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means A donation is a gift of money, goods, or time given freely to a person, cause, or organization without expecting payment in return.
from From Latin 'donatio,' the act of giving, built on 'donare' (to give as a gift) from 'donum' (a gift) — itself rooted in the ancient Indo-European 'do-,' 'to give,' the same generous syllable that quietly underwrites 'donor,' 'pardon,' and even 'condone.' It reached English through Old French 'donation' in the late Middle Ages, already wearing its formal, almost ceremonial robe.
- blood worth
- plasma sells while donated blood stays free
- naming rights
- big gifts buy your name on buildings
- organ option
- one donor can save eight lives
- guilt economy
- checkout charity prompts boost giving dramatically
- ancient roots
- Romans gave grain to win votes
gates foundation — bill and melinda gates donated $50 billion in 2000, now world's largest private foundation
mackenzie scott donations — donated $14 billion to charities between 2020-2024, highest annual giver in us history
carnegie libraries — andrew carnegie donated $56 million to build 2,509 public libraries from 1883-1929