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# Become a Charter Member of Albany Scanner
- URL: https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/01/newsletters/become-charter-member-albany-scanner/
- Published: 2026-09-01T17:46:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T03:34:47.000Z
- Description: Double your gift: Help us raise $20,000 by Sept. 30.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters, #fundraising

Today's the day. Albany Scanner memberships are open. And thanks to a generous local donor, **every first-time gift made through Sept. 30 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000.**

Since we began publishing Aug. 11, we've covered Golden Gate Fields' path toward a $125 million park vote, the fight to save a longtime Solano Avenue gallery and the six Albany measures on the November ballot — four to six new stories a week, with no paywall.

**Become a new Charter Member with a gift of $300**, and you'll get a one-year Scanner membership [plus a place in the group](https://www.albanyscanner.com/members-funders/) that helped build our newsroom from the ground up. During this campaign, your $300 becomes $600.

[Become a Charter Member](https://www.albanyscanner.com/#/portal/signup)

Prefer [another amount](https://buy.stripe.com/cNicN70Ha3jQd2Id4L5c401?ref=albanyscanner.com)? All new gifts are welcome and will be matched in full.

Considering a major gift of $1,000 or more? It's tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor. Reply to this email or visit our [Major Gifts page](https://www.albanyscanner.com/major-gifts/) for details.

Thank you for helping build Albany's newsroom.

Emilie Raguso  
Publisher, Albany Scanner

P.S. Our match is $10,000 total. The sooner you join, the more likely your gift is doubled. [**Join us today**](https://www.albanyscanner.com/#/portal/signup)**!**

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