Then, the serious fund-raising will begin.
In addition, he is required to get involved in serious fund-raising to help G.O.P. challengers.
("We've just started to do serious fund-raising," Mr. Pierce said).
Mr. Plouffe said the group had not settled on a budget or begun serious fund-raising.
But the San Francisco deal — which includes facilities improvements, long-term development rights to attractive waterfront locations, and serious fund-raising support — is nothing to sneeze at.
This, of course, is not what Kickstarter is set up to do, and until recently the company vetted campaigns, looking for rigorous, serious fund-raising projects.
Later, under the direction of Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org would expand sharply, becoming a vociferous voice of the antiwar left and a serious fund-raising force.
"They had never been involved in any serious fund-raising or had ever put together anything substantial, and all of a sudden there's this big bank account.
In these days of serious fund-raising, alumni groups have become more important than ever as vehicles to cultivate school ties and increase giving.
Republican activists have complained in recent months that Mr. Giuliani is not following the script for a presidential campaign, and say he was late in assembling a campaign team and starting serious fund-raising.
Republicans on those panels waged a running battle with Ms. Reno for more than three years over her handling of accusations that Democrats engaged in serious fund-raising improprieties during President Clinton's re-election campaign.
