Tools and techniques for redirected expenditures fundraising

A method of interactive control of a charitable donation arrangement through a computer network, the method comprising:

• providing over the network an interface for selecting at least one service provider from multiple identified service providers;
• providing over the network an interface for selecting at least one charity from multiple identified charities;
• providing over the network a description of the charitable donation arrangement which indicates that under the arrangement a donation amount will be redirected to at least one charity selected by an alliance member from each of a sequence of payments of a recurring bill sent to the alliance member from at least one service provider selected by the alliance member;
• each of the providing steps occurring at least at an alliance member location, namely, a location which presents the interfaces to the alliance member.

A method for use by a service provider to promote customer loyalty by providing a service in a charitable donation arrangement, the method comprising:

• agreeing to be one of multiple service providers that are identified to an alliance member as service providers who will donate to at least one charity a portion of each of a sequence of payments of a recurring bill for a service to be provided to the alliance member as a customer of the service provider;
• providing the service to the alliance member;
• billing the alliance member on a recurring basis for payment for the service;
• authorizing payment on a recurring basis of a donation amount to the at least one charity as agreed;
• and
• providing an accounting showing at least the donation amount per billing cycle and a total donation amount made up to a specified date, for the individual alliance member as a customer.