botear

A niche verb describing the act of collecting charitable donations from the public, typically by shaking a collection box or tin — used almost exclusively in the context of street or event fundraising (botear para una causa benéfica). Rare outside that specific charity-collection context.

• Los voluntarios estuvieron boteando todo el día para la asociación. — The volunteers spent all day collecting donations for the association.
• Boteamos en la entrada del estadio antes del partido. — We collected donations at the stadium entrance before the match.
• Le pidieron que boteara para la campaña contra el cáncer. — They asked him to collect donations for the cancer campaign.

Don't confuse this with the more common botar (to throw/bounce) — they're unrelated in meaning despite looking similar; botear is specifically about street fundraising with a collection box.