


![Fundraising
• is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary
contributions of money or other resources, by requesting
donations from individuals, businesses, charitable
foundations, or governmental agencies.
• sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation
of investors or other sources of capital for for-profit
enterprises. Traditionally, fundraising consisted mostly of
asking for donations on the street or at people's doors, and
this is experiencing very strong growth[citation needed] in
the form of face-to-face fundraising.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/176muster2014gailbrescia-141126210914-conversion-gate02/75/176-muster2014-gail-brescia-4-2048.jpg)








This document discusses the relationship between community engagement, fundraising, and friendraising. It explores whether community engagement is more about fundraising or building relationships. The document notes that fundraising is the process of soliciting voluntary donations, while friendraising involves engaging supporters in an organization's mission and vision. It poses questions about what kinds of friends are needed, how to engage new friends, who the new friends are, and whether an engaged community guarantees financial support.



![Fundraising
• is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary
contributions of money or other resources, by requesting
donations from individuals, businesses, charitable
foundations, or governmental agencies.
• sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation
of investors or other sources of capital for for-profit
enterprises. Traditionally, fundraising consisted mostly of
asking for donations on the street or at people's doors, and
this is experiencing very strong growth[citation needed] in
the form of face-to-face fundraising.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/176muster2014gailbrescia-141126210914-conversion-gate02/75/176-muster2014-gail-brescia-4-2048.jpg)






