Lede fellows, alumni and staff together at a Lede gathering
Support a Storyteller · Year-end 2026

Help young New Orleanians tell their city's stories.

Lede New Orleans trains and pays storytellers ages 18 to 25 to report on the neighborhoods they know best. This year we're raising $50,000 from individuals and companies to keep that work going, and every gift gets us closer by December 31.

Ways to give Company sponsorships
50+
young storytellers trained and paid
200+
original local stories published
250+
people served at free workshops and events every year
Where your gift goes

What your gift keeps going

A Lede fellow interviews a young man at a skate park

Paid fellowships

Fellows earn a stipend while professional mentors teach them to report, shoot and edit.

A fellow frames a shot with a camera while a mentor looks on

First cameras

The First Camera Fund puts real gear in fellows' hands so they keep working after they graduate.

Neighbors in a circle at a Lede community listening session

Free community programs

Workshops, archiving sessions and conversations where neighbors tell their own stories.

Ways to give

Give yourself, or through your company

Every gift counts toward the $50,000 goal and is tax deductible. Tap an amount to give, or enter your own at checkout.

$25provides notebooks and pens $55covers memory cards for two cameras $100covers supplies for a community archiving event $250equips a storyteller with an audio recorder $500provides editing software $1,000buys a new camera
  • Monthly

    Become a monthly supporter

    Choose "Monthly" at checkout. Steady gifts help us plan the fellowship year.

    Give monthly
  • By check

    Mail a check or give from a donor-advised fund

    Lede New Orleans Inc., 4157 St. Louis Street, Suite #202, New Orleans, LA 70119 · EIN 85-1432323

  • $5,000+

    Anchor the year-end match

    Pledge a gift that matches community donations through December 31.

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  • $55,000

    Name a fellowship

    Covers one full fellowship, which can carry your family's name.

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Come see it in person

The best way to understand Lede is to meet the fellows

Want to come? Email Jen at jen@ledenola.org and she'll save you a seat.

  • Nov 17

    Community gathering

    Meet this year's new fellows alongside our alumni.

  • January 2027

    Storylines

    Our marquee live storytelling event, where alumni and local storytellers tell true stories before a live audience.

Who we are

Built in New Orleans, for New Orleans

Journalist Jennifer Larino and filmmaker and educator E'jaaz Mason founded Lede in 2020. Jen leads the organization as Executive Director, and E'jaaz serves on the board.

Lede is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 85-1432323. Your gift is tax deductible.

Help build a more informed, connected and representative New Orleans.

Give online in a minute, or reach out and we'll find the right fit together.

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Questions or sponsorships
Jennifer Larino, Executive Director
jen@ledenola.org
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Lede New Orleans Inc.
4157 St. Louis Street, Suite #202
New Orleans, LA 70119
Lede New Orleans is a 501(c)(3) organization. EIN 85-1432323. Your contribution is tax deductible.