After 7 years, Beyond Talent's story has come to a successful end. The story begins and ends with words from one of America's finest essayists and philosophers, James Baldwin.

"Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck -- and, above all, endurance."

All of Beyond Talent's students have proven the truth of this statement many times over. And now, more than ever, the quote applies to Beyond Talent itself.

Love, luck, and discipline have kept Beyond Talent going. From the very beginning, Beyond Talent has benefited from the expertise, support, and enthusiasm off so many individuals and groups that it boggles the mind. Every dollar, every moment, and every effort was critical to Beyond Talent's endurance. A former Board member once described Beyond Talent as "the little non-profit that could." As all of us chug forward, we can be inspired by yet another quote from James Baldwin:

"There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now."