donating
Offering without payment
Donating is giving something—usually money, blood, or goods—to a charitable cause or person in need.
The word implies generosity without expectation of return: She's been donating to the food bank for years, He spent the morning donating blood.
Unlike simply giving, donating carries connotations of civic virtue or philanthropy.
Organization serving public good
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- 501(c)(3)Nonprofit tax classification
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
cause · relief · aid · humanitarian · endowment · grants · bequest · legacy
Body's oxygen carrier
- organsFunctional body parts
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- tissuesSoft disposable paper sheets
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
transfusion · recipient · lifesaving · compatibility · registry · harvesting · consent · cadaveric
Prioritizing others over oneself
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- empathySharing another's emotions
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
kindness · goodwill · solidarity · humanitarianism · magnanimity · unselfishness · graciousness · nobility
Donor to charitable causes
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- foundationUnderlying support structure
grant · NGO · advocacy · social-change
Something given to help
- pledgeBinding promise given
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
underwriting · backing · investment · financing · resources · earmarked · recurring · one-time
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- 501(c)(3)Nonprofit tax classification
beneficiary · cause · relief · aid · humanitarian · endowment · grants · bequest · legacy · tithe
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
transplant · transfusion · recipient · lifesaving · compatibility · registry · harvesting · consent · cadaveric · kidney
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- empathySharing another's emotions
benevolence · kindness · goodwill · solidarity · humanitarianism · magnanimity · unselfishness · graciousness · nobility · civic-mindedness
philanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
foundation · grant · NGO · advocacy · social-change
contribution
Something given to help
- pledgeBinding promise given
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
subsidy · underwriting · backing · investment · financing · resources · earmarked · recurring · one-time · lump-sum
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- Charity Workvolunteer programs, clothing drive, clothing drives, toy drive, meal program
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, purging, discarding, downsizing
- givinggift, give, sharing, share, gifting
- helping outhelping, assisting, aiding, pitching in, lending a hand
- voluntary participationvolunteering, charity work, community service, opt-in, consent
donatingreceiving
Acquiring what's sent
taking · accepting · acquiring · collecting · obtaining
donatingselling
Trading for payment
charging · billing · trading · bartering · profiteering
donatingrefusing
Declining to accept
withholding · declining · retaining · holding back · rejecting
- organ donationGifting body parts for transplant
- egg donationsGiving ova for reproduction
- donation drivesOrganized appeals for contributions
- blood donationVoluntary medical contribution
- donation boxVessel for voluntary contributions
- donation limitsMaximum allowable contributions