetings specific needs are met so a quick and smooth transition to a new career opportunity can take place.

 Retirement Planning

The Retirement Planning Program helps those persons who are nearing retirement answer the question “what’s next?” by providing them with information, utilizing workshops and coaching,  that will enable them to clarify their vision and develop a practical plan.

The Social Entrepreneurs’ Center

The Social Entrepreneurs’ Center is an off-shoot of Scottsdale Boomerz, a project that seeks to maximize baby boomers’ contributions to the social good.  The mission of the Center is to spark interest in social entrepreneurial activities and facilitate their implementation by developing a Social Entrepreneur’s Network that will meet monthly to help spark ideas and provide information in the areas of funding and marketing; recruiting potential social entrepreneurs; sponsoring innovation competitions and giving awards; facilitating private/public partnerships; providing information regarding community needs; help build support structures tailored to each project’s needs; measuring long-term results from projects.  One of the first projects developed under this initiative is the Developing Countries Success Initiative for experienced boomers who still want to change the world by becoming cyber-consultants. The objective of this project is to match talented, experienced baby boomers with developing countries' needs through their ministries, NGOs and private businesses, in an e-mail and/or phone cyber-consulting relationship.   The developing country's representative will complete a request of the type of support they need and post it on our web site. Talented boomers with the skills and desire to assist this country can both list their resume and experience so that the country can see it, and can respond with an e-mail to that request.  Our vision for the future is to expand the project to other developing countries where boomers’ talents and abilities can be utilized to advance the cause of democracy and economic stability.  

Volunteer Activities

Boomerz produces an annual Get Involved! Expo that showcases volunteer opportunities at 60 local organizations and attracts 300 or more attendees.  This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, November 18, 2006.  Scottsdale Boomerz also holds quarterly seminars to train volunteer coordinators in advance of the Expo on how to develop boomer-friendly volunteer opportunities. In addition, to aid those looking for volunteer opportunities, referral services are coordinated through the Volunteer Center of Maricopa County.    

Community Action

Boomerz partners with the World Affairs Council to bring to the area prominent and provocative speakers including ambassadors, authors, think-tank experts and media personalities that will stimulate your interest and widen your perspective regarding current events.  We have hosted the Ambassador from the European Union to the United States, John Bruton; as well as the former Ambassador from the US to Iraq, Edward Peck. Our non-partisan world affairs programs are offered throughout the Northeast Valley, generally in the evening. 

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a corporate programs specialist call 480 367-3223

or e-mail Info@BoomerzAZ.com

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