How is the American Cancer Society involved in fundraising?

Question

It's a question I have to answer in my health project, but i don't understand.

Can you help me ?

Answer 1

Non profits such as the American Cancer Society often have a department called Development whose main responsibility is to raise funds.

They raise funds using a variety of ways, and they actively tap the Web
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/don/don_0.asp?from=hpbox They have estate giving, which is actually soliciting deals from people that when they die, they donate part of their estate to the foundation. They also send millions of direct mail solicitations