Fundraising Techniques

noun a lottery in which people buy tickets, each of which has the chance of winning a prize

• The charity organization held a raffle to raise funds for the local community.
• Hey, did you hear about the raffle happening at the school carnival?
• I never win anything in those raffle things, it's just a scam.
• Life sometimes feels like a raffle, you never know what you're going to get.

verb to ask for or try to obtain something from someone, especially money, votes, or information

• The company decided to solicit bids from multiple vendors for the new project.
• I'm not sure if it's appropriate to solicit donations from our coworkers for the office party.
• I heard he's been soliciting for some extra cash on the side.
• Her provocative outfit seemed to solicit unwanted attention from strangers.