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• Yale Tomorrow

Donors and Friends

Welcome!

Dear friends,

For over 300 years Yale University has engaged faith and intellect in training preachers, theologians and lay practitioners in service to church and world. Alumni of Yale Divinity School —including household names like Reinhold and H. Richard Niebuhr, Horace Bushnell, William Sloane Coffin, Jr., and Roland Bainton—have changed the lives of countless individuals and had enormous impact on the religious landscape and broader society as well.

In an increasingly globalized world, the training of women and men in progressive religious leadership has never been more challenging. As Yale Divinity School continues its strong teaching traditions in the 21st century, the School relies heavily on the moral and financial support of friends and alumni. To better serve and support our students, the Divinity School, along with its partner Berkeley Divinity School, is pleased to have launched a $38 million capital campaign within the context of a larger Yale University Capital Campaign.

As the campaign title, Divinity Tomorrow, suggests, gifts to the campaign will help the Divinity school to "fast forward" to tomorrow with strengthened capacities to serve.

All gifts to Yale Divinity School and its partner Berkeley Divinity School—annual gifts, endowment gifts, capital gifts and planned gifts—will be counted toward the Divinity School's capital campaign goal of $38 million.

The top priority for the capital campaign will enable us to increase financial aid for students. A major challenge to students who want to pursue theological education is cost, particularly since many graduates ultimately choose professions that, although richly rewarding and fulfilling, tend to be low-paying. Increasingly, YDS students in recent years have had to rely on borrowing to meet their financial needs. For the Class of 2004, the top decile of indebtedness was $70,000. To reduce reliance on debt, the Divinity School's goal is to increase the proportion of tuition covered by scholarship aid from its current 65 percent to at least 75 percent.

Whether you make a gift to the YDS Annual Fund or create an endowed scholarship, you are contributing to the support of our students. All gifts large and small are appreciated!

Become a partner with Yale Divinity School as we prepare leadership for church and world by making a generous gift of encouragement and support that benefits students.

Click here to make an online gift to the Annual Fund -- 100% of the Annual Fund provides financial aid for students. Also, please consider making a Gift of a Lifetime with a life income gift or bequest.

Or look at "Ways to Give to YDS" for information about other gift opportunities.

On behalf of our students and faculty, thank you for your interest and support.

John B. Lindner
Director, Department of External Relations
(203) 432-5363

We invite you to explore the links on this page to see how you can help make a difference.