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ASPA and ARNOVA have joined to co-sponsor a symposium directed to one of the most pressing challenges of public administration today: accountability and performance measurement in public - nonprofit partnerships. This symposium invites research directed to the challenges articulated by practitioners who are struggling with the complexities of accountability and performance measures in the new environment of third sector government, New Public Management and Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. Symposium format and presentations will encourage dialogue between scholars and practitioners with the intention of generating a research agenda to strengthen the capacity of both sectors to engage in public service.
The symposium is being hosted by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.
Keynote Speakers
It is with great honor that we announce Dr. Harry Hatry as the Keynote speaker and Dr. Jodi Sandfort as our luncheon speaker for the October 23rd & 24th Symposium on Accountability and Performance Measurement in the Hollow State.
Dr. Harry P. Hatry
Harry P. Hatry is a Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Public Management Program for The Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. He has been a leader in developing performance management/measurement and evaluation procedures for federal, state, and local public and private agencies since the 1970's.
Dr. Hatry was a member of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's 2002-2003 "Performance Measurement Advisory Council," the U.S. Department of Education's external Evaluation Review (Advisory) Panel, and United Way of America's Task Force on Outcome Measurement.
He authored "Performance Measurement: Getting Results," now in its second edition. Dr. Hatry was also a principal in an examination of state government experiences in "governing-for-results," including the application of performance management and performance measurement for planning and budgeting, for operating management, and by legislatures.
Dr. Jodi Sandfort
Dr. Jodi Sandfort is an Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota. Her research, teaching, and practice focus on improving the implementation of social policy, particularly those policies designed to support low-income children and their families. As a result, she works with and studies the networks of public, private, and philanthropic organizations and leaders that come together to develop and deliver social programs.
Her current research and practice projects include examinations of nonprofit intermediaries and how they can support management innovation and organizational effectiveness within human service organizations. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, where she develops programming for their Leadership Development initiative.
