Member of community providing money to save team (8)
I believe the answer is:
resident
'member of community' is the definition.
'money to save team' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'rent' (money paid to rent a residence**).
'to save' is an insertion indicator.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'rent' enclosing 'side' is 'RESIDENT'.
'providing' is the link.
(Other definitions for resident that I've seen before include "always in memory" , "Local" , "Inmate" , "Denizen" , "Hotel guest staying for a prolonged period" .)