Donation (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Donation may refer to:
- DonationDonationA donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles...
, a gift given, typically to a cause or/and for charitable purposes - Donation boxDonation boxIn Japanese, refers to money offered to the gods or bodhisattvas. It commonly refers to money put in a , a common item at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan. Used to collect offerings, a saisen box is in essence a standard coin box, save for the fact that the top cover is a grate. This...
, a box used to collect donations - Car donationCar donationCar donation is the practice of giving away no-longer-wanted automobiles or other vehicles to charitable organizations. In the United States, these donations can provide a tax benefit and have become very popular.-In the United States:...
, the practice of giving away no-longer-wanted automobiles to charity organizations - Donation PixelDonation PixelDonation Pixel is an internet based charity organisation founded in 2006, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. They aim to provide support for low-profile causes, and to list the names and logos of donors on their website to give them visibility...
, an internet based charity organisation founded in 2006
Medicine
- Blood donationBlood donationA blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called fractionation....
, when an individual voluntarily has blood drawn to be given to a recipient - Organ donationOrgan donationOrgan donation is the donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplantation. Transplantable organs and tissues are removed in a surgical procedure following a determination, based on the donor's medical and...
, the removal of the tissues of the human body for the purpose of transplanting - Gamete donation (disambiguation) is the donation of gametes, either ova or sperm
- Body donationBody donationBody donation is the donation of the whole body after death for medical research and education. For years, only medical schools accepted whole bodies for donation, but now private programs also accept donors....
, the donation of the whole body after death for medical research and education
Legal
- Donation Land Claim ActDonation Land Claim ActThe Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 was a statute enacted by the United States Congress intended to promote homestead settlement in the Oregon Territory in the Pacific Northwest...
, of 1850 (ch. 76, 9 Stat. 496, September 27, 1850), sometimes known just as the Donation Land Act, USA - Donation of PepinDonation of PepinThe "Donation of Pepin", the first in 754, and second in 756, provided a legal basis for the formal organizing of the Papal States, which inaugurated papal temporal rule over civil authorities...
, in 756 provided a legal basis for the erection of the Papal States - Donation of ConstantineDonation of ConstantineThe Donation of Constantine is a forged Roman imperial decree by which the emperor Constantine I supposedly transferred authority over Rome and the western part of the Roman Empire to the pope. During the Middle Ages, the document was often cited in support of the Roman Church's claims to...
, (Latin, Donatio Constantini)[1] is a forged Roman imperial edict devised probably between 750 and 775 - Donation of SutriDonation of SutriThe Donation of Sutri was an agreement reached at Sutri by Liutprand, King of the Lombards and Pope Gregory II in 728. At Sutri, the two reached an agreement by which the city and some hill towns in Latium were given to the Papacy, "as a gift to the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul" according to...
, an agreement reached at Sutri by Liutprand, King of the Lombards and Pope Gregory II in 728