sponsors
Backs with money
Sponsors are people or organizations that provide financial or other support for an activity, event, or person, typically in exchange for publicity or association: The race has several corporate sponsors.
A sponsor may also be someone who vouches for another—introducing a candidate for membership, supporting an immigrant's visa application, or guiding a newcomer through a recovery program.
To sponsor is to act as such a backer: She sponsored the bill in Congress.
Generous supporters of good causes
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
- contributorsThose who give help
- giversThose who donate
backers · underwriters · foundations · charities · grantors · benefactresses · patronesses · angels
Those who market products
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- logosBrand identification symbols
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
partnerships · promotions · commercials · billboards · placements · taglines · exposure · airtime
Awarded funds for purposes
- capitalWealth used for investment
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- endowmentsDonated assets yielding income
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
fellowships · donations · contributions · underwriting · allocations · backing · appropriations · budgets
Official diplomatic representatives
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- influencersPeople with online sway
- spokespersonsOfficial organizational communicators
- testimonialsStatements praising something's worth
pitchmen · endorsers · plugs · name-dropping · advertorials · affiliates · promoters · representatives
Divine winged messengers
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
dividends · IPO · startups · acquisitions · stakes · financiers · syndicates
philanthropists
Generous supporters of good causes
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
- contributorsThose who give help
givers · backers · underwriters · foundations · charities · grantors · benefactresses · patronesses · angels · humanitarians
advertisers
Those who market products
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- logosBrand identification symbols
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
campaigns · partnerships · promotions · commercials · billboards · placements · taglines · exposure · airtime · impressions
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
- capitalWealth used for investment
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- endowmentsDonated assets yielding income
scholarships · fellowships · donations · contributions · underwriting · allocations · backing · appropriations · budgets · resources
ambassadors
Official diplomatic representatives
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- influencersPeople with online sway
- spokespersonsOfficial organizational communicators
testimonials · pitchmen · endorsers · plugs · name-dropping · advertorials · affiliates · promoters · representatives
angels
Divine winged messengers
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
portfolio · dividends · IPO · startups · acquisitions · stakes · financiers · syndicates
- marketingadvertising, digital marketing, ad campaign, advertisements, ads
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- backerssupporters, backers, patrons, funders, donors
- hobby clubsmembers, meetings, dues, membership dues, memberships
- job fairsrecruiters, employers, job seekers, jobseekers, resumes
- Major EventsOlympics, World Cup, expo, summit, conference
sponsorsdefunds
Withdraws monetary support
cuts off · anonymous donors · withdrawers · abandons · drops
sponsorsopponents
Those who compete against
opposers · discouragers · detractors · critics · adversaries
sponsorsbeneficiaries
Those who receive advantages
recipients · sponsees · protégés · grantees · dependents
- 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
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