Methods and systems for fund raising
First Claim
1. In a relationship between a product provider and a non-profit organization, a system for providing funding under a fund raising program for the non-profit organization, the system comprising:
- a processor;
an interface in communication with the processor, the interface being configured to interact with a user;
a computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by the processor to;
accept input from a user device regarding a sales lead who may have an interest in at least one product offered by the provider;
register information about the sales lead in response to the input from the user device, the information comprising contact information about the sales lead;
contact the sales lead using the registered contact information to invite the sales lead to engage in a transaction regarding the at least one product in which the sales lead may have an interest;
if the sales lead chooses to engage in a transaction, process a transaction regarding the at least one offered product; and
if the transaction is processed, contribute funds to the non-profit organization, wherein the amount of the contribution depends on the processed transaction.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for raising funds for organizations, and in particular cases, non-profit organizations. Merely by way of example, one set of embodiments provides, in a relationship between a product provider and a non-profit organization, a method of providing funding for the non-profit organization. Another set of embodiments includes systems which can, in a relationship between a product provider and an organization (including, for example, a non-profit organization), provide funding under a fund raising program for the organization. Such systems can comprise a processor, an interface in communication with the processor, and a computer readable medium in communication with the processor. The interface can be configured to interact with a user. Merely by way of example, the interface can comprise a web interface and/or a telephonic interface (which may include an integrated voice response system).
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51 Claims
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1. In a relationship between a product provider and a non-profit organization, a system for providing funding under a fund raising program for the non-profit organization, the system comprising:
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a processor;
an interface in communication with the processor, the interface being configured to interact with a user;
a computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by the processor to;
accept input from a user device regarding a sales lead who may have an interest in at least one product offered by the provider;
register information about the sales lead in response to the input from the user device, the information comprising contact information about the sales lead;
contact the sales lead using the registered contact information to invite the sales lead to engage in a transaction regarding the at least one product in which the sales lead may have an interest;
if the sales lead chooses to engage in a transaction, process a transaction regarding the at least one offered product; and
if the transaction is processed, contribute funds to the non-profit organization, wherein the amount of the contribution depends on the processed transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a relationship between a product provider and a non-profit organization, a method of providing funding under a fund raising program for the non-profit organization, the method comprising:
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providing a computer interface between a user device and a processing system for a member of the non-profit organization to register information about a sales lead who may have an interest in at least one product offered by the provider, the information comprising contact information for the sales lead;
electronically contacting the sales lead using the registered contact information to invite the sales lead to engage in a transaction regarding the at least one offered product in which the sales lead may have an interest;
if the sales lead chooses to engage in a transaction, processing an automated transaction regarding the at least one offered product; and
if the transaction is processed, contributing funds the non-profit organization, wherein the amount of the contribution depends on the processed transaction. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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