diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ See [**the contributor guide**](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributor-guide) for more
 
 See the [**development guide**](docs/development.md) for a technical overview of the application and instructions for building the code.
 
-## Donations
+### Support the project
 
-This open source code was written by the Arduino team and is maintained on a daily basis with the help of the community. We invest a considerable amount of time in development, testing and optimization. Please consider [donating](https://www.arduino.cc/en/donate/) or [sponsoring](https://github.com/sponsors/arduino) to support our work, as well as [buying original Arduino boards](https://store.arduino.cc/) which is the best way to make sure our effort can continue in the long term.
+This open source code was written by the Arduino team and is maintained on a daily basis with the help of the community. We invest a considerable amount of time in development, testing and optimization. Please consider [buying original Arduino boards](https://store.arduino.cc/) to support our work on the project.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,22 +6,20 @@ Thanks for your interest in contributing to this project!
 
 There are several ways you can get involved:
 
-| Type of contribution                      | Contribution method                                                              |
-| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| - Support<br/>- Question<br/>- Discussion | Post on the [**Arduino Forum**][forum]                                           |
-| - Bug report<br/>- Feature request        | Issue report (see the guide [**here**][issues])                                  |
-| Testing                                   | Beta testing, PR review (see the guide [**here**][beta-testing])                 |
-| Translation                               | See the guide [**here**][translate]                                              |
-| - Bug fix<br/>- Enhancement               | Pull request (see the guide [**here**][prs])                                     |
-| Monetary                                  | - [Donate][donate]<br/>- [Sponsor][sponsor]<br/>- [Buy official products][store] |
+| Type of contribution                      | Contribution method                                              |
+| ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| - Support<br/>- Question<br/>- Discussion | Post on the [**Arduino Forum**][forum]                           |
+| - Bug report<br/>- Feature request        | Issue report (see the guide [**here**][issues])                  |
+| Testing                                   | Beta testing, PR review (see the guide [**here**][beta-testing]) |
+| Translation                               | See the guide [**here**][translate]                              |
+| - Bug fix<br/>- Enhancement               | Pull request (see the guide [**here**][prs])                     |
+| Monetary                                  | [Buy official products][store]                                   |
 
 [forum]: https://forum.arduino.cc
 [issues]: contributor-guide/issues.md#issue-report-guide
 [beta-testing]: contributor-guide/beta-testing.md#beta-testing-guide
 [translate]: contributor-guide/translation.md#translator-guide
 [prs]: contributor-guide/pull-requests.md#pull-request-guide
-[donate]: https://www.arduino.cc/en/donate/
-[sponsor]: https://github.com/sponsors/arduino
 [store]: https://store.arduino.cc
 
 ## Resources