fund-raising

[ fuhnd-rey-zing ]

/ ˈfʌndˌreɪ zɪŋ /

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noun

the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.

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Origin of fund-raising

First recorded in 1935–40

The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The band turned back around, raising a lively tune to signal life would go on.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There are limits to the painting of banditry and extortion as the legitimate raising of taxes.
ISIS’s Futile Quest to Go Legit|Jamie Dettmer|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I learned that he was working and living in the Lower East Side, delivering orders for an Italian restaurant and raising two kids.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Rebels in Africa trade in children to fund their conflicts and obtain child soldiers.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The presence of a large gold fund was an assurance of the ability to return to specie payments after the close of the war.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
From affluence he came to want, and in his old age a fund was raised sufficient to purchase him an annuity of £600 a year.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
(d) Excess balances may, at the convenience of each federal reserve bank, remain deposited with the gold settlement fund.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
“Vait a minit, sir,” said Mr. Weller, raising his hand in a deprecatory manner.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
If he had cut her, he would have shown less contempt than in that stiff raising of the hat.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson