Mission certification quiz for fundraising campaign

• US 20050147954A1
• Filed: 01/24/2005
• Published: 07/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kintera, Inc. (Blackbaud Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Kintera, Inc. (Blackbaud Incorporated)
• Inventors: Feig, Ephraim, Gruber, Harry E., Schwartz, Julie
• Granted Patent: US 7,120,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 assistance in fundraising, said method comprising,

providing a quiz for solicitors, donors, participants and other visitors to a website that includes information about a fundraising campaign, said quiz comprising questions and multiple choice answers that test the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the subject matter of said fundraising campaign and/or the mission of said campaign;

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

creating a certificate on the website based on the final score.

2. The method according to claim 1, said method further comprising a quiz timer.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said timer is started prior to presenting a question or a set of questions.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said timer is set for a predetermined amount of time for each question or set of questions to be answered and a score for each correct answer is awarded if a correct answer is selected before time expires.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said quiz tests the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the subject matter of the campaign.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said quiz tests the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the campaign'"'"'s mission.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the quiz may be taken by an individual or by a team or by both.

8. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, wherein the certificate comprises a final score and/or a grade.

9. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising determining one or more top performers among a plurality of quiz-takers based on their final scores.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein top performers are acknowledged on a virtual plaque.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said top performers are individuals.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said top performers are teams.

13. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising determining, if a correct answer is received before the expiration of the timer, the amount of time taken to answer the question.

14. The method according to claim 3, further comprising determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on the amount of time taken to complete the quiz.

15. The method according to claim 3, further comprising determining the top performers based on the least amount of time taken to answer the questions correctly.

16. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on points awarded for quiz questions.

17. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising awarding a prize or prizes to one or more of the top performers.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the top performers are individuals and/or teams.

19. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising soliciting a charitable donation from the quiz-taker.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising receiving a charitable donation a quiz-taker.

21. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising allowing solicitors, donors, participants and/or others to propose additional questions for the quiz.

22. A web-based system having a quiz comprising questions about the subject matter of a fundraising campaign and/or the mission of the fundraising campaign, comprising,

means for providing said quiz on a website for access by visitors to said website, said quiz comprising questions and multiple choice answers that test the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the subject matter of said campaign and/or the mission of said campaign;

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

means for creating a certificate on the website based on the final score.

23. The system according to claim 22, further comprising a quiz timer.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein said timer is started prior to presenting a question or a set of questions.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein said timer is set for a predetermined amount of time for each question or set of questions to be answered and a score for each correct answer is awarded if a correct answer is selected before time expires.

26. The system according to claim 22, wherein said quiz tests the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the subject matter of the campaign.

27. The system according to claim 22, wherein said quiz tests the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the campaign'"'"'s mission.

28. The system according to claim 22, wherein the quiz may be taken by an individual or by a team or by both.

29. The system according to any of claims 22 or 23, wherein the certificate comprises a final score and/or a grade.

30. The system according to any of claims 22 or 23, further comprising means for determining one or more top performers among the plurality of quiz participants based on their final scores.

31. The system of claim 30 wherein top performers are acknowledged on a virtual plaque.

32. The system of claim 31 wherein said top performers are individuals and/or teams.

33. The system of claim 31 wherein top individuals and top teams are acknowledged on separate virtual plaques.

34. The system according to any of claims 22 or 23, further comprising means for determining the amount of time taken to answer a question if a correct answer is received before time expires.

35. The system according to claim 24 further comprising means for determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on the amount of time taken to complete the quiz.

36. The system according to claim 24, further comprising determining the top performers based on the least amount of time taken to answer the questions correctly.

37. The system according to any of claims 22 or 23, further comprising means for determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on points awarded for quiz questions.

38. The system according to any of claims 22 or 23, further comprising means for awarding a prize or prizes to one or more of the top performers.

39. The system according to claim 38, wherein the top performers are individuals.

40. The system according to claim 39, wherein the top performers are teams.

41. The system according to any of claims 22 or 23, further comprising means for asking the quiz taker to make a charitable donation.

42. The system according to claim 41, further comprising means for receiving a charitable donation.

43. The system according to any of claims 22 or 23, further comprising means for allowing visitors to the website to propose additional questions for the quiz.

44. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a web-based method for quizzing visitors to a website about the subject matter of a fundraising campaign and/or the mission of the fundraising campaign, the method comprising,

providing a quiz for access by visitors to said website, said quiz comprising questions and multiple choice answers that test the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the subject matter of said campaign and/or the mission of said campaign;

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

means for creating a certificate on the website based on the final score.

45. The computer-readable medium according to claim 44, further comprising providing a quiz timer.

46. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein said timer is started prior to presenting a question or a set of questions.

47. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein said timer is set for a predetermined amount of time for each question or set of questions to be answered and a score for each correct answer is awarded if a correct answer is selected before time expires.

48. The computer-readable medium according to claim 44, wherein said quiz tests the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the subject matter of the campaign.

49. The computer-readable medium according to claim 44, wherein said quiz tests the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the campaign'"'"'s mission.

50. The computer-readable medium according to claim 44, wherein the quiz may be taken by an individual or by a team or by both.

51. The computer-readable medium according to any of claims 44 or 45, wherein the certificate comprises a final score and/or a grade.

52. The computer-readable medium according to any of claims 44 or 45, further comprising determining one or more top performers among the plurality of quiz participants based on their final scores.

53. The computer-readable medium of claim 52 wherein top performers are acknowledged on a virtual plaque.

54. The computer-readable medium of claim 53 wherein said top performers are individuals and/or teams.

55. The computer-readable medium of claim 53 wherein top individuals and top teams are acknowledged on separate virtual plaques.

56. The computer-readable medium according to any of claims 44 or 45, further comprising determining the amount of time taken to answer a question if a correct answer is received before time expires.

57. The computer-readable medium according to claim 46 further comprising determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on the amount of time taken to complete the quiz.

58. The computer-readable medium according to claim 46, further comprising determining the top performers based on the least amount of time taken to answer the questions correctly.

59. The computer-readable medium according to any of claims 44 or 45, further comprising determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on points awarded for quiz questions.

60. The computer-readable medium according to any of claims 44 or 45, further comprising awarding a prize or prizes to one or more of the top performers.

61. The computer-readable medium according to claim 60, wherein the top performers are individuals.

62. The computer-readable medium according to claim 60, wherein the top performers are teams.

63. The computer-readable medium according to any of claims 44 or 45, further comprising asking the quiz taker to make a charitable donation.

64. The computer-readable medium according to claim 63, further comprising receiving a charitable donation.

65. The computer-readable medium according to any of claims 44 or 45, further comprising allowing visitors to the website to propose additional questions for the quiz.