contributing
Adding to efforts
Contributing is the present participle of contribute, functioning as both a verb form and an adjective.
When you are contributing to something, you are giving money, effort, ideas, or other resources toward it: She's been contributing articles to the magazine for years.
As an adjective, contributing identifies something as one of several causes or factors: Smoking was a contributing factor in his illness.
A contributing member participates actively rather than passively.
State of being engaged
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- membershipState of belonging
- partakingSharing in something
- joiningLinking into one
attendance · presence · inclusion · commitment · sharing · interaction · enlistment
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coauthoringJointly creating written work
brainstorming · input · feedback · coordination · coworking · networking · consensus · liaison
Giving service without pay
- activismDirect effort for reform
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
service · solidarity · grassroots · advocacy · stewardship · outreach · nonprofit · charity
Voluntary charitable gift
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
sponsorship · capital · backing · pledge · tithe · bequest · benefaction · patronage
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
endorsement · advocacy · promotion · championing · facilitation · nurturing · bolstering · reinforcement
Mental creations or plans
- innovationCreating something original
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- ideationForming mental concepts
invention · insight · vision · concept · design · artistry · craftsmanship · authorship
involvement
State of being engaged
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- membershipState of belonging
- partakingSharing in something
joining · attendance · presence · inclusion · commitment · sharing · interaction · enlistment
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
coauthoring · brainstorming · input · feedback · coordination · coworking · networking · consensus · liaison · cocreation
volunteering
Giving service without pay
- activismDirect effort for reform
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
philanthropy · service · solidarity · grassroots · advocacy · stewardship · outreach · nonprofit · charity · welfare
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
grant · sponsorship · capital · backing · pledge · tithe · bequest · benefaction · patronage · subsidy
aid
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
- backingAid or sponsorship
encouragement · endorsement · advocacy · promotion · championing · facilitation · nurturing · bolstering · reinforcement · fostering
ideas
Mental creations or plans
- innovationCreating something original
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
ideation · invention · insight · vision · concept · design · artistry · craftsmanship · authorship · composition
- helping outhelping, assisting, aiding, pitching in, lending a hand
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- Teamwork Skillsteamwork, cooperation, collaboration, collaborating, helping
- ways to participateattending, joining, volunteering, competing, participating
- givinggift, give, donating, donation, donate
- giving backdonates, generosity, volunteering, volunteers, selflessness
contributingwithholding
Keeping from another
abstaining · noncontributing · freeloading · holding back · refraining
contributingcounteracting
Opposing to neutralize
hindering · preventing · obstructing · undermining · thwarting
contributingsubtracting
Removing quantity from another
taking · withholding · removing · deducting · withdrawing
- individual contributionssingle person's gifts
- campaign contributionMoney given to candidates
- contribution limitsMaximums on donations allowed
- pension contributionsPayments toward retirement fund
- contribution marginRevenue exceeding variable expenses
- charitable contributionGift to a cause