In this organization, staff and board members were aware of the loss of the grant, but there was a kind of psychological disconnect. Another organization with which I work has run a deficit this year of more than $200,000, and board members are periodically reminded that it is nothing to be concerned about.
This article explains the role of an OEM company and the OEM business model. OEM (pronounced as separate letters) is short for original equipment manufacturer. OEM is somewhat of a misleading term for a company that has a special relationship with computer and IT producers.
OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer. OEM software is software that is purchased by computer makers at a reduced price to be installed on computers they make. Because of this discount it is only allowed to be used on the computer is was first installed on and can not be transferred to another computer.