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Manual of strategic planning for cultural organizations : a guide for museums, performing arts, science centers, public gardens, heritage sites, libraries, archives and zoos / Gail Dexter Lord and Kate Markert.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lord, Gail Dexter, 1946-
Contributor:
Markert, Kate, 1952-
Standardized Title:
Manual of strategic planning for museums
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Museums--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Museums.
Museums--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Strategic planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Strategic planning.
Gardens--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gardens.
Zoos--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Zoos.
Historic sites--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Historic sites.
Libraries--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Libraries.
Performing arts--Societies, etc--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Performing arts.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (197 p.) : ill.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
Summary:
The Manual of Strategic Planning for Cultural Organizations adopts a revolutionary approach to the world of museums and cultural institutions. By encompassing a broad group of cultural organizations, this whole-career oriented book responds to the 21st-century reality that boundaries are being blurred among institutional types.
Contents:
Why conduct a strategic plan?
Case study 1.1: The Guggenheim Bilbao strategic vision 2020
Case study 1.2: Why do you need libraries anyway? : The County of Los Angeles Public Library strategic plan
Case study 1.3: Soft power and the Gardiner Museum's strategic plan
When to conduct a strategic plan
Case study 2.1: It's time for strategic planning at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Case study 2.2: A new strategic direction for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Who and what : the structure of strategic planning
Case study 3.1: Tafelmusik's strategic plan for acoustical excellence
Case study 3.2: Benefits of strategic planning in science centers
How : methods of engagement
Case study 4.1: Why strategic planning for cultural organizations needs to include the city
Case study 4.2: How Art League Houston engaged communities
From problems to strategies
Case study 5.1: The role of strategic planning in formalizing and communicating the changing role of the Toronto Zoo
Case study 5.2: A new governance strategy for the Tom Thomson Art Gallery
From strategies to goals : the strategic planning retreat
Case study 6.1: Creativity is center stage in strategic planning for Roundabout Theatre Company
From goals to objectives and tasks
Case study 7.1: Henry Ford Estate Fair Lane : a 21st century blueprint for an iconic historic home
Implementing the plan
Case study 8.1: A great garden of the world : our planning story
Evaluating the strategic plan
Case study 9.1: Measuring what matters in strategic planning
Case study 9.2: Using metrics to further alignment at Hillwood
Conclusion: What can go wrong and how to fix it
Glossary.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:
9798765177624
1-5381-0132-7

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