fund-raiser
noun[C]
us/ˈfʌndˌreɪ·zər/apersonoreventthatcollectsmoney, forexamplefor apoliticalorganizationor acharity:
TheBoyScoutscollectcansas a fund-raiser.
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It might, however, be more plausibly viewed as an instance of his political acumen and/or of his skills as afund-raiser.
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To this it would appear must now be added, perhaps in first place, his ability as afund-raiser.
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The duty placed on the professionalfund-raiseris to disclose certain information when soliciting funds.
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The top man may be tempted to hire afund-raiserto relieve him of the burden of that work.
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The idea of trying to obtain support for a local health service as such would make anyfund-raisershudder.
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Presumably that person will not be afund-raiserif he or she is paid as a collector in respect of a public charitable collection.
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The key factor is that thefund-raiseris the agent who makes the appeal and gathers in the funds.
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That sum represented the float which was given to the professionalfund-raiserwho was employed to run the appeal.
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They will then allow the charities to pay back to thefund-raiserthe remuneration and expenses.
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I am particularly worried about the definition of the "professionalfund-raiser", which seems calculated to bite on the voluntary workers who are difficult enough to recruit in all conscience.
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The duty to make the statement is a strict one and the responsibility for making it is placed on the professionalfund-raiseror commercial participator concerned.
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In some cases, marathons are organized as afund-raiserfor charity organizations (funding raised via entry fees or through sponsorships).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As chairman, he served as the partys primaryfund-raiser, strategist, and spokesman.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The event had come to be billed as afund-raiserfor the clinic, although net revenues were also shared with other organizations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Second, it served as both advertisement and as afund-raiserfor the temple primarily, but not solely, to pay for building repair.
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