funder
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈfʌndər/
- The foundation is a major funder for environmental research projects.
- funder and provider
- quitline funders
- developers and funders
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Watch on YouTubeLuckily, I had funders for that film.
- Luckily, I had funders for that film.
- Facebook is this year the number one funder of the Atlantic Council.
- And so one of the big funders now of this research is the Defense Department.
- And with that demo reel, we then went out to major funders and started asking for money for the project.
- You cannot tell in advance to the funder what you will find, or else what you're doing is very boring.
- And the balance of funding we raised through foundations and organizations and private funders.
- We all underestimate how much work it is and we now have funders from philanthropy who realize that that's the case.
- It's like, OK, well, how does that factor into a whole slew of different decisions that scientists make or that funders make?
- The the biggest funder is through USAID, the USA, the United States funds journalism in almost every country in the world.
- And he wants to collude with dictators and supporters and funders of terrorism and countries that have Sharia law built into their government.
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So again, DARPA is the major funder of the research on this.
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Policymakers and funders can further promote local initiatives with financial support and technical assistance.
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I love this stuff and I'm involved on some level as a funder with early stage science.
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If I'd known our biggest funder was coming, I would have planned a nice dinner for us.
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Facebook is this year the number one funder of the Atlantic Council.
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We are working with other local funders to build capacity.
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But their goals are not always aligned with those of the funders who pay the bills.
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Many research funders regard evidence synthesis as a mechanism for knowledge exchange.
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Our funders are very generous, they allow us a good deal of latitude.
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Sometimes grant seekers are fortunate enough to find funders whose interests and agendas are already in agreement with theirs.
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Synonyms
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3.0
A person who gives money or things to help a charity
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3.5
A person who gives money or other help to support people, groups and causes
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3.2
A person who gives money to a charity or project
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3.0
Someone, company or group who gives money to help a project
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4.6
A person who gives money or help to others
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7.0
A person who gives money to help people or charities
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6.1
A person who gives money to help a new business start
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3.9
A person or group who joins others to pay for things like events and bills
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3.6
A person or group that helps pay for and organize an event
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7.7
A woman who gives money to people, groups, or causes
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6.0
A person or group who gives money for a project
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Etymology
Funder comes from the word fund, which means 'money set aside for something', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a funder is a person or group that gives money to support a project, like in funding or refund where fund also means money.