Nonprofit Fundraising Vocabulary

noun the notice or attention given to someone or something by the media or the public

adjective relating to or designed to gain public attention or notice

• The company hired a PR firm to handle their publicity.
• She's always seeking publicity for her new business.
• He's trying to get some free publicity by posting on social media.
• The scandal brought a lot of negative publicity to the organization.

noun a system of telephones set up for a particular purpose, such as customer service or fundraising

• The campaign organized a phone bank to reach out to potential voters.
• I volunteered to work the phone bank for the candidate running for office.
• Let's crush it at the phone bank tonight!
• The customer service team was like a well-oiled phone bank, handling calls efficiently and effectively.