fundraising

The word “fundraising” means the activity of asking individuals, businesses, or organizations for donations. In plain terms, the general activity of getting people or organizations to donate money toward something.

“Fundraising” is pronounced FUHND-ray-zihng (/ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/ in IPA).

Here is “fundraising” used in a sentence: “The charity's fundraising brought in enough to build a new clinic.”

Depending on how it is used, “fundraising” can be a noun and an adjective.

“Fundraising” is an uncommon word in modern English.

“Fundraising” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the activity of asking individuals, businesses, or organizations for donations.

Fundraising is the activity of asking others for donations, while donating is the act of giving money or resources. A person can donate without doing any fundraising, but fundraising specifically involves soliciting contributions from other people or organizations.

Common fundraising activities include charity auctions, sponsored runs, crowdfunding campaigns, galas, and direct appeals to donors. Nonprofits, schools, political campaigns, and community groups all commonly rely on fundraising to fund their work.

Fundraising is standardly written as one word, both as a noun and as an adjective, as in "fundraising event" or "fundraising campaign." The two-word form "fund raising" and hyphenated "fund-raising" also appear but are less common in modern usage.