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Sandra Phoenix

Tue, Jan 18, 2022 1:27 PM

Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members,

Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund's (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance's financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization's future potential beyond membership dues revenue.

I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership.

You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the "Building Capacity-HBCU" project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance's branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund.

The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a "voice of advocacy" for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members' continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community.

Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process.

PROJECT OVERVIEW - CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00

Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0 and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET.

This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance!

Monika Rhue, Board Chair
Director of Library Services and Curation
James B. Duke Memorial Library
www.library.jcsu.edu http://www.library.jcsu.edu
Johnson C. Smith University
mrhue@jcsu.edu mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu
704-371-6730

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/

Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members, Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund's (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance's financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization's future potential beyond membership dues revenue. I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership. You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the "Building Capacity-HBCU" project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance's branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a "voice of advocacy" for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members' continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community. Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process. PROJECT OVERVIEW - CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00 Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0> and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET. This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance! Monika Rhue, Board Chair Director of Library Services and Curation James B. Duke Memorial Library www.library.jcsu.edu<http://www.library.jcsu.edu> Johnson C. Smith University mrhue@jcsu.edu<mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu> 704-371-6730 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/

LP

Loretta Parham

Tue, Jan 18, 2022 3:09 PM

Good morning:

This is more than wonderful!

I am greatly encouraged this day with the possibilities for sustaining and growth of this membership organization created to advocate on behalf of HBCU libraries, archives and the diligent faculty and staff responsible for operations.

Excellent! I hope that everyone within earshot of this message will stand up and get involved.

Thank you to the Board and our executive director for these efforts on our behalf.

Loretta Parham
AUC Woodruff Library

On Jan 18, 2022, at 8:27 AM, Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org wrote:

Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members,

Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund’s (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance’s financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization’s future potential beyond membership dues revenue.

I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership.

You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the “Building Capacity—HBCU” project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance’s branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund.

The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a “voice of advocacy” for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members’ continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community.

Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process.

PROJECT OVERVIEW – CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00

Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0 and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET.

This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance!

Monika Rhue, Board Chair
Director of Library Services and Curation
James B. Duke Memorial Library
www.library.jcsu.edu http://www.library.jcsu.edu
Johnson C. Smith University
mrhue@jcsu.edu mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu
704-371-6730

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/

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Good morning: This is more than wonderful! I am greatly encouraged this day with the possibilities for sustaining and growth of this membership organization created to advocate on behalf of HBCU libraries, archives and the diligent faculty and staff responsible for operations. Excellent! I hope that everyone within earshot of this message will stand up and get involved. Thank you to the Board and our executive director for these efforts on our behalf. Loretta Parham AUC Woodruff Library On Jan 18, 2022, at 8:27 AM, Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> wrote: Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members, Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund’s (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance’s financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization’s future potential beyond membership dues revenue. I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership. You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the “Building Capacity—HBCU” project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance’s branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a “voice of advocacy” for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members’ continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community. Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process. PROJECT OVERVIEW – CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00 Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0> and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET. This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance! Monika Rhue, Board Chair Director of Library Services and Curation James B. Duke Memorial Library www.library.jcsu.edu<http://www.library.jcsu.edu> Johnson C. Smith University mrhue@jcsu.edu<mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu> 704-371-6730 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!" 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Vicki Coleman

Tue, Jan 18, 2022 3:21 PM

Great news! I'm glad that funding is being put in place to build an infrastructure that will help sustain the HBCU Alliance. Kudos and thank you to all involved.

Vicki

Vicki Coleman
Dean of Library Services
F.D. Bluford Library
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 E. Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411

Pronouns: she, her, hers
vcoleman@ncat.edu mailto:vcoleman@ncat.edu
(336) 285-4151

From: Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
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To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org
Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org
Subject: Message from Board Chair Monika Rhue: HBCU Library Alliance $1,000,000.00 Grant Award - Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance

USE CAUTION. This message is from outside of N.C. A&T.

Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members,

Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund's (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance's financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization's future potential beyond membership dues revenue.

I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership.

You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the "Building Capacity-HBCU" project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance's branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund.

The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a "voice of advocacy" for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members' continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community.

Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process.

PROJECT OVERVIEW - CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00

Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cvcoleman%40ncat.edu%7C81725210e6344d00947708d9da8655b9%7Cd844dd75a4d74b1fbd33bc0b1c796c38%7C0%7C0%7C637781093810983274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=uDp8GBewV8hqpfmXzVp4CqXsrnSkys2Yw%2FSGH96GR7I%3D&reserved=0 and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET.

This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance!

Monika Rhue, Board Chair
Director of Library Services and Curation
James B. Duke Memorial Library
www.library.jcsu.edu https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.library.jcsu.edu%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cvcoleman%40ncat.edu%7C81725210e6344d00947708d9da8655b9%7Cd844dd75a4d74b1fbd33bc0b1c796c38%7C0%7C0%7C637781093810983274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=eiCsZKVsbnDJQvGY9GtN0%2BTyq9ApfYqMtbcmKUP90%2Fo%3D&reserved=0
Johnson C. Smith University
mrhue@jcsu.edu mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu
704-371-6730

Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
678-210-5801 (office)
404-702-5854 (cell)
http://www.hbculibraries.org https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbculibraries.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cvcoleman%40ncat.edu%7C81725210e6344d00947708d9da8655b9%7Cd844dd75a4d74b1fbd33bc0b1c796c38%7C0%7C0%7C637781093810983274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=AxgLkMBvXC8aTYV27rj%2BkyV94Bp23uzfPaZIU2CIS5c%3D&reserved=0
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Great news! I'm glad that funding is being put in place to build an infrastructure that will help sustain the HBCU Alliance. Kudos and thank you to all involved. Vicki Vicki Coleman Dean of Library Services F.D. Bluford Library North Carolina A&T State University 1601 E. Market Street Greensboro, NC 27411 Pronouns: she, her, hers vcoleman@ncat.edu<mailto:vcoleman@ncat.edu> (336) 285-4151 From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 8:28 AM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: Message from Board Chair Monika Rhue: HBCU Library Alliance $1,000,000.00 Grant Award - Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance USE CAUTION. This message is from outside of N.C. A&T. ________________________________ Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members, Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund's (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance's financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization's future potential beyond membership dues revenue. I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership. You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the "Building Capacity-HBCU" project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance's branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. 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Parham, Sandra

Tue, Jan 18, 2022 5:05 PM

Kudos to the Board of Directors and Executive Director, Sandra Phoenix for the leadership in developing this initiative with the Mellon Foundation. We will all richly benefit!

S. Parham

Sandra Parham, MLIS
Library Executive Director
Meharry Medical College Library
Division of Student Affairs
sparham@mmc.edu
Office: 615 327-5770 │ Fax: 615 327-6448

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From: Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 7:28 AM
To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org
Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org
Subject: Message from Board Chair Monika Rhue: HBCU Library Alliance $1,000,000.00 Grant Award - Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance

Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members,

Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund's (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance's financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization's future potential beyond membership dues revenue.

I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership.

You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the "Building Capacity-HBCU" project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance's branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund.

The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a "voice of advocacy" for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members' continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community.

Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process.

PROJECT OVERVIEW - CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00

Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0 and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET.

This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance!

Monika Rhue, Board Chair
Director of Library Services and Curation
James B. Duke Memorial Library
www.library.jcsu.edu http://www.library.jcsu.edu
Johnson C. Smith University
mrhue@jcsu.edu mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu
704-371-6730

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
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Kudos to the Board of Directors and Executive Director, Sandra Phoenix for the leadership in developing this initiative with the Mellon Foundation. We will all richly benefit! S. Parham Sandra Parham, MLIS Library Executive Director Meharry Medical College Library Division of Student Affairs sparham@mmc.edu Office: 615 327-5770 │ Fax: 615 327-6448 [cid:image001.png@01D80C5B.5CEA3600] [/var/folders/tn/x5v1zj95579dp_h5khd_5xlr0000gn/T/com.microsoft.Outlook/Content.MSO/CEB87654.tmp] From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 7:28 AM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: Message from Board Chair Monika Rhue: HBCU Library Alliance $1,000,000.00 Grant Award - Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members, Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund's (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance's financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization's future potential beyond membership dues revenue. I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership. You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the "Building Capacity-HBCU" project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance's branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a "voice of advocacy" for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members' continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community. Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process. PROJECT OVERVIEW - CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00 Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0> and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET. This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance! Monika Rhue, Board Chair Director of Library Services and Curation James B. Duke Memorial Library www.library.jcsu.edu<http://www.library.jcsu.edu> Johnson C. Smith University mrhue@jcsu.edu<mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu> 704-371-6730 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/

ML

McLaughlin, LaVerne L.

Tue, Jan 18, 2022 5:08 PM

Happy New Year!
I am elated to hear about the mammoth task accomplished by the Board of Directors of the HBCU Library Alliance working to sustain the HBCU Library Alliance. Congratulations on the ANDREW MELLON GRANT AWARD that will support the future of the new business model for the Alliance! Thanks so much for all you are doing to build a strong structure for the continuation of the Alliance!

Best,
LaVerne

[Albany State University (LOGO)]

LaVerne L. McLaughlin, MSLS, PhD
Director of Libraries & Archives/ Associate Professor
James Pendergrast Memorial Library
504 College Drive
Albany, GA 31705
laverne.mclaughlin@asurams.edu mailto:laverne.mclaughlin@asurams.edu
229.500.3021 (office)
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From: Sandra Phoenix sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 8:27 AM
To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org
Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Message from Board Chair Monika Rhue: HBCU Library Alliance $1, 000, 000.00 Grant Award - Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance

Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members,

Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund’s (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance’s financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization’s future potential beyond membership dues revenue.

I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership.

You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the “Building Capacity—HBCU” project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance’s branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund.

The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a “voice of advocacy” for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members’ continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community.

Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process.

PROJECT OVERVIEW – CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00

Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0 and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET.

This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance!

Monika Rhue, Board Chair
Director of Library Services and Curation
James B. Duke Memorial Library
www.library.jcsu.edu http://www.library.jcsu.edu
Johnson C. Smith University
mrhue@jcsu.edu mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu
704-371-6730

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.

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Happy New Year! I am elated to hear about the mammoth task accomplished by the Board of Directors of the HBCU Library Alliance working to sustain the HBCU Library Alliance. Congratulations on the ANDREW MELLON GRANT AWARD that will support the future of the new business model for the Alliance! Thanks so much for all you are doing to build a strong structure for the continuation of the Alliance! Best, LaVerne [Albany State University (LOGO)] LaVerne L. McLaughlin, MSLS, PhD Director of Libraries & Archives/ Associate Professor James Pendergrast Memorial Library 504 College Drive Albany, GA 31705 laverne.mclaughlin@asurams.edu<mailto:laverne.mclaughlin@asurams.edu> 229.500.3021 (office) 229-364-5596 (cell) 229-500-4941 (fax) [Visit us on Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/AlbanyStateUniv/> [Follow us on Twitter] <https://twitter.com/albanystateuniv?lang=en> [Follow us on Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/albanystateuniversity/?hl=en> Albany State University 504 College Drive Albany, GA 31705 https://www.asurams.edu<https://www.asurams.edu/> ASU’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is Guiding Persistence to Success. Learn more at www.asurams.edu/qep<https://www.asurams.edu/qep>. “The most important asset of any library goes home at night -- the library staff.” - TIMOTHY HEALY ________________________________ From: Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 8:27 AM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org <hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org> Cc: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org <hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL]Message from Board Chair Monika Rhue: HBCU Library Alliance $1, 000, 000.00 Grant Award - Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance Greetings HBCU Library Alliance members, Continue to practice self-care and an abundance of caution in your activities. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, it is with great pride and honor that I announce a $1,000,000.00 grant award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the 5-year Change Capital: Accelerating Financial Growth, Sustaining the HBCU Library Alliance project. The Change Capital will provide financial support for a new business model. This award is in collaboration with the three-year Mellon-funded Non-Profit Finance Fund’s (NFF) Building Financial Resilience project. The HBCU Library Alliance was accepted into the 2020 NFF cohort to develop sustainable and adaptable business models. This included reviewing the Alliance’s financial model, strategic plan and mission to unlock the organization’s future potential beyond membership dues revenue. I am thrilled that this award will allow the HBCU Library Alliance to invest in additional staff to support the Executive Director in growing and sustaining the organization. Change capital will support the contributions of technical consultants, and the financial stability that will be provided through the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The onboarding of new staff will be invaluable in increasing our ability to identify and develop new programs that can benefit the membership. You, our members, are the core of what we do. This investment will allow us to invest in you, by developing new programs with your input, and developing services in alignment with the HBCU Library Alliance strategic plan. The Change Capital support will include; 1) the addition of a new permanent full-time Executive Assistant position; 2) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Development Officer; 3) the addition of a new permanent full-time staff position of Program Manager to support outreach and educational activities; 4) three years of targeted Grant Writer assistance to assist the Development Officer in applying for foundation and government funding and to raise matching funds to complete the “Building Capacity—HBCU” project; 5) one year of Marketing consulting to develop strategies for earned income and membership growth through corporate and academic partnerships; 6) engagement with a Communications/Web Design Company to develop recommendations for upgrading the HBCU Library Alliance’s branding through careful review of the needs of its audiences, and; 7) the establishment of a first-time Reserve Fund. The Board of Directors and Executive Director are excited to continue, reimage, and sustain the work of our founding directors Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Emma Bradford Perry (retired), Southern A&M University (LA), Elsie Weatherington (retired), Virginia State University and Tommy Holton (deceased), Dillard University (LA) for their vision of a “voice of advocacy” for HBCUs. We are also grateful for our members’ continuous allegiance to HBCU libraries; this grant honors your work and service to our community. Kudos to the esteemed HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors for their insight and leadership during this season of change. Thanks are due the Non-Profit Finance Fund consultants Sherr Lo and Robert Kagan for their knowledge, persistence and support as we learned together and developed a new business model for the Alliance. Thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their belief in our work and this incredible funding opportunity to advance the HBCU Library Alliance. Thanks to Mellon Foundation staff Patricia Hswe and Michael Gossett for their advocacy and encouragement throughout this process. PROJECT OVERVIEW – CHANGE CAPITAL: ACCELERATING FINANCIAL GROWTH, SUSTAINING THE HBCU LIBRARY ALLIANCE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11:00 Join us to learn more about the project and ways you can be involved. Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XWL97VN<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2FXWL97VN&data=04%7C01%7Cph%40mellon.org%7Ce8d423f059094943ab5808d9d6a9c78e%7C13754cdb0b2040c68dace8899a9d2b1e%7C0%7C0%7C637776846959098630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Dk%2FCd1m6nbyeYXQRC%2FjRrgOfQ1Ie0ZvfDfMjKqodeBI%3D&reserved=0> and register for a one-hour webinar on Friday, February 4, 11:00 ET. This is such an exciting time for the HBCU Library Alliance! Monika Rhue, Board Chair Director of Library Services and Curation James B. Duke Memorial Library www.library.jcsu.edu<http://www.library.jcsu.edu> Johnson C. Smith University mrhue@jcsu.edu<mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu> 704-371-6730 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/