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Quasi-Governmental Organizations at the Local Level: Publicly-Appointed Directors Leading Nonprofit Organizations

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  • Mead Joseph

    (Assistant Professor, Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law)

  • Warren Katherine

    (MPA candidate, Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levin College of urban Affairs)

Abstract

Quasi-Governmental Organizations (QGOs) are organizations that have both public and private characteristics, not fitting neatly into either category. One type of QGO is an organization incorporated as a private, nonprofit organization, but run by a board of directors that is composed of government officials or directors appointed by a unit of traditional government. These QGOs pose distinct conceptual and policy challenges that differ from those of traditional government entities or purely private nonprofits. Drawing on a convenience sample of five such QGOs incorporated in one metropolitan region (Greater Cleveland, Ohio), this piece explores potential reasons for, and possible pitfalls of, mixing private organizational legal status with public-affiliated leaders by developing a framework and proposing a research agenda for future study.

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  • Mead Joseph & Warren Katherine, 2016. "Quasi-Governmental Organizations at the Local Level: Publicly-Appointed Directors Leading Nonprofit Organizations," Nonprofit Policy Forum, De Gruyter, vol. 7(3), pages 289-309, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:nonpfo:v:7:y:2016:i:3:p:289-309:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/npf-2014-0044
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