Mission certification quiz for fundraising campaign

• US 6,603,955 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2001
• Issued: 08/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kintera, Inc. (Blackbaud Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Kintera, Inc. (Blackbaud Incorporated)
• Inventors: Feig, Ephraim, Gruber, Harry E., Schwartz, Julie
• Primary Examiner(s): Kamen, Noah P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ali, Hyder
• Application Number:
  US09/894,190
• Publication Number:
  US 20030003434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/323, 434/322, 434/350, 434/353
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

A web-based mission certification quiz for educating various persons involved in a fundraising campaign is disclosed. A web-based method for educating solicitors, donors, participants and others involved in a fundraising campaign about the campaign'"'"'s mission includes providing, on a website, information about the campaign'"'"'s mission, taking, on the website, a mission certification quiz by answering one or more questions, wherein the questions are designed to test a participant'"'"'s knowledge about the campaign'"'"'s mission. The method further includes determining a final score based on the number of correct answers, and creating a mission certificate on the website based on the final score. The method includes starting a timer prior to presenting the question, the timer being set for a predetermined amount of time allowed for each question, providing a question, selecting an answer to the question, wherein the answer is selected from one or more answers provided, and if a correct answer is selected before the expiration of the timer, then only awarding a score for each correct answer. The method further includes determining if there are additional questions in the quiz, and if there are additional questions in the quiz, then answering the questions, and if the are no remaining questions in the quiz, then determining a final score, determining a grade on the basis of the final score, and indicating the final score and the grade on the mission certificate.

Claims

1. A web-based method for educating solicitors, donors, participants and others involved in a fundraising campaign about the campaign'"'"'s mission, the method using an online quiz to entertain and educate the persons involved in the campaign, comprising:

taking, on the website, a mission certification quiz by answering one or more questions, wherein the questions are designed to test a participant'"'"'s knowledge about the campaign'"'"'s mission; and

determining a final score based on the number of correct answers; and

creating a mission certificate on the website based on the final score,

starting a timer prior to presenting the question, the timer being set for a predetermined amount of time allowed for each question;

providing a question;

selecting an answer to the question, wherein the answer is selected from one or more answers provided; and

if a correct answer is selected before the expiration of the timer, then only awarding a score for each correct answer;

wherein the method motivates the persons involved in the campaign to learn about the mission by the mission certificate.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining if there are additional questions in the quiz;

if there are additional questions in the quiz, then answering the questions;

if the are no remaining questions in the quiz, then determining a final score;

determining a grade on the basis of the final score; and

indicating the final score and the grade on the mission certificate.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

determining one or more top performers among the plurality of participants of the mission certification quiz based on the final scores; and

acknowledging the top performers on a virtual plaque.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising determining, if a correct answer is received before the expiration of the timer, the amount of time taken to answer the question.

5. The method according to claim 2, further comprising determining one or more top performers of the mission certification quiz based on the amount of time taken to complete the quiz.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising determining the top performers based on the least amount of time taken to answer the questions correctly.

7. The method according to claim 2, further comprising determining one or more top performers of the mission certification quiz based on the points awarded in the quiz.

8. The method according to claim 2, further comprising awarding one or more prizes to the top performers.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the top performers are individual participants.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the top performers are the top teams.

11. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

asking if the participant wants to make a charitable donation; and

receiving a charitable donation.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising allowing participants to generate questions for the quiz.

13. A web-based system having a mission certification quiz for educating solicitors, donors, participants and others involved in a fundraising campaign about the campaign'"'"'s mission, the system using an online quiz to entertain and educate the persons involved in the campaign, comprising:

means for providing one or more questions on the website, wherein the questions are designed to test a participant'"'"'s knowledge about the campaign'"'"'s mission;

means for selecting one or more answers on the website, wherein an answer is selected from the one or more answers provided;

means for determining a final score based on the number of correct answers; and

a mission certificate on the website based on the final score;

a timer set for a predetermined amount of time allowed for each question; and

a score awarded only if a correct answer is received before the expiration of the timer.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising:

means for providing additional questions in the quiz;

means for selecting one or more answers to the questions;

means for determining a final score based on the accumulated score;

means for determining a grade on the basis of the final score; and

a mission certificate for indicating the final score and the grade.

15. The system according to claim 14, further comprising:

means for determining one or more top performers among the plurality of participants of the mission certificate quiz based on the final scores; and

one or more virtual plaques for acknowledging the top performers.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein top performers are individual participants.

17. The system according to claim 15, wherein the top performers are the top teams.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein the participants generate questions for the quiz.

21. The computer-readable medium for performing the web-based method according to claim 15, further comprising:

determining one or more top performers among the plurality of participants of the mission certificate quiz based on the final scores; and

acknowledging the top performers on a virtual plaque.

19. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a web-based method for educating solicitors, donors, participants and others involved in a fundraising campaign about the campaign'"'"'s mission, the method using an online quiz to entertain and educate the persons involved in the campaign, comprising:

taking, on the website, a mission certification quiz by answering one or more questions, wherein the questions are designed to test a participant'"'"'s knowledge about the campaign'"'"'s mission; and

determining a final score based on the number of correct answers; and

creating a mission certificate on the website based on the final score,

wherein the method motivates the persons involved in the campaign to learn about the mission by the mission certificate;

starting a timer prior to presenting the question, the timer being set for a predetermined amount of time allowed for each question;

providing a question;

selecting an answer to the question, wherein the answer is selected from one or more answers provided; and

if a correct answer is selected before the expiration of the timer, then only awarding a score for each correct answer.

20. The computer-readable medium for performing the web-based method according to claim 19, further comprising:

determining if there are additional questions in the quiz;

if there are additional questions in the quiz, then answering the questions;

if the are no remaining questions in the quiz, then determining a final score;

determining a grade on the basis of the final score; and

indicating the final score and the grade on the mission certificate.