Mission certification quiz for fundraising campaign

• US 7,120,387 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2005
• Issued: 10/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kintera, Inc. (Blackbaud Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Kintera, Inc. (Blackbaud Incorporated)
• Inventors: Schwartz, Julie, Feig, Ephraim, Gruber, Harry E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Argenbright, Tony M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ali, Hyder
• Application Number:
  US11/042,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20050147954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• Field of Search: 434/350, 434/118, 434/323, 434/322, 434/353, 705/1, 705/4, 705/26
• 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.

Claims

1. A web-based method for assistance in fundraising, said method comprising:

providing a quiz timer;

providing a quiz for visitors to a website that includes information about a fundraising campaign, said quiz comprising questions and multiple choice answers that test a 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; and

providing a quiz timer.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said timer is started prior to presenting a question or a set of questions.

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

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising determining the top performers based on the least amount of time taken to answer the questions correctly.

5. The method according to claim 1, 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.

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

7. The method of claim 6 wherein top performers are acknowledged on a virtual plaque.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said top performers are individuals.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein said top performers are teams.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining, if a correct answer is received before the expiration of the timer, the amount of time taken to answer the question.

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

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising awarding a prize or prizes to one or more of the top performers.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the top performers are individuals and/or teams.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising soliciting a charitable donation from the quiz-taker.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising receiving a charitable donation a quiz-taker.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising allowing solicitors, donors, participants and/or others to propose additional questions for the quiz.

17. 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 a 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; and

a quiz timer.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said timer is started prior to presenting a question or a set of questions.

19. The system according to claim 18, 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.

20. The system according to claim 18 further comprising means for determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on the amount of time taken to complete the quiz.

21. The system according to claim 18, further comprising determining the top performers based on the least amount of time taken to answer the questions correctly.

22. The system according to claim 17, further comprising means for determining one or more top performers among to plurality of quiz participants based on their final scores.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein top performers are acknowledged on a virtual plaque.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein said top performers are individuals and/or teams.

25. The system of claim 23 wherein top individuals and top teams are acknowledged on separate virtual plaques.

26. The system according to claim 17, further comprising means for determining the amount of time taken to answer a question if a correct answer is received before time expires.

27. The system according to claim 17, further comprising means for determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on points awarded for quiz questions.

28. The system according to claim 17, further comprising means for awarding a prize or prizes to one or more of the top performers.

29. The system according to claim 28, wherein the top performers are individuals.

30. The system according to claim 29, wherein the top performers are teams.

31. The system according to claim 17, further comprising means for asking the quiz taker to make a charitable donation.

32. The system according to claim 31, further comprising means for receiving a charitable donation.

33. The system according to claim 17, further comprising means for allowing visitors to the website to propose additional questions for the quiz.

34. 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 a 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; and

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

wherein said quiz tests the quiz-taker'"'"'s knowledge about the subject matter of the campaign.

35. 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 a 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;

creating a certificate on the website based on the final score; and

providing a quiz timer.

36. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, wherein said timer is started prior to presenting a question or a set of questions.

37. The computer-readable medium according to claim 36 further comprising determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on the amount of time taken to complete the quiz.

38. The computer-readable medium according to claim 36, further comprising determining the top performers based on the least amount of time taken to answer the questions correctly.

39. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, 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.

40. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, wherein the certificate comprises a final score and/or a grade.

41. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, further comprising determining one or more top performers among the plurality of quiz participants based on their final scores.

42. The computer-readable medium of claim 41 wherein top performers are acknowledged on a virtual plaque.

43. The computer-readable medium of claim 42 wherein said top performers are individuals and/or teams.

44. The computer-readable medium of claim 42 wherein top individuals and top teams are acknowledged on separate virtual plaques.

45. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, further comprising determining the amount of time taken to answer a question if a correct answer is received before time expires.

46. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, further comprising determining one or more top performers of the quiz based on points awarded for quiz questions.

47. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, further comprising awarding a prize or prizes to one or more of the top performers.

48. The computer-readable medium according to claim 47, wherein the top performers are individuals.

49. The computer-readable medium according to claim 47, wherein the top performers are teams.

50. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, further comprising asking the quiz taker to make a charitable donation.

51. The computer-readable medium according to claim 50, further comprising receiving a charitable donation.

52. The computer-readable medium according to claim 35, further comprising allowing visitors to the website to propose additional questions for the quiz.