I've seen athletes really coming out, lending their support, giving money, going to events, hosting fund-raisers.
Creators of the new Web portals, meanwhile, have been offering crowdfunding conferences and boot camps, holding business-plan competitions and hosting fund-raising campaigns that allow companies to solicit donations but not investments.
She joined Dr. Allen in hosting fund-raisers for liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and for his clinic and expressed strong support for abortion rights, said Herbert Greenberg, a concert violinist and friend of Dr. Allen.
Leaving the Classroom As Mr. Obama built his political career, his so-called groupies became an early core of supporters, handing out leaflets and hosting fund-raisers in their modest apartments.
His appointment as the White House's car czar, in charge of its ambitious plan to reorganize General Motors and Chrysler, was in part the culmination of years of hosting fund-raisers and writing opinion articles on economic issues in major newspapers.
Already, some of the women who move to vacation homes for the season and are active in charitable causes have inquired about hosting fund-raisers and luncheons to raise money for Mrs. Clinton, said Alison Brod, a public relations executive and Hamptons hostess.
She has hosted fund-raisers for Barack Obama and spoken at the Democratic National Convention.
They have hosted fund-raisers and raised millions of dollars for his campaign.
Her response was to host fund-raising suppers provided free by local chefs and supported by donations from hungry Chicagoans desperate for midwinter socializing.
Both candidates are relying heavily on "bundlers," supporters who gather checks from friends and business associates and help host fund-raisers.
