Dear J.T. & Dale: I am 60 years old and have been retired for six months. I’m seriously thinking of going to work part-time. My experience is as an admin assistant. I don’t necessarily want to go back to that line of work. Would it be a good idea to sign with a temp agency? The other thing I’m interested in is working for a nonprofit organization, but I would need to earn a small salary. — Connie

J.T.: I suggest you check out Philanthropy.com, which considers itself the newspaper for the nonprofit world. It has valuable advice as to the best way to break into the nonprofit world and find work.

Dale: As for temp agencies, you can try to find ones that have nonprofits as clients, or you can skip that step. Turn your resume into a brochure and drop it off with the admins at nonprofits in the area, offering yourself as a backup. Someone is going to be delighted to have you. People in your situation often worry about age discrimination, but when you offer an old-fashioned work ethic with up-to-date work skills, and if you don’t need benefits, you’re the ideal part-time employee for many organizations — they’ll gladly discriminate in your favor.