The Decaturish 2026 Fall Fundraiser
$32,653.00
Raised
437
Donations
$70,000.00
Goal
Our goal: $70,000 by December 21.
You can make a difference
Join 2,800 paying subscribers who help us tell the untold stories of our community:
- $150 covers producing one in-depth story
- $1,500 funds an investigative series like our recent Stone Mountain city government coverage
- $3,000 supports a month of election reporting
Here's what we're building together
With $70,000: We can maintain current coverage and staff.
With $140,000: We can significantly expand coverage with freelancers.
With $210,000: We can hire additional reporters and cover new beats.
The results speak for themselves
Decaturish has been proudly serving its readers for over a decade, providing free, timely and informative local news to our community. Our investigative work has exposed what's happening behind the scenes in local government. We're reaching 200,000 unique readers monthly with 400,000 page views, plus more than 50,0000 social media followers. When you support us, elected officials know their constituents are paying attention.
Local news can't exist without local support. We're filling coverage gaps other outlets have abandoned, keeping you informed about the decisions that affect your life.
Do you want to hear more untold stories from your community?
With your help, we can. Contribute to our fall fundraiser today.
Support your local news. Support Decaturish.
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Baoky
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$150
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Lawrence
Keep up the great work!
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Vernita
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Elizabeth Haynes
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Richard Cohen
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$100
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John B Morgan III
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$150
Thank you for all of your amazing work on the City of Decatur Schools issues lately. You are amazing!
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Meredith
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$1,000
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Delight Satter
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$150
Thank you for covering stories we can’t find anywhere else, including Indigenous stories.
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Julie Oinonen
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$150
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Joel Avrunin
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$36
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Linda Green
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$150
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Dan Burns
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Joseph Reiff
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Ellen Gallow
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$50
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Katy
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$50
Your local coverage and voter guide are invaluable.
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Ethan
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$25
Your team does such important work to keep the community informed, I love to read Decaturish daily and do the puzzles in each print edition. I'm proud to live in a community where such high-quality journalism exists!
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Bruce MacGregor
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$100
Local news is important-keep it up!
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Jody
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$180
Thanks for all you do - great editorial, "Becoming an elected official changes the nature of our association ... f you hold a position of power, you will be held to account." -- ONLY if we all continue to support INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM!!
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Sarah
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$100
Dan, you're cool, but Go Dawgs! :)
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Veronica Edwards
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$50
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Signy
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$50
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Beth
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$100
Thank you for what you’re doing.
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Paul
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DEBRA
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$20
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Jamie Cohen
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Rebecca
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McCall
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$150
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Catherine
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$10
Thank you for all that you do! Local journalism is so important in these times.
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Cheryl Shapiro
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$100
Keep up the local coverage.
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Matthew Schillig
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$30
Your reporters covered a story in my Oak Grove neighborhood about a teenage drinking and driving crash that no one else was covering. That made me realize that local news really is important and this is why I'm supporting you.