QuasiPublic Governmental Organizations

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Quasi-Public Governmental Organizations

• Jim Burton, Ph.D.
• Marketing Real Estate
• Richards College of Business

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Overview

• Definitions
• Some Quasi Organizations
• Area Planning Centers
• Chambers of Commerce
• Other Similar Organizations
• Associations Institutes
• Some Real Estate Associations
• Directories of Associations

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Definitions

• Quasi as if, as though in a sense or to a
  certain degree
• Tend to influence governments but do not normally
  have executive or legislative authority

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Some Quasi Organizations

• Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
• Chambers of commerce
• Convention Visitors Bureaus
• Hospitality travel associations
• Neighborhood planning units (Central Atlanta
  Progress)
• Merchants associations (Carrollton Mainstreet)
• Local development authorities

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Area Planning Development Centers

• ARC first in US (1938) now 18 counties
• Data by districts, super-districts census
  tracts
• Population studies
• Transportation studies
• Land use studies
• Housing/occupancy information

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Chambers of Commerce

• Demographics
• Economic profiles
• Employers/wages
• Apartment/shopping centers
• Transportation data
• Local education facilities

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Other Similar Organizations

• Central business district organizations
• Neighborhood planning units
• Merchants associations
• Local development authorities
• How to find these?

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Associations Institutes

• Specific subject matter
• Common interests goals
• Publishers of books articles
• May have research departments
• May have special libraries
• Info for free or fee
• May offer courses

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Getting Info from Associations

• Personal interview phone, email, or in person
• Catalogs
• Their libraries
• Librarians may do limited research for fee

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Some Real Estate Associations

• Appraisal Institute
• National Association of Realtors
• Building Owners Managers Association (BOMA)
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)

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Directories of Associations

• Gale Research Directory
• Encyclopedia of Associations National
  Organizations of the U.S.
• Encyclopedia of Associations International
  Organizations
• Regional, State Local Organizations
• Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
• Small Business Sourcebook-Gale