sponsor
Event funding source
A sponsor is a person or organization that provides money or support for something, often in exchange for publicity: The race was funded by corporate sponsors.
To sponsor is to provide such backing: The company sponsors a Little League team.
A sponsor may also be someone who vouches for another—introducing a candidate for membership, supporting an immigrant's visa application, or guiding someone through a twelve-step program.
In legislative contexts, to sponsor a bill is to introduce and champion it.
One who gives aid
- donorOne who contributes freely
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- foundationUnderlying support structure
nonprofit · endowment · grant · giving · humanitarian · altruism · generosity · fellowship
Supplying monetary resources
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- capitalWealth used for investment
- backerFinancial supporter
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
stakeholder · venture · equity · angel · seed · startup · portfolio · return
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- partnershipShared business arrangement
campaign · commercial · endorsement · promotion · placement · activation · visibility · exposure
One who backs another
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- promoterOne who organizes events
- backerFinancial supporter
endorser · ally · defender · upholder · proponent · lobbyist · voice · guardian
Two-letter abbreviation
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
accountability · guidance · support · meeting · program · addiction · rehabilitation
Travel authorization stamp
- petitionFormal written appeal
- affidavitSworn written statement
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
application · employer · family · residency · documentation · asylum · refugee · guarantor
benefactor
One who gives aid
foundation · nonprofit · endowment · grant · giving · humanitarian · altruism · generosity · fellowship · scholarship
funding
Supplying monetary resources
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- capitalWealth used for investment
- backerFinancial supporter
underwriter · stakeholder · venture · equity · angel · seed · startup · portfolio · return · securities
advertising
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- logoCompany identifying symbol
partnership · campaign · commercial · endorsement · promotion · placement · activation · visibility · exposure · banner
supporter
One who backs another
backer · endorser · ally · defender · upholder · proponent · lobbyist · voice · guardian · protector
AA
Two-letter abbreviation
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
mentor · accountability · guidance · support · meeting · program · addiction · rehabilitation
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- petitionFormal written appeal
- affidavitSworn written statement
- citizenshipStatus as state member
naturalization · application · employer · family · residency · documentation · asylum · refugee · guarantor
- supportersfan, patron, supporters, backers, backer
- backingfinancial backing, moral support, endorsement, funding, investment
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- support wordssupport, backing, approval, consent, endorsement
- guarantorsco-signer, surety, backer, endorser, underwriter
- Recovery ProgramsAA, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, twelve steps, higher power
sponsordefunder
One who removes financing
abandon · hurt · neglect · withdrawer · boycotter
sponsoropponent
One who contends against
adversary · detractor · critic · disapprove · discourage
- sponsored contentPaid promotional material
- corporate sponsorCompany financing an event
- sponsored postPaid promotional content
- sponsorship dealsPaid brand representation agreements
- visa sponsorshipEmployer-backed work authorization
- corporate sponsorshipBusiness funding for visibility
responsible, sponsorship, sponsored, sponsoring, sponsors, sponsorships, cosponsor, cosponsored, cosponsors