fundraiser
/ˈfʌndreɪzə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़न्ड्रेज़र
धन जुटाने वाला; धन-संग्रह कार्यक्रम
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a person who collects money for a charity or an organization; a social event or an activity that is organized in order to collect money
धन जुटाने वाला; धन-संग्रह कार्यक्रम
- a fundraiser for flood victims
- The students organised a fundraiser to buy books for the village school.
- Our school held a fundraiser to help repair the library roof.
+ 2 more examples
- The charity hired a professional fundraiser to reach more donors.
- They sold sweets at the fundraiser for the animal shelter.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fundraiser (a person)
A fundraiser is someone who collects money for a charity, school or cause; the word is written as one word, sometimes as fund-raiser.
Fundraiser वह व्यक्ति है जो किसी दान-संस्था, विद्यालय या उद्देश्य के लिए धन एकत्र करता है; शब्द एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है, कभी fund-raiser भी।
- She works as a fundraiser for a children's hospital.
fundraiser (an event)
A fundraiser is also an event such as a concert, a run or a sale held to collect money.
Fundraiser किसी कार्यक्रम को भी कहते हैं, जैसे concert, दौड़ या बिक्री, जो धन एकत्र करने के लिए की जाती है।
- The school held a fundraiser to buy library books.
- A charity cricket match was organised as a fundraiser.
fundraiser for sth / sb
Use for after fundraiser to name the cause or the beneficiary.
Cause या लाभार्थी बताने के लिए 'fundraiser' के बाद 'for' आता है।
- They organised a fundraiser for flood victims.
fundraising (noun / adjective)
Fundraising is the activity; it is uncountable and can also be used before a noun.
Fundraising गतिविधि है; यह uncountable है और संज्ञा से पहले भी आ सकता है।
- Fundraising for the new classroom took six months.
- The fundraising dinner raised a lakh of rupees.
+Collocations 4
verb + fundraiser
holdorganisehostattendrunplan
- The college will organise a fundraiser for the earthquake victims.
adjective + fundraiser
charityannualschoolonlinesuccessfulcommunity
- The annual fundraiser brought in two lakh rupees.
fundraiser + noun
eventdinnerwalkdrivepagecampaign
- Students walked ten kilometres in a fundraiser walk.
fundraiser for + cause
charityhospitalorphanageschoolrelief fund
- He started an online fundraiser for a hospital.
“More examples 5
- The class held a bake sale as a fundraiser for the village library.
कक्षा ने गाँव के पुस्तकालय के लिए धन जुटाने हेतु केक की बिक्री का आयोजन किया।
- The fundraiser raised enough money to build two classrooms.
धन-संग्रह कार्यक्रम से दो कक्षाएँ बनाने जितना पैसा जुट गया।
- Radhika is a volunteer fundraiser for an animal shelter.
राधिका एक पशु आश्रय के लिए स्वयंसेवी धन-संग्रहकर्ता है।
- A professional fundraiser knows how to approach donors politely.
एक पेशेवर धन-संग्रहकर्ता जानता है कि दाताओं से विनम्रता से कैसे संपर्क किया जाए।
- The team ran a marathon as part of a cancer fundraiser.
टीम ने कैंसर के लिए धन जुटाने वाले कार्यक्रम के तहत मैराथन दौड़ लगाई।
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✗ She organised a fundraiser of flood victims.
✓ She organised a fundraiser for flood victims.
The cause or beneficiary of a fundraiser is introduced by for, not of.
Fundraiser का उद्देश्य या लाभार्थी 'for' से बताया जाता है, 'of' से नहीं।
✗ They held a fundraiser for to help the poor.
✓ They held a fundraiser to help the poor.
Purpose is shown with a to-infinitive alone; for is not added before it.
उद्देश्य केवल to-infinitive से बताया जाता है; उससे पहले 'for' नहीं जोड़ा जाता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fundraiser, donation and charity are linked but name different things.
Fundraiser, donation और charity जुड़े हुए हैं, पर अलग-अलग चीज़ों के नाम हैं।
The person or event that collects money for a cause.
वह व्यक्ति या कार्यक्रम जो किसी उद्देश्य के लिए धन जुटाता है।
- The fundraiser was a great success.
The money or gift that someone gives.
कोई जो धन या उपहार देता है।
- She made a donation of five hundred rupees.
An organisation that helps people in need, or the help itself.
ज़रूरतमंदों की सहायता करने वाली संस्था, या स्वयं सहायता।
- The money went to a local charity.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
fund·rais·er
?Which word?
Keep the giving words together: fundraiser, donation (money given to help), charity (an organization that helps people in need; also kindness), philanthropy (helping others, especially with money), crowdfunding (collecting small amounts from many people online).
दान के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fundraiser, donation (मदद के लिए दिया पैसा), charity (ज़रूरतमंदों की मदद करने वाला संगठन; दया भी), philanthropy (दूसरों की मदद, विशेषकर धन से), crowdfunding (ऑनलाइन कई लोगों से थोड़ा-थोड़ा पैसा जुटाना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The PM CARES Fund was set up in 2020 for emergency relief; donations to certain funds get tax benefits under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
PM CARES Fund 2020 में आपातकालीन राहत के लिए बना; कुछ कोषों में दान पर आयकर अधिनियम की धारा 80G के तहत कर लाभ मिलता है।