noun
mass nounThe seeking of financial support for a charity, cause, or other enterprise.
‘a new development director in charge of fundraising’
- ‘Many dealers are tying sales efforts to fundraising.’
- ‘Their initiative was followed, once again, by a spell of energetic fundraising.’
- ‘Nothing is more important to successful fundraising than building long-term relationships.’
- ‘Their personnel knew about budgeting, fundraising, production, licensing laws.’
- ‘She sent him some footage to critique, thinking it might be useful for fundraising.’
- ‘With the museum budget already allocated, this project could be realized only through hardcore fundraising.’
- ‘His campaign has a significant lead in fundraising, having harnessed the power of the Internet to glean around $40 million in donations.’
- ‘He is running into financial difficulties, despite having led the field in fundraising.’
- ‘The fundraising was an enormous drain on management time, and the company had to turn business away while it sorted out its financing.’
- ‘One of the criteria used to rate charities is the percentage of income spent on administration and fundraising.’
adjective
attributive Seeking to generate financial support for a charity, cause, or other enterprise.
- ‘a charity fundraising event’