Straight Up Saturday, April 11, 2009
April 11, 2009 by Lela Davidson
Filed under Corporate Finance
Not too much to drive you to drink this week.
Here’s are some money stories for your weekend:
The Business Insider Green Sheet reported on the drop in venture capital flowing to green technologies. Come on guys, Earth Day’s coming! (Come back Monday for the ABCs of VC.)
SustainableBusiness.com covered the national youth movement to get Congress to pass stronger climate legislation to address emission reduction targets, transition America to 100% clean energy, and eliminates loopholes that allow companies to continue polluting.
The Third Sector looked at a new report on the financing crisis in non-profits. (In my community, the United Way just cut all distributions by …read more
How Much Is Peace Of Mind Worth?
How much of a cut in pay would you consider if you knew the job you were going to had exactly the kind of culture you were looking for in an organization?
At a block party a few weeks ago, one of my neighbors was complaining that we’re all “wage slaves”. I didn’t entirely agree with her until this week. I applied for a position at a not-for-profit organization where I’ve heard the culture is much more in line with my personal value system. They called me to discuss the position but they were clearly concerned about my salary expectations right …read more





