I’m getting married and my utility curve is shifting! Ahhh!

I know, I know. Putting these two sentences together is going to get me in trouble, and make me look like a huge dork, but read on. Lucky for me my fiance has not RSS’d my blog…
Two weekends ago I got down on one knee in northwestern Connecticut and gave Katy my grandmother’s ring. It [...]

More talent in the sector? Change the economic equation.

No, this does not mean pay more. (necessarily)
Before I explain, let me ask the fundamental question, why do we work in the non-profit sector? Why do people work in the for-profit sector? What it comes down to is the following economic equation:
Monetary Compensation + Benefit package + Intrinsic Benefits – Costs >= Desired Utility
People will [...]