IBM Helps Workers Who Want to Retire and Take Nonprofit Jobs

IBM is offering its employees a way to learn about the challenges and opportunities of working in the nonprofit world in hopes of helping its workers who are about to retire make a smooth transition to a new role, reports The Financial Times.

Through its internal Web site, the company provides information about the nonprofit world as well as tools such as training videos.

“We know a lot of employees find their way to the voluntary sector anyways,” said Stanley Litow, president of the IBM International Foundation. “But knowing generally about the opportunities is not the same as having a clear path from your first career to your second career.”

The program, which IBM intends to make available to other companies, also seeks to help employees identify positions that are suited to their skills.

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