As a Lung Power Team® member, you make a difference. Your fundraising supports programs that clean the air we breathe and improve the lives of people living with asthma, COPD, lung cancer, COVID-19 and other lung diseases.
Fundraising Tips
1. Personalize your fundraising page on Donor Drive
Add pictures and share your story on your Donor Drive fundraising page. Your donors want to know why Respiratory Health Association mission is important to you!
2. Post on Social Media
3. Start a Facebook fundraiser
You never know who might donate. Log into your fundraising page, and click the red button that says “Start a Facebook Fundraiser.” It’s that simple!
4. See if your company matches gifts
Matching gifts are a type of philanthropy in which companies financially match donations that their employees make to nonprofit organizations. Search to see if a company has a Matching Gift Policy.
Tip: Ask your donors if they have a program through their own employer.
5. Use the Lung Power Team Mobile App
Keep track of your fundraising page, request donations, and set fundraising goals all from your phone! Get the app in the Apple App Store or on Google Play. Learn more about how to download and use the app here.
6. Connect with your LPT Ambassador & Personal Fundraising Coach
The Lung Power Team Ambassador is a dedicated team veteran with years of experience as a runner and fundraiser. They’re here to provide you with one-on-one guidance on fundraising and training as well as create team camaraderie, whether you’re in Chicago or across the world!
Your personal fundraising coach is an RHA staff member who is here to help you reach your fundraising goals. You will be amazed by the generosity of your network once your coach helps you explore the potential.
Contact specialevents@resphealth.org or (312) 628-0194 for more information.
7. Create an incentive for your donors
Make fundraising fun for your donors! Here are some some ideas to get started:
- Everyone who donates $10 gets to guess how many gumballs are in a jar. Whoever’s the closest wins the jar of gumballs.
- Promise to add on an extra mile to your training plan for every $100 raised.
- Everyone who donates $10 gets to add a song to your training playlist.
- Tie it into a holiday party, such as New Year’s Eve or the Fourth of July. Let people know you’re climbing and suggest that instead of bringing a bottle of wine or cookies, they donate to support your climb.
8. Share about RHA’s mission
Share our mission and recent successes with your potential donors!
- RHA research programs fund local researchers as they study predictors, develop treatments, and seek cures for lung diseases including asthma, COPD and lung cancer.
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RHA health educators host programs to teach the public about lung health. Topics include the dangers of vaping, tobacco cessation, radon, Asthma Management, and Fight Asthma Now® for 3rd – 12th grade students.
- With the help of community volunteers, RHA has been influential in passing legislation for smoke-free environments, limiting the deadly air pollution generated by power plants and diesel vehicles, and protecting the right of children to carry life-saving asthma inhalers at school.
Fundraising Documents
Completed RHA Offline Donation Forms along with collected cash or checks (made payable to RHA) can be mailed before the event to:
Respiratory Health Association
Attention: Special Events / Lung Power Team
1440 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60607