Lives & Livelihoods Campaign
Together, we made a promise to the future. It was a promise to possibility, to excellence, and to the students who will be come leaders in traditional trade and craft.
NBSS set the goals in 2015. Over four years, you helped to fulfill the promise through the Lives & Livelihoods campaign.
$20M
total endowed funds by December 31, 2018, enabling more student aid
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freeze annual tuition increases by 2020, and limit future increases moving forward
$1M
scholarship awards for our talented students each year by 2024
Your response as a community was truly inspiring. Ultimately, we exceeded our ambitious goal by building an endowment of $20,560,847.
With your help, our current and future graduates will be free to pursue careers based on their passions, with less of a financial burden. They will go on to shape the future of fine craftsmanship, become the next generation of leaders in their fields, and make a tangible, lasting difference in communities near and far.
Thank you for your generous support.
An education in craft is as important today as it was when we were founded 1881.
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For over 135 years, the mission of North Bennet Street School has been to provide vocational training as a path to self-sufficiency and a meaningful, productive life. That mission is no less relevant today than it was at the School's inception. At a time when many question the assumption that a four-year college education is essential for success in life, when student loan debt is over $1.2 trillion, and when 48% of college graduates are working jobs that do not require a four-year degree, we offer an alternative path to a rewarding career.
North Bennet Street School is a treasure for the City of Boston. I share the School's commitment to an accessible, quality education, and to ensuring that everyone has a fair shot at realizing their full potential.
MARTIN J. WALSH, MAYOR OF BOSTON
As the preeminent school of craft, we provide the highest quality education possible.
Our educational philosophy is focused on hand-skills training that is by nature intensive, intimate, and community oriented. Ultimately, our method seeks to teach the “whole person” how to make a living and lead a fuller life.
Scholarship aid is essential if we are to accept the best, brightest, and broadest possible range of students.
With less student debt, the next generation of our graduates will be free to pursue careers based on their passions, not their financial obligations.
Providing our students with excellence in education comes at a cost.
It is not realistic to expect an individual to embark upon a career in craft, with modest expectations for financial rewards in the early years, to assume this level of debt.
With your help, we will carry the School's mission into the future.
By lowering the cost of enrollment, hardworking students can focus on their education rather than paying the bills while in School. With less student debt, the next generation of our graduates will be free to pursue careers based on their passions, not their financial obligations.
Thanks to Our Generous Donors
Campaign Committee
David Ambler CF ’11 | Marc Margulies |
