DONATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A donation engine which is configured to facilitate:
- providing access to a plurality of government approved charities;
searching for at least one of said charities; and
receiving donation information including recurring billing information, donor information, and donation amount.
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Abstract
The present invention includes an automatic bill payment enrollment system for recurring donations, which allows donors to automatically charge charitable donations on a recurring basis to a financial account. In one embodiment, the invention uses a donation portal having various webpages to allow a donor to donate to all U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations. In an alternative embodiment, a donor may donate to any other desired organizations. The system may also incorporate a filter for restricting monies being sent to terrorist organizations. The invention also includes a loyalty point system, wherein loyalty points may be donated to a charity. In another exemplary embodiment, the invention also facilitates employee gift matching.
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20 Claims
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1. A donation engine which is configured to facilitate:
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providing access to a plurality of government approved charities;
searching for at least one of said charities; and
receiving donation information including recurring billing information, donor information, and donation amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A donation method, said method comprising:
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accessing an online donation portal, wherein said donation portal is configured to provide access to a plurality of government approved charities;
searching for at least one of said charities using a search function of said donation portal; and
,entering donation information into said donation portal, wherein donation information includes recurring billing information, donor information, and donation amount. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A donation method, said method comprising:
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accessing at least one of a plurality of accessible government approved charities;
receiving donation information for at least one of said charities, wherein donation information includes loyalty point information, donor information, and donation amount; and
verifying said loyalty point information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An online donation method, said method comprising:
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accessing at least one of a plurality of accessible government approved charities;
receiving donation information for at least one of said charities, wherein said donation information includes gift matching information, donor information, and donation amount; and
verifying said gift matching information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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