−50%
Birth rates
A global decline. Many economies are now below the replacement level of about 1.9 children per woman.
A nonprofit for longer-lived societies
We help communities, organizations, and leaders prepare for a longer-lived world.
The Shift Foundation is a nonprofit that runs training, research, and implementation programs so older adults, working families, organizations, and governments across Latin America can adapt to aging, longer lives, and multigenerational communities.
The long term
has arrived.
People are living longer. Birth rates are falling. Families and workplaces now include more generations than ever — but many public services, employers, and community programs were built for a younger population.
+30years
Life expectancy
Added to the average human life over the last century — roughly four more months every year.
2036
The tipping point
The year the world will have, for the first time, more people over 60 than under 10.
We close that gap by delivering programs that train leaders, support organizations, and help communities act on demographic change.
What We Do
Four programs. One mission: help people thrive as societies age.
01
Leadership & Training
We train emerging and senior leaders so workplaces, public agencies, and community organizations can serve longer-lived, multigenerational populations.
02
Applied Research
We produce open research and regional data that help governments, nonprofits, and employers make better decisions for older adults and working families.
03
Standards & Implementation
We develop The Shift Standard and support organizations and governments as they implement practical steps for demographic readiness.
The Shift Standard
A practical guide organizations can implement
The Shift Standard helps employers, governments, and community organizations understand how longer lives and aging populations affect work, health, financial security, and public services — then take concrete steps to respond.
We support implementation so teams can assess readiness, prioritize actions, and improve outcomes for older adults, workers, and the communities they serve.
1
Healthspan & Wellbeing
Helping people stay healthy and active for more of their longer lives.
2
Work & Purpose Architecture
Supporting longer, more flexible working lives through learning, roles, and career pathways.
3
Generational Integration
Connecting generations in workplaces and communities instead of separating them.
4
Longevity Financial Architecture
Improving savings, pensions, and financial security for decades of additional life.
5
Longevity Dividend & Market Strategy
Turning an aging, multigenerational population into opportunity for people and local economies.
6
Demographic Governance
Strengthening the institutions and policies that steward demographic change for the public good.
The Shift Founding Circle
Join the Founding Circle
The first donors, philanthropists, and civic leaders who fund training, research, and implementation programs that help Latin American communities prepare for demographic change.
- ✓Quarterly Demographic Intelligence Briefing
- ✓Private virtual briefings
- ✓Early access to research
- ✓Invitation-only roundtables
- ✓Annual Founding Circle Reception
- ✓Priority access to The Shift Forum
- ✓Recognition as a Founding Supporter
- ✓Contribute ideas to future research agendas
Funding Priorities
Programs seeking support
Your gift funds training for leaders, open research for decision-makers, and implementation support for organizations serving aging communities across Latin America.
Why Latin America
Latin America is aging faster than many developed regions did — with fewer resources and less time to prepare public services, workplaces, and community supports.
As people live longer and birth rates fall, older adults, working families, governments, and community organizations face systems designed for a younger population.
The Shift Foundation exists to accelerate that transition through training, applied research, standards, and implementation support — not commercial consulting.
01
The Next Generation
Leadership Fund
Training the leaders who will shape
the century of longevity.
Longer lives and aging societies will reshape how we work, learn, care, save, and govern. Too few emerging leaders are being trained to serve older adults and multigenerational communities well.
The Next Generation Leadership Fund delivers scholarships, fellowships, mentorship, and leadership training for people who will improve policies, workplaces, and services across Latin America.
100 Leaders. 10 Countries. One Shared Future.
Goal: Train 100 emerging leaders across Latin America by 2028.
What your support makes possible
- ✓Scholarships for emerging leaders
- ✓Regional leadership fellowships
- ✓Mentorship with experienced practitioners
- ✓Access to demographic research and tools
- ✓Cross-sector collaboration across business, government and civil society
- ✓Participation in The Shift Leadership Institute
02
The Demographic Futures Fund
Building open tools and research
communities can use.
Communities across Latin America need practical evidence — not abstract theory — to adapt services, workplaces, and policies for longer lives.
The Demographic Futures Fund supports open research, The Shift Standard, regional data, and implementation resources that help governments, nonprofits, and employers serve older adults and working families better.
Evidence today. Better decisions tomorrow.
Goal: Deliver a leading demographic readiness platform for Latin America.
What your support makes possible
- ✓Open-access research and publications
- ✓Development and stewardship of The Shift Standard
- ✓Regional demographic readiness data and benchmarking
- ✓Public policy research and recommendations
- ✓Practical tools for organizations and governments to implement
- ✓Partnerships with universities, research centers and civil society
Leadership Institute
Training the people who will make the most important decisions of the 21st century.
The Shift Leadership Institute trains leaders to understand demographic change and improve how organizations, public agencies, and community programs serve longer-lived societies.
Our programs help decision-makers act on longer lives, lower birth rates, and multigenerational communities — with a focus on talent, markets, public policy, and social innovation in Latin America.
Governance
Guiding our work with
independence and credibility
The Foundation is guided by a Standard Council of leaders and experts in longevity, economics, work, health, policy, finance, and social innovation — helping us keep programs public-interest and independent.
Chair
Rafael Rofman
Economist & demographer
Healthspan & Wellbeing
José Ricardo Jáuregui
President, Int'l Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics
Longevity Financial Architecture
Anna Cohen
President of Grupo Cohen · Finance expert
Demographic Governance
María Laura Tinelli
Acrux · ESG & impact measurement
Longevity Dividend & Market
Guillermo Oliveto
Consumption, markets & new consumers
Generational Integration
José Abadi
Psychiatrist · Intergenerational bonds
How We Are Funded
Transparency matters
The Shift Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization funded through donations, grants, and philanthropic support. We do not operate as a commercial consultancy. Any revenue is reinvested into our mission.
We train leaders, deliver open research, and support organizations and governments as they implement solutions that help older adults, working families, and communities prepare for demographic change.
To expand real-world implementation, we collaborate with The Shift, an affiliated organization that works with businesses, institutions, and governments. The Foundation develops public-interest programs and standards; The Shift helps put them into practice.
Your support funds people and programs — not private consulting profits.
Support Us
Help build a future for all generations
Your donation funds leadership training, open research, scholarships, and implementation support that help older adults, organizations, and communities across Latin America prepare for demographic change.
Donations directed to Argentina are received on behalf of the Foundation by its local representative, Asociación Civil Modo Silver — Carlos Pellegrini 855, Piso 10, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Individual donations
Corporate donations
Family office contributions
Research sponsorships
Institutional grants
Multilateral partnerships
Contact
Let's build the future together
Whether you want to fund a program, partner on training or research, or support communities preparing for longer lives, we would love to hear from you.
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