telethons
Marathon charity broadcasts
Telethons are lengthy television broadcasts designed to raise money for charitable causes, typically featuring entertainment, celebrity appearances, and appeals for donations.
The format—which can run for many hours—allows viewers to phone in pledges throughout the broadcast: The Jerry Lewis telethon raised millions for muscular dystrophy research.
The word blends television and marathon.
Non-profit educational broadcaster
Gifts to organizations
- pledgesFormal promises given
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- contributorsThose who give help
- benefactorsGivers of aid
sponsors · giving · gifts · contributions · grants · supporters · backers · goal
To exist or dwell
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- viewersPeople who watch
- networkInterconnected system
- hostOne receiving guests
programming · segments · celebrities · audience · entertainment · coverage · studio · anchors
PBS
Non-profit educational broadcaster
donations
Gifts to organizations
- pledgesFormal promises given
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- contributorsThose who give help
benefactors · sponsors · giving · gifts · contributions · grants · supporters · backers · goal · matching
live
To exist or dwell
host · programming · segments · celebrities · audience · entertainment · coverage · studio · anchors · schedule
- charity eventsfundraiser, benefit concert, charity gala, benefit dinner, silent auction
- fundraisingdonation, donations, donor, donors, fundraiser
- live televisionlive coverage, live events, live stream, live feed, live audience
- TV specialsspecials, Christmas special, holiday special, Halloween specials, Thanksgiving special
- public broadcastingPBS, NPR, BBC, CBC, public affairs
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
telethonsanonymous donations
Charitable gifts without identification
silent auctions · bequests · foundation grants · payroll deductions · donor-advised funds