Request for information on Strategic Planning

To whom it may concern, I am a MBA graduate student currently enrolled in Management 502. As part of the class we are to write a paper on Mission Statements and Strategic Planning. I would appreciate any information you may send regarding your mission statement and strategic planning model for the perspective museum at which you work. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely, Katie Edlebeck Deer Valley Rock Art Center www.asu.edu/clas/anthropology/dvrac

Ph 602-582-8007 Fax 602-582-8831 or snail mail to: 6627 W. Monona Dr. Glendale, Arizona 85308

Katie - May I suggest that you obtain a copy of the publication MUSEUM MISSION STATEMENTS: BUILDING A DISTINCT IDENTITY. The publication is full of case studies about museums that revised their missions, often as part of strategic planning. It is available for $20 from the American Association of Museums as one of the Professional Practice Series. You may be able to borrow a copy from a local institution.

Peter B. Tirrell, Associate Director Oklahoma Museum of Natural History The University of Oklahoma 1335 Asp Avenue Norman, Oklahoma 73019-6071 tel: (405) 325-1009 Fax: (405) 325-7699 OMNH web page: http://www.omnh.ou.edu/ also: president, Association of College and University Museums and Galleries(ACUMG) www.omnh.ou.edu/acumg/