Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well and in good spirits. Board Chair Monika Rhue and I have news to share. The HBCU Library Alliance will transition from the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library to a totally virtual environment with consultant services effective November 1, 2021. First and foremost, thanks are due Loretta Parham and the Atlanta University Woodruff Library team for their support of the HBCU Library Alliance. The organization has progressed and advanced due to our connection with the Woodruff Library. Thanks are also due the HBCU Library Alliance membership as this significant, impactful work to support our libraries would not be possible without your commitment to the advancing our community. Kudos to the HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their vision and leadership during this season of change. The transition is due in part because of the extensive work and learning experiences of our three-year engagement with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Non-Profit Finance Fund's (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project, and in alignment with discussions from the Woodruff Fiscal Affairs team. Here's a bit of background on the NFF and Building Financial Resilience project. The NFF is a financial and advisory services organization dedicated to unlocking the potential of mission-driven organizations, and for 40 years has provided tailored investments, strategic advice, and accessible insights to the nonprofit sector. NFF approaches financial health not as an end unto itself, but as a means to amplifying mission and impact. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 cohort and is receiving technical assistance to build organizational capacity, with the goal of creating a more adaptable organization that can carry on the important work of developing, preserving, and disseminating scholarly work in the humanities. The project is extremely time intensive, requiring participation in convenings and group engagements. Thanks to Board Chair Monika Rhue and Board Treasurer Tina Rollins for their participation and support with Building Financial Resilience. The work with NFF has been a challenging opportunity that will forever benefit the HBCU Library Alliance. Through the Building Financial Resilience project, the HBCU Library Alliance was invited to submit a change capital proposal to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will be presented to Mellon trustees on December 10. Mellon's decision will be shared as soon as we are informed. With the transition, for future invoice and other snail-mail communication, the mailing address is: HBCU Library Alliance 600 Westridge Pkwy Suite 714, PMB 1100 McDonough, GA 30253 The office phone number is 678-210-5801 or by cell at 404-702-5854. Again, thanks are due the Woodruff Library team and the HBCU Library Alliance membership for their support. Let us know if you have questions or need additional information. In the spirit of community, Sandra Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/