Fundraising is the process of soliciting and collecting money from various sources. Gifts-in kind may also take the place of money. Fundraising is done by various organizations, whether non-profit or otherwise. Nonprofit organization - A nonprofit organization is an organization advocating certain non-commercial issues which may be of public or private concern. These issues may be related to arts, healthcare, music, environment, religion and other more. It works towards its objectives without earning money for its own gain. A charitable organization is an example of a nonprofit organization.

Political Campaigns - Organizations who undertake political campaigns may hold fundraising events in order to support or refute various political policies. Since most political organizations support a particular political party, they may also raise funds in order to fund the undertaking of the political party and its endeavors.

Public broadcaster - An organization that provides broadcasting usually gets its funds from the government. However, it may need to develop fundraising programs and solicit from individuals and companies if the government cannot support it. This is the case of public broadcasters in some countries.

Professional fundraiser - A professional fundraiser is an organization which holds fundraising events as a business. An organization or company may hire or consult a professional fundraiser to help it with its fundraising campaigns or events. They may have an agreement as to the income the professional fundraiser gets. This may be a fixed amount or a percentage of the accumulated funds. When engaging in fundraising, you may target various sources of your donations. The following are two types of these fundraising donors:

Professional Fundraiser - A professional fundraiser is basically an organization that puts up fundraising events as their business. They are the ones hired by those who want to raise funds in order to help with their events and campaigns. Agreements are usually made in terms of the income that the professional fundraiser gets. They may either charge a fixed amount or ask for a percentage of the funds that were accumulated.

Various Individuals - There are many individuals that raise funds for different causes. When these individuals come together to support a cause then they become a temporary fundraising group that lasts for the duration of the fundraising. Sometimes even longer if all individuals plan to come up with another fundraising project in the future.

Whatever a fundraising is for, and whichever kind of organization undertakes it, the success of a fundraising campaign depends on its planning stage. If you wish to learn how to plan a campaign effectively and properly, there are many online sources for this. Many of these sites will also give you ideas on what type of fundraising event to choose for your cause.