fund-raise

or fund·raise

[fuhnd-reyz]

verb (used with object), fund-raised, fund-rais·ing.

to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.

verb (used without object), fund-raised, fund-rais·ing.

to engage in fund-raising.

fund-raising

or fund·rais·ing

[fuhnd-rey-zing]

noun

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

Origin of fund-raising

First recorded in 1935–40

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Examples from the Web for fundraising

Contemporary Examples of fundraising

And their fundraising collapsed by 50 percent from the previous year.
‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage
Tim Mak
January 6, 2015
It covers kindergarten through 8th grade and has $3,825 annual tuition, but fundraising allows many to get $1,500 in tuition aid.
Freedom From Fear for Dreamer Kids
Mike Barnicle
November 24, 2014
He recalled one fundraising dinner where he and a fellow AIDS activist were served on paper plates with paper forks.
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People
Tim Teeman
October 29, 2014
Hillary Clinton is scheduled to appear Sunday at the Harkin Steak Fry, the premier Democratic fundraising event in the state.
2016 Overachiever Martin O’Malley Now Has 11 Staffers Working in Iowa
Ben Jacobs
September 12, 2014
Zane asks in the fundraising video, shooting bubbles from a bubble gun.
On the Road With Kesey's (Drug-Free) Acid Test
Nina Strochlic
August 27, 2014

Historical Examples of fundraising

About that time some thought was being given to having four fundraising dinners.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy