A fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise donations to a particular cause.
Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period
Example sentencesExamples
Like all public radio listeners, I hate the pledge drives.
A pledge drive to raise money for the extended family has begun, he said.
They have these amazing pledge drives twice a year where they show their all-time best broadcasting back to back and get people to come in and talk to an awkward tweed-covered middle aged person in front of a phone bank.
The decision by the station came in the midst of the station's fall pledge drive, and it appears to be costing the station contributions.
Any public television pledge drive shows this principle in action; even small tchotchkes can induce many people to donate.
If I were a New Yorker I might just have to decline to support them during the next pledge drive.
The participation in the pledge drive thus far this year is 36 percent, so clearly the giving is not mandatory.
With seven days left on the pledge drive, the company has exceeded its original goal by over $100,000.
He tried pledge drives for six years and then shifted to partnering with larger institutions.
You may even need to have a pledge drive to raise the cash to pay for the occasion.
Definition of pledge drive in US English:
pledge drive
noun
US
A fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise to make donations to a specific cause.
Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period
Example sentencesExamples
You may even need to have a pledge drive to raise the cash to pay for the occasion.
He tried pledge drives for six years and then shifted to partnering with larger institutions.
With seven days left on the pledge drive, the company has exceeded its original goal by over $100,000.
The participation in the pledge drive thus far this year is 36 percent, so clearly the giving is not mandatory.
Any public television pledge drive shows this principle in action; even small tchotchkes can induce many people to donate.
They have these amazing pledge drives twice a year where they show their all-time best broadcasting back to back and get people to come in and talk to an awkward tweed-covered middle aged person in front of a phone bank.
A pledge drive to raise money for the extended family has begun, he said.
Like all public radio listeners, I hate the pledge drives.
The decision by the station came in the midst of the station's fall pledge drive, and it appears to be costing the station contributions.
If I were a New Yorker I might just have to decline to support them during the next pledge drive.