fundraising vs. fund raising...does anyone know the difference?

0It can be written either way-- or hyphenated (fund-raising)-- with no change in meaning.0-

I went online to ask the very same question. I have heard, but with no real authority, that fundraising is a noun and fund raising or fund-raising is an adjective. For example, "We need more fundraiing to survive. We have hired fund-raising counsel to assist us." Look forward to other responses to the question.

Just read another resource where someone wrote, "According to the 2005 AP Stylebook, fundraising and fundraiser (single words) are correct in all cases. They are no longer hyphenated or two
words." Hope this helps.

The 2007 version also has them as one word.

For what it is worth, I miss the distinction between fund raising (adjective - with or without a hyphen) and fundraising as noun. I think the difference adds clarity. I suspect the loss of this distinction goes back to the decision to change the name of NSFRE (National Society of Fund Raising Executives) to AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals). I continue to use the two versions as ad

Fundraising is incorrect. It is two words, e.g. fund raising, if used as a noun. It is hyphenated if used as an adjective (i.e. precedes a noun). For example:

Our charity's board of directors has fund raising as one of its primary functions.

Our charity's board of directors planned a fund-raising auction.

I'm looking at The Associated Press Stylebook right now. According to them, "fundraising, fundraiser -- one word in all cases."

For confirmation, I also went to the Oxford English Dictionary. It has the same -- fundraising.

Merriam-Webster and MLA, as well as Britannica, have it as "fund-raising."

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Probably moot now due to age but.....

The English language is the most misunderstood and misused on the planet.

We conducted fund raising at the fundraising event.

Clear?

Great response, and I'm with you on adhering to the distinctive different ways of presenting the word. "I like fundraising"--yes. "This is a fund-raising effort"--yes. Seems ridiculous to eliminate the adjectival form, and I refuse to do it, even if the 2005 AP Stylebook says I should. When it comes to grammar and spelling, we have to guard against the dumbing down that has overtaken every oth

AnonymousLol.

Hmmm.

AnonymousWhen it comes to grammar and spelling, we have to guard against the dumbing down that has overtaken every other aspect of our country.

Hmmm.