From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfundraisingfund‧rais‧ing /ˈfʌndˌreɪzɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] the activity of collecting money for a specific purpose, especially in order to help people who are ill, old etc an Action Pack full of fundraising ideas
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fundraising• The group organises monthly social and sporting activities, including cycle sessions, and has bought nine tandems through sponsorship and fundraising.• Now she has joined the Breakthrough fundraising drive to build a research centre in London.• It's Freda Newcombe's vision which has carried her through months of hard work and even harder fundraising.• They have tree planting campaigns and regular fundraising for another building to be built on the grounds of the training centre.From Longman Business Dictionaryfundraisingfund‧rais‧ing /ˈfʌndˌreɪzɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]FINANCE1the activity of obtaining money for political parties, CHARITIES etcThe rules of campaign fundraising are brutally simple: money follows a winner.The Bishop of Birmingham has launched a fundraising drive for the cathedral.2the activity of obtaining money for investmentThe rating agency’s downgrading will probably have only minimal effects on the fundraising abilities of the bank. 