Translation guide
In Japanese, expressing 'fundraising' depends on the context: whether it's for charity, business, politics, or personal projects. The most common terms are 資金調達 for general fundraising, 募金 for charitable donations, and クラウドファンディング for crowdfunding.
Raising funds for a company, project, or organization, often from investors or financial institutions.
The standard term for raising capital or securing funds, used in business and formal contexts.
The startup succeeded in fundraising.
We are considering fundraising methods for the new business.
A more general phrase meaning 'to gather funds'. Less formal than 資金調達.
We are raising funds for the project.
Loanword from English, used mainly in nonprofit or international contexts. Not as common as native terms.
Learn about NPO fundraising activities.
Collecting money for a charitable cause, often through public donations.
The most common term for charitable fundraising or donation drives. Often used for disaster relief, charities, etc.
The Red Cross is conducting a fundraising campaign.
They solicited donations on the street.
Literally 'to solicit donations'. Used in formal announcements or campaigns.
A more casual way to say 'collect donations'.
We are collecting donations at school.
Raising money for political campaigns or parties.
Raising small amounts of money from many people, typically via the internet.
The standard term for crowdfunding, widely understood.
We raised funds through crowdfunding.
An event organized to raise money for a cause.
資金調達 is for business/investment fundraising, while 募金 is for charitable donations. Using 資金調達 for a charity street collection would sound unnatural.
The English word 'fundraising' is often translated directly as ファンドレイジング, but this is not commonly used in everyday Japanese. Use 資金調達 or 募金 depending on context.
We are soliciting donations for the disaster area.
The candidate held a party to raise political donations.
This project was realized through crowdfunding.
I attended a startup fundraising event.