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funder Definition

funder (fundər)

noun

a provider of funds as for the support of a charitable or nonprofit organization

funder Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • research: Asthma UK is a major funder of asthma research in the UK.

Possessives

  • guideline: Encouragement in such directions, especially where explicitly mentioned in the funder's guidelines, might be a good idea.

Converse of object

  • convince: You will need to convince funders why they should support you.
  • persuade: Very few excuses persuade funders to allow you to miss a deadline.
  • advise: I am also advising funders on a range of relationships.
  • encourage: Their approach should encourage other medical funders to follow suit.
  • identify: Search by funding details The search by funding details is the best method of identifying potential funders.
  • inform: The exercise has also helped to inform funders of the project's work from a first hand perspective.

Adjective modifier

  • non-party: Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal looked at previous authorities on costs orders against non-parties and the three types of non-party funders.
  • non-statutory: Finally we look through our information about local trusts and other non-statutory funders to complete the funding search.
  • charitable: The Foundation's major investment is the first from a charitable funder.
  • external: Such developments make these counties prime targets for external funders determined to get value for their money.
  • statutory: There were also calls for the Commission to provide guidance for statutory funders.
  • potential: Secondly, there are a number of potential new funders willing to take a stake in the project.

Noun used with modifier

  • lottery: Lottery funders Websites of some of the main distributors of National Lottery funds.
  • research: Authors or, more usually, their research funders pay to publish their article in a journal.
  • partner: This is in line with contributions from other partner funders.
  • government: The majority of local government funders are failing to pay full costs.
  • match: Match funders often do not welcome requests for information at a later date.
  • core: Our core funders are the Home Office's Active Communities Unit and the Community Fund.