Business method and apparatus for advertising and fundraising
OwnerJ. Edward Gibsoninventor
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Abstract
A business method for advertising and fundraising and its associated device are disclosed. The business method provides for fundraising without sales and without money outlays from fundraising organizations. Hosting sponsors pay for apparatuses used during the fundraising event in exchange for advertisement on the apparatuses. The business method also increases pedestrian traffic into each hosting sponsor's location.
Claims24
A method of fundraising by an advertising company, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. contacting a fundraising organization to propose a fundraiser;
- b. contracting with the fundraising organization to perform services associated with the fundraiser;
- c. contacting at least one potential sponsor to offer an advertisement placement on at least one money collection apparatus;
- d. obtaining the at least one money collection apparatus with the at least one advertisement secured thereto;
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- e. wherein said step of contacting the fundraising organization occurs prior to said step of contacting at least one potential sponsor.
A method of fundraising by a fundraising organization, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. identifying at least one advertising supply company to manufacture at least one money collection apparatus having at least one advertisement secured thereto;
- b. contacting at least one hosting sponsor to offer advertising sponsorship;
- c. receiving a commitment from the at least one hosting sponsor to provide advertising sponsorship;
- d. obtaining the at least one money collection apparatus with at least one advertisement advertising goods or services of the committed at least one hosting sponsor secured thereto;
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- e. distributing the at least one money collection apparatus via a plurality of fundraising organization participants.
The method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of compiling a host list of at least one hosting sponsor.
A method of fundraising by an advertising company, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. contacting a fundraising organization to propose a fundraiser;
- b. contracting with the fundraising organization to perform services to enable the fundraiser;
- c. contacting at least one potential sponsor to offer an advertisement placement on at least one money collection apparatus;
- d. obtaining the at least one money collection apparatus with at least one advertisement secured thereto;
- e. distributing the at least one money collection apparatus to a plurality of donors;
- f. collecting donations in the at least one money collection apparatus;
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- g. taking the at least one money collection apparatus containing collected donations to a primary sponsor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.