Sentence examples for raising pledges from inspiring English sources

Even more uncertain is whether PBS can capitalize on the sudden rush of interest by raising pledges from new viewers.

For Holy Cross, that would mean raising pledges of $720,000, enough to cover its annual $240,000 operating deficit for three years.

Even more uncertain is whether PBS can capitalize on the sudden rush of interest by raising pledges from new viewers and persuading them to come back for other productions.

"People clearly do not want to talk about raising pledges with the global recession and euro zone about to collapse under its own weight," said a source who requested anonymity.

The UN held a donors' conference in March and raised pledges of almost $10 billion.

But 'We're closing?' Like magic, that's it?" Alumni raised pledges of about $50,000 in the three days after the announcement, but said no school or church official would meet with them to discuss alternatives to the closing.

The presidential gala, which marked President Bush's debut as fund-raiser in chief, raised pledges of $23.9 million, which delighted Republican organizers who had set a goal of only $15 million.

Last night, however, he attended a black-tie "presidential gala" for lobbyists and other rich donors that raised pledges of nearly $24 million, much of it in unregulated "soft money" that will be banned if campaign reform passes.

On an internal mailing list in January 2007 for the founders of WikiLeaks.org, the group stated: "It is our goal to raise pledges of $5m by July". However, WikiLeaks appears publicly confident it can ride out the storm over Assange.

"Within 24 hours we raised pledges going into a six-figure sum.

By Thursday evening, KCRW's phone-in drive had raised pledges of more than $240,000 from 4,960 listeners, compared to $165,000 from 3,450 people at the same stage the previous year.