fundraisingfund·rais·ing /ˈfʌndˌreɪzɪŋ/ noun [uncountableU]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.