An independent nonprofit group financed through private fund-raising would then attempt to implement the plan.

Operating costs will come from an $8 admission fee and private fund-raising.

We fear that private fund-raising will encourage further budget cuts.

Having things done by the government has the advantage that we can save a lot of the expense on private fund-raising.

When private fund-raising goes down, he said, pressure builds for another revenue source to go up.

The program, to take place in the city's poorest communities first, will cost $25 million, a third of which will come from private fund-raising.

The difference is that private fund-raising remains a substantial component in these other systems.

Europeans never had to learn about private fund-raising but need to in a hurry.

The museum, which lacks an endowment, would bring in money through a capital campaign and private fund-raising, he said.

This is true even when it comes to private fund-raising, which requires no accountability.