fundraise

verb

fund·​raise ˈfənd-ˌrāz 

variants or fund-raise

fundraised or fund-raised; fundraising ˈfənd-ˌrā-ziŋ  or fund-raising; fundraises or fund-raises

1

intransitive : to engage in the organized activity of raising funds to support a cause, campaign, etc.

He donated megabucks to all the trendy charities, and she served on the boards of everything. Perfect combination. He was generous and she was smart and well-organized. She could also fund-raise with the best of them.

—Sue Grafton

2

transitive : to obtain (money) through fundraising activities

About $9000 has been fundraised to cover the costs of flights with the Joss Group contributing $500 after Mrs. Michael appealed for help from Border businesses.

—Anthony Bunn

Examples of fundraise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To fill in the funding gap to continue supporting refugees, both JFS of Silicon Valley and JFCS East Bay are turning to the community for help fundraising. —Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025

That job is fundraising, getting the state to help and managing a bureaucracy. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025

The joint comedy show follows a string of benefit concerts and events to fundraise money for the L.A wildfire over the past two weeks, in addition to hefty donations across Hollywood. —Anna Tingley, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025

Pitta wouldn’t divulge any preliminary details about the trust’s latest filing other than to say Adams hasn’t actively fundraised for the fund in recent months. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1