donations
Gifts to causes
Donations are things given to a cause, charity, or person in need—typically money, but also goods, blood, or organs.
The word emphasizes voluntary giving without expectation of return: The shelter relies on donations from the community.
A donation to a political campaign may be called a contribution instead, perhaps to downplay the one-sidedness of giving.
Organized effort toward goal
- driveOperate a vehicle
- appealFormal review request
- telethonExtended charity broadcast
- galaFestive formal occasion
benefit · raffle · crowdfunding · GoFundMe · benefactor · patron · sponsor · backer
Readiness to give freely
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
kindness · selflessness · magnanimity · munificence · largesse · philanthropy · empathy · solidarity
Easing of distress
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- suppliesResources for a task
provisions · rations · blankets · shelter · medicine · emergency · refugees · famine
Campaign contribution pooler
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- bundlingGrouping items as one
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- transparencyState of being see-through
influence · quid-pro-quo · grassroots · corporate · anonymous · regulation · ethics
contribution
Something given to help
tithe · offering · endowment · grant · legacy · alms · zakat · dana · charity · present
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
gala · benefit · raffle · crowdfunding · GoFundMe · benefactor · patron · sponsor · backer · underwriter
generosity
Readiness to give freely
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
goodwill · kindness · selflessness · magnanimity · munificence · largesse · philanthropy · empathy · solidarity · humanitarianism
relief
Easing of distress
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
supplies · provisions · rations · blankets · shelter · medicine · emergency · refugees · famine · earthquake
PAC
Campaign contribution pooler
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- bundlingGrouping items as one
- disclosureAct of revealing information
transparency · influence · quid-pro-quo · grassroots · corporate · anonymous · regulation · ethics
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- disaster responsedisaster relief, search and rescue, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
- philanthropycharity work, give, giving, foundations, endowments
- benevolencealtruism, benevolence, charity work, generosity, giving
donationsreceipts
Transaction documentation
takings · collections · acquisitions · confiscations · seizures
donationspurchases
Goods obtained for money
payments · fees · charges · bills · transactions
donationsstinginess
Excessive reluctance to spend
miserliness · hoarding · withholdings · meanness · avarice
- 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