Quasi-Governmental Organizations at the Local Level: Publicly-Appointed Directors Leading Nonprofit Organizations.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2016
Publication Title
Nonprofit Policy Forum
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.
Repository Citation
Mead, Joseph and Warren, Katherine, "Quasi-Governmental Organizations at the Local Level: Publicly-Appointed Directors Leading Nonprofit Organizations." (2016). All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications. 0 1 2 3 1450.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1450
DOI
10.1515/npf-2014-0044
Volume
7
Issue
3
