1.From the Co-Editors-in-ChiefCynthia Robinson and Tina R. NolanArticles2.Museums and Other Nonprofits in the Current Recession:A Story of Resilience, Innovation, and SurvivalStephanie Lessans Geller and Lester M. Salamon3.Wagging the Dog: Managing Museum Priorities in a Difficult EconomyJames M. Bradburne4.Education: A Perfect Partner for Project-based FundraisingAnne Butterfield5.The Educational and Economic Value of Online Learning for MuseumsWilliam Crow and Herminia Din6.Seeing Potential, Pushing Possibilities:Thinking Creatively About Revenue OpportunitiesBetsy Bowers and Rebecca FulcherTools7.Assessment and Planning Using Portfolio AnalysisLaura B. Roberts8.Stakeholder Analysis for Educators:Obtaining Support and Reducing ObstaclesDavid Ebitz9.No Mission, No Money: No Money, No MissionJohn W. DurelCase Study10.Making Programs Self-Sustaining at a Small Historic House MuseumShirley Brown Alleyne
Dr. Tina Nolan, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the JME, is the principal of Tina Nolan Consulting, an education consulting group. She has over 18 years experience working in museums in Chicago including Brookfield Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum where she served as Director of Education. Dr. Nolan works nationally and internationally with museums and other not-for-profit educational organizations as an independent education consultant, researcher, guest lecturer, and writer. Cynthia Robinson, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the JME, is the director of museum studies at Tufts University. She spent 25 years working in and with museums, and has extensive experience in developing programs, curricula, and exhibitions, as well as in museum management and administration.