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Is a Nonprofit a Business?

If you develop exhibitions, you probably work at, or for, a nonprofit. So it’s important to know what a nonprofit is. Quick: define nonprofit in words, quietly to yourself. What did you come up with?

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Fast, Cheap or Good: Pick Two

Time, money and quality are the three basic factors in exhibition project delivery. Given standard time and standard money, we can deliver standard quality. What if we’re asked to deliver faster, or cheaper, or better than standard? When do we say no?

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