Definition

1. Verb:
   • To solicit or gather money for a specific cause, project, or organization. The action involves actively seeking financial contributions from individuals, groups, or institutions.

Usage

• The verb "fund-raise" describes the activity of collecting monetary donations. It is often used in the context of charities, non-profit organizations, political campaigns, schools, and community projects. It can be used in various tenses.
• Important Note: The hyphenated form "fund-raise" is less common in modern usage. The single word "fundraise" or the two-word phrase "raise funds" are more frequently used.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The committee will fund-raise to build a new community center.
  • She spent the summer fund-raising for cancer research.
  • They have successfully fund-raised over a million dollars for the scholarship program.

Advanced Usage

• "to go fund-raising": to go out for the purpose of soliciting donations.
  • The volunteers went fund-raising in the local neighborhood.

Variants and Related Words

• Fundraise (verb): The more common, closed compound form with the same meaning.
  • We need to fundraise for our school trip.
• Fundraiser (noun): 1. A person who raises money for a cause. 2. An event held to generate money.
  • She is a professional fundraiser for the museum.
  • The charity gala is our biggest annual fundraiser.
• Fundraising (noun or adjective): The activity or process of raising funds.
  • The fundraising campaign was a huge success. (adjective)
  • He is in charge of fundraising. (noun)

Synonyms

• Solicit donations: To ask for contributions formally.
• Collect money: To gather funds.

Phrasal Verbs

• Raise funds: A very common phrasal verb with identical meaning to "fund-raise".
  • Our goal is to raise funds for a new playground.

Verb

1. raise money for a cause or project
   • We are fundraising for AIDS research