Method and system for increasing the participation of contributors to a charity or other non-profit
First Claim
1. A method for increasing the participation of contributors that provide donations to an organization, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving either directly or indirectly a donation from a contributor;
assigning the donation to a delivery lot of cash, goods and/or services;
obtaining the location of the delivery lot at one or more points in time; and
providing the location of the delivery lot to the contributor.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for increasing the participation of contributors of charities and/or other non-profits. In one illustrative embodiment, the contributors are allowed to track the location of goods and/or services assigned to their donation to an ultimate destination. In one example, the organization receives a donation from a contributor, and assigns the donation to a delivery lot of cash, goods and/or services. Once the delivery lot is assembled and shipped, the location of the delivery lot is obtained at one or more points in time, such as at selected ports of call, at the end of each shipping leg, or at any other intermediate or end point along the distribution path. The location information for the delivery lot is then passed on to the contributor.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for increasing the participation of contributors that provide donations to an organization, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving either directly or indirectly a donation from a contributor;
assigning the donation to a delivery lot of cash, goods and/or services;
obtaining the location of the delivery lot at one or more points in time; and
providing the location of the delivery lot to the contributor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for increasing the participation of contributors that provide donations to an organization, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving either directly or indirectly two or more donations from two or more contributors;
assigning each donation to a delivery lot of cash, goods and/or services;
obtaining the location of each delivery lot at one or more points in time; and
providing the location of a delivery lot to one or more contributors, each contributor receiving the location of the delivery lots that correspond to the contributor'"'"'s donations. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for increasing the participation of contributors that provide donations to an organization, the system comprising:
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means for receiving either directly or indirectly a donation from a contributor;
means for assigning the donation to a delivery lot of cash, goods and/or services;
means for obtaining the location of the delivery lot at one or more points in time; and
means for providing the location of the delivery lot to the contributor.
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25. A method for increasing the participation of contributors that provide donations to an organization, the method comprising the steps of:
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assigning selected donations to a common delivery lot for delivery to an ultimate destination; and
reporting information relating to the delivery of the delivery lot to contributors whose donations have been assigned to the delivery lot. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for increasing the participation of contributors that provide donations to an organization, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying one or more delivery lots that need to be funding;
allowing contributors to select one or more of the available delivery lots, and provide a donation thereto; and
sending a funded delivery lot once the delivery lot is fully funded. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A method for increasing the participation of contributors that provide donations, wherein the donations are assigned to one or more delivery lots of cash, goods and/or services, the method comprising:
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obtaining the location of the delivery lot at one or more points in time; and
providing the location of the delivery lot either directly or indirectly to the contributor.
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