The phrase "a small commitment of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the amount of effort, time, or resources that one is willing to dedicate to a task or project.
Example: "We are asking for a small commitment of your time to help us with this community project."
Alternatives: "a minor investment of" or "a little effort of".
Serving on boards generally requires a small commitment of time and offers handsome perks, like stock options, all-expense-paid travel and free merchandise.
When users take an action and we reward them for it, they end up making a small commitment of time/effort in using your product.
With a small commitment of time and funding, other institutions could implement a program like this to the benefit of their graduate students.
Military strategists and operations officers have been asked to address whether the security measures put in place since 2001 have diminished the threat of terrorist attack by aircraft to such an extent that a smaller commitment of combat jets and personnel is now warranted.
Returning to the story from the beginning of this article, once Jennifer Lee Dukes began making her bed each day she was making a small commitment to the idea of, "I am the type of person who maintains a clean and organized home".
In the end, a Commission was envisioned, but some have continuously sought to suffocate it by choking funding, a small commitment compared to the cost of myriad layers of unnecessary political institutions that feed nationalist patronage and crony capitalism.
With an extraordinarily small commitment of money -- and a large commitment of courage -- we could have peace and stability on this planet in relatively short order.
KopaGas has completed a commercial pilot in Dar Es Salaam Tanzania in close collaboration with Oryx Tanzania, giving each participating household access to a kit consisting of a stove, an LPG cylinder, a meter, and accessories, after payment of a small commitment fee.
Robert Cialdine, a professor of psychology and author of a book on influence, explains the power of just a small commitment: "It's known as the foot-in-the-door technique.
As with a box of chocolates, it's easy to get going because deciding to read the first one is such a small commitment, and then it's such a small commitment to read the next… Mmm.
Britain despatched paratroopers and the descendants of the Desert Rats last week, and Australia has made a smaller commitment.
