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fundraising campaign
An organized campaign or event with the goal of collecting money or donated goods for a specific charitable purpose.
Die Schule veranstaltet eine Spendenaktion für ein Kinderheim in der Region.
The school is holding a fundraising campaign for a children's home in the region.
This word consists of 'die Spende' (donation; plural 'Spenden') and 'die Aktion' (campaign/action). So it describes an action or campaign in which donations are collected.
Die jährliche Spendenaktion des Vereins war ein großer Erfolg.
The club's annual fundraising campaign was a great success.
Common verbs used with 'Spendenaktion' (fundraising campaign) are 'starten' (to start), 'organisieren' (to organize), 'veranstalten' (to hold), or 'durchführen' (to carry out).
Die Schülervertretung möchte eine Spendenaktion starten.
The student council would like to start a fundraising campaign.
To indicate the purpose of the fundraising campaign, the preposition 'für' (for) + accusative is almost always used.
Wir sammeln Geld bei einer Spendenaktion für das örtliche Tierheim.
We are collecting money in a fundraising campaign for the local animal shelter.
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'die Spende' and 'die Spendenaktion' are closely connected. A 'Spende' is the individual contribution that someone gives. A 'Spendenaktion' is the organized campaign or event where many donations are collected. Learners may confuse the words because both occur in the same context. If you are talking about the money or things, you say 'Spende'. If you are talking about collecting, planning, or organizing, you say 'Spendenaktion'.
Heute startet eine Spendenaktion für die Opfer des Hochwassers.
Today a fundraising campaign starts for the victims of the flood.
Nele freut sich, weil ihre Spende direkt den Familien im Dorf hilft.
Nele is happy because her donation directly helps the families in the village.