The manual of strategic planning for cultural organizations : a guide for museums, performing arts, science centers, public gardens, heritage sites, libraries, archives and zoos /: a guide for museums, performing arts, science centers, public gardens, heritage sites, libraries, archives and zoos. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gail Dexter Lord, Kate Markert.
• Authors: Lord, Gail Dexter, 1946-; Markert, Kate, 1952-
• Contents: Chapter 1 ; WHY Conduct a Strategic Plan? ; 1.1 Forces of Change ; 1.2 Understanding Your Cultural Organization ; 1.3 The Significance of Foundations Statements ; 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: A Case Study ; Case Study 1.3: Soft Power and The Gardiner Museum's Strategic Plan ; Chapter 2 ; WHEN to Conduct a Strategic Plan ; 2.1 Professional Standards ; 2.2 New Director ; 2.3 New Circumstances <br />2.4 New and Renewed Facilities and New Location ; 2.5 Readiness Checklist ; 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 ; Chapter 3 ; WHO AND WHAT: The Structure of Strategic Planning ; 3.1 Leadership ; 3.2 Facilitation ; 3.3 The Ten Steps 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 ; Chapter 4 ; HOW: Methods of Engagement ; 4.1 Principles of Strategic Planning ; 4.2 Internal Assessment ; 4.2.3 Using Technology ; 4.3 External Assessment ; 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 ; Chapter 5 ; From Problems to Strategies ; 5.1 Thinking Strategically ; 5.2 Identifying Key Issues ; 5.3 Comparison and Benchmarking ; 5.4 Construction of Scenarios ; 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 ; Chapter 6 ; From Strategies to Goals: The Strategic Planning Retreat ; 6.1 Setting Realistic Objectives for the Retreat ; 6.2 The Retreat Agenda ; 6.3 Retreat Report ; Case Study 6.1: Creativity is Center Stage in Strategic Planning for Roundabout Theatre Company ; Chapter 7 ; From Goals to Objectives and Tasks ; 7.1 Strategic Planning Workbook ; 7.2 Facilitating the Staff Process ; Case Study 7.1: Henry Ford Estate – Fair Lane: A 21 st Century Blueprint for an Iconic Historic Home ; Chapter 8 ; Implementing the Plan ; 8.1 Detailing the Plan ; 8.2 The Financials in the Plan ; 8.3 The Budget and the Plan ; 8.4 Alignment with the Organization’s Long-Range Plans ; 8.5 Alignment with Human Resources Strategy ; 8.6 Alignment of Staff and Board ; 8.7 The Public Dimension: Communicating the Plan ; Case Study 8.1: A Great Garden of the World -- Our Planning Story ; Chapter 9 ; Evaluating the Strategic Plan ; 9.1 The Board’s Role in Evaluation ; 9.2 Involving All Board Committees ; 9.3 Staff Roles in Evaluating the Plan ; 9.4 The Bigger Question: Are These the Right Goals? Or, Is It Time for a New Plan? ; Case Study 9.1: Measuring What Matters in Strategic Planning ; Case Study 9.2: Using Metrics to Further Alignment at Hillwood ; Chapter 10 ; Conclusion: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 700.68; Arts -- Management; Strategic planning
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538101322
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