METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING CHARITABLE DONATIONS BY PROVIDING INSTANTANEOUS DONOR RECOGNITION
First Claim
1. A method of providing recognition for donors donating to non-profit organizations, the method comprising:
- transmitting to a donor over a computer network a form for the donor to use to enter a donation to the non-profit organization;
entering onto the form an amount of the donation and payment information;
transmitting the form over the computer network to the donation servicer;
electronically transferring funds from the donor to the non-profit organization; and
automatically adding the donor to a donor list published on the computer network.
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Abstract
Charitable donations are increased by automatically providing immediate on-line recognition of on-line donors. A list of donors is maintained on a Web page acknowledging the on-line contributions. Donor names on the list can be links to additional information about the donation or the donor. Information about donor and donation is entered by the donor, who can specify what information is to be published on the Web and what information is to remain unpublished. The donor list can be arranged in order of donation size, and donors can compete for position on the list. The donor information can indicate membership in a group, and donations can also be totaled by group to encourage donation competition between groups.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing recognition for donors donating to non-profit organizations, the method comprising:
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transmitting to a donor over a computer network a form for the donor to use to enter a donation to the non-profit organization; entering onto the form an amount of the donation and payment information; transmitting the form over the computer network to the donation servicer; electronically transferring funds from the donor to the non-profit organization; and automatically adding the donor to a donor list published on the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of increasing charitable donations to an organization, the method comprising:
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providing a network server for communicating with individuals over a computer network; automatically accepting donations over the computer network; and automatically publishing on the computer network information about the donation, thereby providing immediate recognition to the donor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for increasing charitable donations to an organization, the apparatus comprising:
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a network server for communicating with individuals over a computer network; a program executing on the network server to automatically accept donations over the computer network; and a program executing on the network server to automatically publish on the computer network information about the donation, thereby providing immediate recognition to the donor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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