Fundraising or fund raising (also development ) is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources , by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies (see also crowd funding ). Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gather money for non-profit organizations , it is sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation of investors or other sources of capital for for-profit enterprises.
Face-to-face fundraiser talking to a passer-by in Helsinki . Street fundraising consists of various ways of asking for donations on behalf of a charity .