webathon

Noun

1. A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.
   • The fundraising Webathons — think Jerry Lewis online — popularized by Dean are becoming standard fare, as have^([sic]) e-mail alerts. - 2003, Government Research Corporation, National Journal: Volume 35:
   • Perhaps I should stage some sort of webathon or something. - 2006, Matthew Strebe, Michael Moncur, Charles Perkins, The Best of SlashNOT: 2002-2005, page 280:
   • Even some of Palin's critics question the validity of some of the complaints, and her supporters have waged a weeklong Webathon to raise money for a legal defense fund set up for the governor, ringing up more than...