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| Editor’s Circle – $5,000 Supports one investigative story. Includes benefits below plus an off the record gathering with the founders and editor at a local restaurant. |
| Investigator – $2,500 Supports the development and maintenance of The Lens website. Includes benefits below plus tour of the newsroom, lunch with an editor or reporter. |
| Scribe – $1,000 Supports up to six months of access to the Public Insight Network (PIN), a nationally-recognized engagement platform for directly connecting a diverse network of sources with journalists in New Orleans and across the country. Includes benefits below plus tour of the Newsroom. |
| News-shark – $500 Supports community engagement efforts. Includes benefits below plus a coffee with reporters. |
| News-hound – $250 Supports the purchase of supplies such as a portable scanner used to copy government records on-site to avoid document fees. Includes benefits below plus an autographed book written by a friend of The Lens. |
| Scoop – $100 Supports the coverage of two Charter School Reporting Corps’ board meetings. Includes benefits below plus a tote bag. |
| Tipster – $50 Supports the editing of at least one Over the Transom piece. Includes benefits below plus a Lens coffee mug. |
| Friend – $35 Supports the endless cups of coffee Lens reporters drink. Includes a Lens decal, recognition on The Lens website, invitations to Lens events, Year in Review. |
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