Fundraising
noun
The act of collecting money for a purpose, often for a charity or organization.
The school is having a fundraising event to pay for the new sports equipment.
Often appears as...
- fundraising event
- fundraising campaign
adjective
Used to describe activities that are meant to raise money, often for a good cause.
They organized a fundraising dinner to help the victims of the earthquake.
Often appears as...
- fundraising gala
- fundraising concert
noun
The act of collecting money for a purpose, often for a charity or organization.
The school is having a fundraising event to pay for the new sports equipment.
Often appears as...
- fundraising event
- fundraising campaign
adjective
Used to describe activities that are meant to raise money, often for a good cause.
They organized a fundraising dinner to help the victims of the earthquake.
Often appears as...
- fundraising gala
- fundraising concert
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Purpose Matters
Fundraising usually has a specific goal like supporting a cause, person, or project.
Their fundraising helped build a community center.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Charitable
Although often for charity, fundraising can also support political campaigns or businesses.
The startup's fundraising campaign attracted many investors.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Methods
Fundraising can include selling items, soliciting donations, or hosting events.
The bake sale is part of our fundraising for the trip.
Pro Tip 1/3Purpose Matters
Fundraising usually has a specific goal like supporting a cause, person, or project.
Their fundraising helped build a community center.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Charitable
Although often for charity, fundraising can also support political campaigns or businesses.
The startup's fundraising campaign attracted many investors.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Methods
Fundraising can include selling items, soliciting donations, or hosting events.
The bake sale is part of our fundraising for the trip.
Pro Tip 1/3Purpose Matters
Fundraising usually has a specific goal like supporting a cause, person, or project.
Their fundraising helped build a community center.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Charitable
Although often for charity, fundraising can also support political campaigns or businesses.
The startup's fundraising campaign attracted many investors.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Methods
Fundraising can include selling items, soliciting donations, or hosting events.
The bake sale is part of our fundraising for the trip.
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Jessica Jackley:...
it's a lot. And third, so as people are doing this friends and family fundraising process, it's very awkward, people don't know exactly what to ask for, how to ask, what to promise in return, even though they have the best of intentions and want to thank those people that are supporting them. So to harness the power of these supportive communities in a new way
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Adam Garone: Healthier...
It's really interesting when you try and figure a way to fund a fundraising organization built off growing mustaches. Let me tell you that there's not too many people interested in investing in that, not even the Prostate Cancer Foundation, who we'd raised about 1.2 million dollars for at that stage.
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The way we think about...
and your character is called into question. So nonprofits are really reluctant to attempt any brave, daring, giant-scale new fundraising endeavors, for fear that if the thing fails, their reputations will be dragged through the mud. Well, you and I know when you prohibit failure, you kill innovation.
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Putting a Species on the...
an alliance that would work together with conservation organizations on the ground so implementing partners with technical experts around the world bringing together veterinary expertise technology expertise husbandry communication and fundraising to really work on one plan and so from that we've
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The danger of silence PIPE...
When the woman at the fundraising gala said "I'm so proud of you. It must be so hard teaching those poor, unintelligent kids," I bit my lip, because apparently we needed her money more than my students needed their dignity. We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying
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Shigeru Ban: Emergency...
They were living like this with very poor plastic sheets in the park. So I proposed to rebuild. I raised -- did fundraising. I made a paper tube shelter for them, and in order to make it easy to be built by students and also easy to demolish, I used beer crates as a foundation.
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Healthier men, one...
you try and figure a way to fund the fundraising organization built off growing moustaches let me tell you there's not too many people interested in investing in that not even the prostate cancer foundation who had raised about 1.2 million dollars for at
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We the People, and the...
Because there is an economy here, an economy of influence, an economy with lobbyists at the center which feeds on polarization. It feeds on dysfunction. The worse that it is for us, the better that it is for this fundraising.
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Richard Turere: My...
My new school now is coming in and helping by fundraising and creating an awareness. I even took my friends back to my community, and we're installing the lights to the homes
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Building bridges and...
student team dove headfirst into the unfamiliar world of fundraising and we spent countless hours after school learning how to translate those text
Video examples
Jessica Jackley:...
it's a lot. And third, so as people are doing this friends and family fundraising process, it's very awkward, people don't know exactly what to ask for, how to ask, what to promise in return, even though they have the best of intentions and want to thank those people that are supporting them. So to harness the power of these supportive communities in a new way
Video examples
Adam Garone: Healthier...
It's really interesting when you try and figure a way to fund a fundraising organization built off growing mustaches. Let me tell you that there's not too many people interested in investing in that, not even the Prostate Cancer Foundation, who we'd raised about 1.2 million dollars for at that stage.
Video examples
The way we think about...
and your character is called into question. So nonprofits are really reluctant to attempt any brave, daring, giant-scale new fundraising endeavors, for fear that if the thing fails, their reputations will be dragged through the mud. Well, you and I know when you prohibit failure, you kill innovation.
Video examples
Putting a Species on the...
an alliance that would work together with conservation organizations on the ground so implementing partners with technical experts around the world bringing together veterinary expertise technology expertise husbandry communication and fundraising to really work on one plan and so from that we've
Video examples
The danger of silence PIPE...
When the woman at the fundraising gala said "I'm so proud of you. It must be so hard teaching those poor, unintelligent kids," I bit my lip, because apparently we needed her money more than my students needed their dignity. We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying
Video examples
Shigeru Ban: Emergency...
They were living like this with very poor plastic sheets in the park. So I proposed to rebuild. I raised -- did fundraising. I made a paper tube shelter for them, and in order to make it easy to be built by students and also easy to demolish, I used beer crates as a foundation.
Video examples
Healthier men, one...
you try and figure a way to fund the fundraising organization built off growing moustaches let me tell you there's not too many people interested in investing in that not even the prostate cancer foundation who had raised about 1.2 million dollars for at
Video examples
We the People, and the...
Because there is an economy here, an economy of influence, an economy with lobbyists at the center which feeds on polarization. It feeds on dysfunction. The worse that it is for us, the better that it is for this fundraising.
Video examples
Richard Turere: My...
My new school now is coming in and helping by fundraising and creating an awareness. I even took my friends back to my community, and we're installing the lights to the homes
Video examples
Building bridges and...
student team dove headfirst into the unfamiliar world of fundraising and we spent countless hours after school learning how to translate those text
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
John Sarbanes
American Politician
This fundraising is consuming us. It's impossible to overstate, I think, what it's doing to members and their ability to just focus on the job that they were elected to do. The collective concentration of the institution is being undermined every day by the need to fund-raise.
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Edward Norton
American Actor
Anybody who is running a marathon or doing a walkathon, doing a fundraiser for their school, their company, by far it's guaranteed the easiest and most fun way to quickly set up a fundraising campaign and send it around to your friends and family.
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Adam Braun
American Businessman
When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise, if you are pursuing your true passion, you'll learn to become great at your craft because you'll care so much about perfecting the skills necessary to make that dream a reality.
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DeRay Mckesson
American Activist
It is one thing to talk about fundraising and another to do it as a candidate, and I have learned so much about how much money it costs to run a campaign and what it means to raise money.
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Todd Young
American Politician
Indiana's ninth congressional district isn't historically known as a fount of congressional contributions. That said, if you look at my fundraising history, we've succeeded.
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David Prowse
British Actor
I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out.
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Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help bring Glossier to life.
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Chris Murphy
American Politician
Most elected officials don't want you to know about the world of political fundraising because they fear that it paints an unflattering portrait of public life.
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Princess Michael of Kent
Charities who support animal rights are actually asking people to show their obligation by doing fundraising or similar.
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Louise Linton
Scottish Actress
Charity fundraising galas have always been a wonderful way to support a myriad of causes.
Quote examples
John Sarbanes
American Politician
This fundraising is consuming us. It's impossible to overstate, I think, what it's doing to members and their ability to just focus on the job that they were elected to do. The collective concentration of the institution is being undermined every day by the need to fund-raise.
Quote examples
Edward Norton
American Actor
Anybody who is running a marathon or doing a walkathon, doing a fundraiser for their school, their company, by far it's guaranteed the easiest and most fun way to quickly set up a fundraising campaign and send it around to your friends and family.
Quote examples
Adam Braun
American Businessman
When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise, if you are pursuing your true passion, you'll learn to become great at your craft because you'll care so much about perfecting the skills necessary to make that dream a reality.
Quote examples
DeRay Mckesson
American Activist
It is one thing to talk about fundraising and another to do it as a candidate, and I have learned so much about how much money it costs to run a campaign and what it means to raise money.
Quote examples
Todd Young
American Politician
Indiana's ninth congressional district isn't historically known as a fount of congressional contributions. That said, if you look at my fundraising history, we've succeeded.
Quote examples
David Prowse
British Actor
I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out.
Quote examples
Emily Weiss
American Businesswoman
I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help bring Glossier to life.
Quote examples
Chris Murphy
American Politician
Most elected officials don't want you to know about the world of political fundraising because they fear that it paints an unflattering portrait of public life.
Quote examples
Princess Michael of Kent
Charities who support animal rights are actually asking people to show their obligation by doing fundraising or similar.
Quote examples
Louise Linton
Scottish Actress
Charity fundraising galas have always been a wonderful way to support a myriad of causes.
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