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fundraising

/ˈfʌndreɪzɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण फ़न्ड्रेज़िंग

धन-संग्रह

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the activity of collecting money for a particular purpose, especially for a charity

    धन-संग्रह

    • a fundraising event
    • Radhika organised a fundraising concert to buy books for the village library.
    • The class organised a fundraising walk for the animal shelter.
    + 2 more examples
    • She is in charge of fundraising for the hospital.
    • Our fundraising dinner raised fifty thousand rupees.

    Synonyms collecting appeal campaign

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

fundraising (uncountable noun)

Fundraising is the activity of collecting money for a cause, especially a charity. It is uncountable.

'Fundraising' किसी उद्देश्य, खासकर दान-कार्य, के लिए धन एकत्र करने की गतिविधि है। यह अगणनीय है।

  • Fundraising for the flood victims began at once.
  • Radhika is in charge of fundraising for the school.

fundraising + noun (modifier)

Fundraising often comes before nouns such as event, dinner, campaign and drive.

'Fundraising' प्रायः event, dinner, campaign और drive जैसे noun से पहले आता है।

  • The college held a fundraising concert.
  • A fundraising drive raised ten lakh rupees.

fundraising for + cause

Use for to name the cause or group that will receive the money.

धन पाने वाले उद्देश्य या समूह का नाम बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।

  • They organised fundraising for a cancer hospital.

fundraiser (a person or an event)

A fundraiser is the person who collects money or the event that raises it. The verb is raise funds.

'Fundraiser' धन जुटाने वाला व्यक्ति या कार्यक्रम है। संबंधित क्रिया 'raise funds' है।

  • The school fundraiser raised money for books.
  • They raised funds for the earthquake victims.
+Collocations 5

type + fundraising

charitypoliticalonlineschoolcommunitycorporate

  • Online fundraising helped the family pay the hospital bills.

fundraising + noun

eventcampaigndinnerdrivetargetpage

  • The club set a fundraising target of fifty thousand rupees.

verb + fundraising

organiseleadstartsupportdoplan

  • Students organised fundraising for the library fund.

adjective + fundraising

successfulmajorannualvoluntarylocal

  • The annual fundraising brought in a good amount.

fundraising for + cause

for charityfor disaster relieffor a schoolfor medical care

  • She is doing fundraising for disaster relief.
“More examples 5
  • The fundraising dinner raised enough money to buy a school bus.

धन जुटाने वाले भोज से स्कूल बस ख़रीदने लायक पैसा इकट्ठा हो गया।

  • Social media has made fundraising easier for small charities.

सोशल मीडिया ने छोटी चैरिटी संस्थाओं के लिए धन जुटाना आसान कर दिया है।

  • Radhika led the fundraising for the old-age home.

राधिका ने वृद्धाश्रम के लिए धन जुटाने का नेतृत्व किया।

  • The cricket match was a fundraising event for flood relief.

यह क्रिकेट मैच बाढ़ राहत के लिए धन जुटाने का आयोजन था।

  • Fundraising takes patience and good planning.

धन जुटाने में धैर्य और अच्छी योजना की ज़रूरत होती है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Fundraising are the work of the club.

✓ Fundraising is the work of the club.

Fundraising is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

'Fundraising' अगणनीय है और एकवचन क्रिया लेता है।

✗ They are doing fundraising to the orphanage.

✓ They are doing fundraising for the orphanage.

Use for to name the cause that benefits.

लाभ पाने वाले उद्देश्य के लिए 'for' आता है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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