FUNDRAISE
RAISE SUPPORT
FOR CHANGE.
Honor lives lost, advance local advocacy, and help build a safer future.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR DC.
Ride For Your Life Washington DC will focus us on the need to keep working toward streets where everyone can move safely.
When you fundraise, you help turn remembrance into action. Your support helps bring people together, raise awareness, strengthen the local safe streets movement, and advance Ride For Your Life’s national advocacy.
Half of net proceeds from Washington DC are shared with local advocacy partners working to make streets safer in the community.
Together, we can honor those we've lost—and help build a safer future for everyone.
CREATE YOUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
Your Ride For Your Life dashboard gives you the tools to build and manage your campaign.
You can:
- Personalize your fundraising page
- Tell your story
- Add photos
- Set and update your fundraising goal
- Share your fundraising link
- Send fundraising emails
- Track your progress
- Manage your contacts
- Thank your donors
Start by logging into your dashboard and completing your profile.
SET A GOAL
Choose a fundraising goal that challenges you—and raise it when you reach it.
SHARE YOUR WHY
Tell people why you’re riding or walking and why safer streets matter to you.
INVITE PEOPLE
Ask your friends, family, coworkers, and community to stand with you.
NO FUNDRAISING MINIMUM OR COMMITMENT.
START WITH YOUR STORY.
The most effective fundraising starts with one simple question:
Why does this matter to you?
Maybe you ride your bike around the DC area every day. Maybe you walk your kids to school. Maybe you've had a frightening experience on the road. Maybe you're participating in memory or honor of someone. Maybe you simply believe everyone should be able to get where they're going safely.
Whatever brings you to Ride For Your Life, tell people.
Your friends, family, coworkers, and community don't need to be experts in transportation policy. They just need to understand why safer streets matter to you.
Then invite them to stand with you.
Set a goal. Tell your story. Ask your community to support it.
NEED HELP GETTING STARTED?
We've created a Ride For Your Life Fundraising Toolkit with everything you need to get your campaign moving.
You'll find:
- Tips for building your fundraising page
- Sample fundraising emails
- Social media posts
- Ideas for reaching your network
- Team fundraising guidance
- Thank-you messages
- A fundraising timeline
- A quick-start checklist
LET'S SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN.
On November 15, we'll ride and walk together in memory of those lost to traffic violence and in support of a safer future.
But the real goal extends beyond event day.
Every person you ask, every dollar you raise, and every conversation you start helps build a stronger movement for streets where everyone can move safely.