You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops?

You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops?

You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops? This was a question that I got from a faculty member when I delivered my lecture at the TNMC (Nair Hospital), Mumbai on the 14th of August (This question came, when I gave details of our forthcoming workshop on Aug 24) It is reasonably often that I get asked this question. We also get related questions like "What do you do on a regular basis in the office?", "What do you do with the money you raise?" and more... A simple answer…
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Lecture: TNMC (BYL Nair Hospital). Event – Research Methodology Workshop for Faculty. Aug 14, 2013

Lecture: TNMC (BYL Nair Hospital). Event – Research Methodology Workshop for Faculty. Aug 14, 2013

Research Methodology workshops are being held pretty regularly in medical colleges. The Topiwala National Medical College, TNMC for short holds their share every year, both for PGs and for the faculty. I have been a regular invitee as a speaker for the last few years. This year, something was different. More about that soon. The hall had approximately 100 participants. While there were registered participants, the college had allowed other faculty and students to attend specific lectures they were interested in. The lecture duration was for 35 minutes (where I usually need about 70) but it only means less interactivity…
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Lecture: LTMMC (Sion Hospital). Event – DNB Research Methodology Workshop. Aug 13, 2013

Lecture: LTMMC (Sion Hospital). Event – DNB Research Methodology Workshop. Aug 13, 2013

It actually happened again!  I got invited to do a second lecture at the LTMMC. (And a third that is scheduled for the 28th of August). The 2nd lecture was on the 13th of August at a 2-day session on Research Methodology for DNB Students from Maharashtra. There were around 35 students. After a bit of tweaking of schedules, my lecture was from 12.00 noon till 1.30 PM. The students had already had two lectures by two great speakers - Dr Avinash Supe, who also is the Dean of LTMMC and Dr Mamta Manglani. Both being experienced speakers on the…
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