fundraising
gb/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ/ us/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ/
B2
English
Senses
0 senses
Noun
B2
process
1
raising money for a cause
collecting money for a cause or organization
Usage pattern:
fundraising for [cause/organization/project]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use funding when they mean fundraising: funding is the money provided; fundraising is the act of collecting it.
Synonyms
money-raising (A direct synonym, often used as a compound modifier (e.g., money-raising event).)
|
raising funds (A very common paraphrase that emphasizes the action.)
Collocations
fundraising efforts
|fundraising activities
|fundraising goal
|fundraising target
|fundraising total
|fundraising success
|fundraising materials
|fundraising platform
|fundraising strategy
|fundraising team
Themes
charity
|business
|money
|community
Examples
- The school is doing fundraising to pay for new sports equipment.
- Fundraising for disaster relief continued through the weekend.
- She has years of experience in fundraising for medical research.
Learner examples
- We are fundraising for our local hospital.
- Fundraising can take a lot of time.
Noun
B2
event
2
organized money-raising effort
an organized plan to collect money
Usage pattern:
a fundraising for [cause] | the fundraising starts/begins [time]
Common mistake:
Because fundraising is often uncountable, learners may overuse a fundraising; it is possible in some contexts, but a fundraising event/campaign is often clearer.
Synonyms
fundraising effort (Highlights the work involved rather than the event itself.)
|
appeal (Focuses on asking people to donate, often in writing or media.)
Collocations
a fundraising initiative
|a fundraising push
|a fundraising plan
|a fundraising launch
|a fundraising round
|community fundraising
|annual fundraising
|holiday fundraising
|emergency fundraising
|local fundraising
Themes
charity
|community
|events
|money
Examples
- Their fundraising brought in more than $20,000 in two weeks.
- The charity’s spring fundraising has been moved online this year.
- We planned the fundraising carefully, from publicity to payment options.
Learner examples
- Our fundraising ends on Friday.
Noun
business
C1
role
3
fundraising as a job function
the job of getting donations for an organization
Usage pattern:
[someone] works in fundraising | fundraising and communications
Common mistake:
Do not confuse fundraiser (a person or event) with fundraising (the activity/department).
Synonyms
development (Common nonprofit term that often includes fundraising plus donor relations; used especially in the US.)
Collocations
the fundraising department
|fundraising staff
|fundraising manager
|fundraising director
|fundraising and development
|fundraising and communications
|fundraising budget
|fundraising pipeline
|major-gift fundraising
|corporate fundraising
Themes
work
|business
|charity
|money
Examples
- He moved from marketing into fundraising at a national charity.
- The organization combined fundraising and communications into one team.
- Fundraising is a major part of her role as executive director.
Learner examples
- She works in fundraising.
adjective
B2
property
4
intended to raise money
made to collect money for a cause
Usage pattern:
a fundraising [event/dinner/gala/page]
Common mistake:
Learners may try to use it as a standalone adjective (e.g., The dinner is fundraising); it is more natural as a modifier (fundraising dinner) or with be + for fundraising (The dinner is for fundraising).
Synonyms
charity (Often similar in meaning (charity event), but charity does not always imply collecting money.)
Collocations
fundraising event
|fundraising campaign
|fundraising drive
|fundraising dinner
|fundraising gala
|fundraising page
|fundraising letter
|fundraising email
|fundraising appeal
|fundraising video
Themes
charity
|events
|money
Examples
- They hosted a fundraising dinner for the children’s clinic.
- Please share our fundraising page with your friends.
- The museum sent a fundraising email to its members.
Learner examples
- This is a fundraising event.
Grammar
Dictionary form
fundraising
IPA
GB/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ/
US/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ/
Syllables & stress
fun - drais - ing (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (fun)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: fundraising
- Comparative: fundraisinger
- Superlative: fundraisingest
Noun
- Base: fundraising
- Plural: fundraisings
Word family
Expressions
fundraising appeal
1/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ əpˈil/
fixed phrase
formal
public request for donations
a message asking people to donate
Examples
- The organization issued a fundraising appeal after the floods.
- Her fundraising appeal explained exactly how the donations would be used.
- We responded to a fundraising appeal from a local animal rescue.
fundraising campaign
1/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ kæmpˈeɪn/
fixed phrase
planned effort to raise money
a planned project to collect donations
Examples
- They launched a fundraising campaign to expand the shelter.
- The fundraising campaign exceeded its target in just ten days.
- We’re running a fundraising campaign on social media.
fundraising dinner
1/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ dˈɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
meal event to raise money
a dinner where people donate money
Examples
- The club held a fundraising dinner to support its youth programs.
- Local businesses sponsored tables at the fundraising dinner.
- We bought tickets to the fundraising dinner and invited our neighbors.
fundraising drive
1/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ dɹˈaɪv/
fixed phrase
short, focused donation push
a short period of collecting donations
Examples
- The neighborhood organized a fundraising drive after the fire.
- Our fundraising drive raised enough to buy two new computers.
- They ran a fundraising drive during the holiday season.
fundraising event
1/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ ɪvˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
occasion to collect donations
an event where people raise money
Examples
- The library is hosting a fundraising event on Saturday.
- We volunteered at a fundraising event for the food bank.
- Bad weather forced the fundraising event to move indoors.
fundraising gala
1/fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ ɡˈælə/
fixed phrase
formal
formal charity fundraising party
a big formal event to raise money
Examples
- The hospital’s annual fundraising gala will be held downtown.
- Tickets to the fundraising gala sold out within hours.
- They donated a painting to be auctioned at the fundraising gala.
online fundraising
1/ˈɔnlˌaɪn fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ/
fixed phrase
raising money via the internet
collecting donations on the internet
Examples
- Online fundraising made it easier for friends overseas to donate.
- They switched to online fundraising after the venue canceled.
- Our online fundraising page includes a short video about the project.
peer-to-peer fundraising
1/pˈɪɹ tə pˈɪɹ fˈʌndɹˌeɪsɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
supporters raise money from friends
supporters collect donations from people they know
Examples
- The charity relies on peer-to-peer fundraising during its annual run.
- Each participant created a page for peer-to-peer fundraising.
- Peer-to-peer fundraising helped the campaign reach new donors.