fundraising
noun
fund·rais·ing
ˈfənd-ˌrā-ziŋ 
variants
or less commonly fund-raising
: the organized activity of raising funds (as for an institution or political cause)
… the theatre has been built largely through the generous efforts and fundraising of local government and people.—
The Guardian
—often used before another nounThe Guardiana fund-raising drive/campaign
fundraising events
Examples of fundraising in a Sentence
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After years of multiple locations being looked at for Orange County’s first official veterans cemetery, a home has been chosen in Gypsum Canyon and progress has been made in planning and fundraising.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Fire Station 16 fundraising An ongoing effort to renovate San Diego Fire Station 16 on Mount Soledad in La Jolla continues to gain steam and is now about $45,000 from its fundraising target, Rotarian Cindy Goodman told the Light.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Paul Mitchell, vice president of Sacramento voter data firm Political Data, said Steyer’s early self-funding and Mahan’s fundraising edge have yet to produce a clear polling lift.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The question of who should replace him in the racially and economically diverse district — spanning downtown, swaths of the West and South sides and the west suburbs — has drawn national interest, with super PAC dollars upending the fundraising ground game.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The fundraising campaign, which surpassed its goal within 24 hours, was subsequently removed from the platform.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Reports over the years have suggested that lawmakers can devote hours each day to fundraising calls, often dialing donors from offices just steps away from the Capitol itself.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
Jackson previously sued over a fundraising mechanism used by Jones known as a leadership committee, which allowed the lieutenant governor to raise unlimited donations while other candidates were still subject to Georgia's normal contribution limits.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
On top of this, Tina has opened a new fundraising page with a sob story about her cancer returning and being hospitalized about a week before that request.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Fire Station 16 fundraising An ongoing effort to renovate San Diego Fire Station 16 on Mount Soledad in La Jolla continues to gain steam and is now about $45,000 from its fundraising target, Rotarian Cindy Goodman told the Light.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Paul Mitchell, vice president of Sacramento voter data firm Political Data, said Steyer’s early self-funding and Mahan’s fundraising edge have yet to produce a clear polling lift.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The question of who should replace him in the racially and economically diverse district — spanning downtown, swaths of the West and South sides and the west suburbs — has drawn national interest, with super PAC dollars upending the fundraising ground game.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The fundraising campaign, which surpassed its goal within 24 hours, was subsequently removed from the platform.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Reports over the years have suggested that lawmakers can devote hours each day to fundraising calls, often dialing donors from offices just steps away from the Capitol itself.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
Jackson previously sued over a fundraising mechanism used by Jones known as a leadership committee, which allowed the lieutenant governor to raise unlimited donations while other candidates were still subject to Georgia's normal contribution limits.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
On top of this, Tina has opened a new fundraising page with a sob story about her cancer returning and being hospitalized about a week before that request.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Fundraising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundraising. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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