Mission Matters (eBook)

Gail Anderson has dedicated much of her time over her 40+ year career researching, amassing and sharing resources and new ideas to advance the museum field. With all the pressures that museum leaders face on a daily basis, her goal has been to make resources easily available with practical and accessible approaches ad tools. Anderson, president of Gail Anderson & Associates (GA&A) works with museum leaders facilitating institutional transformation, building institutional and leadership capacity, and expanding community and global relevance. GA&A works with museums on strategic planning, organizational restructuring, institutional assessment and development, board development, as well as individual coaching. She has worked with more than 65+ clients and completed over 105+ projects, the majority of which are repeat clientele speaking to long-term relationships.

Chapter 1: Mission MattersChapter 2: Relevance in the 21st Century Museum Introduction by Gail AndersonMissions and the 21st Century Museum -- A Perspective by David Fleming, Ph.D. Mission Relevance and Cultural Competency: Inescapable Partners for the Future by Charmaine Jefferson Chapter 3: Qualities of a Mission StatementChapter 4: Mission Alignment FrameworkChapter 5: Twenty Perspectives from Museum Leaders Introduction by Gail AndersonAbbe Museum by Cinnamon Catlin-LegutkoAnchorage Museum by Julie DeckerBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture by Julie Stein, Ph.D.The Contemporary Jewish Museum by Lori StarrThe Arquives by Raegan SwansonEastern State Penitentiary Historic Site by Sean KelleyKa’ala Farm by Kay Fukuda with Eric EnosMinneapolis Institute of Art by Kaywin Feldman with Karleen GardnerNational Civil Rights Museum by Terri Lee FreemanNational Underground Railroad Freedom Center by Jamie Glavic with Dion BrownNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences by Emlyn Koster, Ph.D.Nevada Art Museum by David B. WalkerOakland Museum of California by Lori FogartyPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens by Richard V. PiacentiniPresident Lincoln’s Cottage by Erin Carlon MastSan Diego Museum of Man by Micah Parzen, Ph.D., J.D.Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History by Nina SimonTamástslikt Cultural Institute by Roberta ConnerThe Wild Center by Stephanie RatcliffeChapter 6: US and International Mission Statements Introduction by Gail AndersonU.S. Mission StatementsInternational Mission StatementsChapter 7: Development of a Mission StatementChapter 8: Mission Matters ToolkitIntroduction by Gail AndersonMission MatricesInstitutional FrameworksTheories of Transformational ChangeChapter 9: Final Thoughts