fundraise

Everyday

1. To collect money for a charity, a school or a good cause, often by holding events. tree →
2. To ask people or organisations to give money to support a project. tree →

In the lessons

Schools fundraise with bake sales, sponsored walks, fun runs, raffles and non-uniform days, and children often help. In stories and news it shows a community working together for a cause. In maths problems, fundraising questions ask you to add up money raised, find totals, or work out how much more is needed to reach a target. Phrases: fundraise for charity, a fundraising event, reach the target.

Examples

• Our class is going to fundraise for the animal shelter. tree →
• We fundraised £250 with a cake sale. tree →
• The PTA fundraises every year for new books. tree →
• My cousin is fundraising by running a half marathon. tree →
• They need to fundraise $500 to pay for the school trip. tree →
• Kids in Canada often fundraise by selling chocolate bars. tree →
• If we have raised £180 of a £300 target, we still need to fundraise £120. tree →
• The scouts fundraised by washing cars on Saturday. tree →

Note

Usually written as one word (fundraise), sometimes «fund-raise». The person is a «fundraiser», and an event is also «a fundraiser». In maths: money fundraised is added to a total; «target minus amount raised» gives how much is still needed. The money goes to the cause, not to the people collecting it.