Secure, Customizable and Efficient System for Charitable Organization

A computer implemented method for providing a customizable software for a charitable organization to perform a plurality of required activities to stay compliant with federal, state and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from a client to render an authentication screen wherein the request includes a unique identification assigned to the charitable organization;
• rendering the authentication screen to the client, the authentication screen includes at least a button control and a plurality of text box controls wherein the plurality of text box controls comprising a username and a password, wherein the username and the password is stored in a database encrypted to reduce any security threat;
• receiving an user input to perform an authentication of a user using the username and the password, wherein the authentication uses a method from a plurality methods based on a type of the client, wherein the plurality of methods comprises at least a Web Service method and a Non-Web Service method;
• identifying, in response to have the user authenticated, a unique user identification (UID), a user role and an organization information of the authenticated user wherein the UID, the user role and the organization information are encrypted and stored at the client to avoid a client-server round trip when the client needs to access the UID, the user role and the organization information;
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• rendering the customizable software to the client in response to have the user authenticated, wherein the customizable software display at least:
• a logo of the charitable organization and a customizable software name as per the charitable organization's preference in order to give full ownership of the customizable software, wherein the software name is stored in the database and configurable by the charitable organization;
• a menu bar including a plurality of menu items wherein the plurality of menu items are hierarchical and the plurality of menu items includes at least:
• a first menu to perform a first plurality of activities associated with donations received by the charitable organization;
• a second menu to perform a second plurality of activities associated with expenses done by the charitable organization;
• a third menu to perform a third plurality of activities associated with preparing and filing tax return to Internal Revenue Service (IRS);
• a fourth menu to perform a fourth plurality of activities associated with generating various customizable reports required by the charitable organization;
• a fifth menu to perform a fifth plurality of activities associated with configuring and customizing various data based on the charitable organization's requirements;
• a sixth menu to perform a sixth plurality of activities associated with archiving plurality of documents based on the charitable organization's requirements;
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• a seventh menu to perform a seventh plurality of activities associated with nomination and electronic voting of officers or directors of the charitable organization.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for providing a customizable software for a charitable organization to perform a plurality of required activities to stay compliant with federal, state and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, comprising:

• receiving a request from a client to render an authentication screen wherein the request includes a unique identification assigned to the charitable organization;
• rendering the authentication screen to the client, the authentication screen includes at least a button control and a plurality of text box controls wherein the plurality of text box controls comprising a username and a password, wherein the username and the password is stored in a database encrypted to reduce any security threat;
• receiving an user input to perform an authentication of a user using the username and the password, wherein the authentication uses a method from a plurality methods based on a type of the client, wherein the plurality of methods comprises at least a Web Service method and a Non-Web Service method;
• identifying, in response to have the user authenticated, a unique user identification (UID), a user role and an organization information of the authenticated user wherein the UID, the user role and the organization information are encrypted and stored at the client to avoid a client-server round trip when the client needs to access the UID, the user role and the organization information;
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• rendering the customizable software to the client in response to have the user authenticated, wherein the customizable software display at least:
• a logo of the charitable organization and a customizable software name as per the charitable organization's preference in order to give full ownership of the customizable software, wherein the software name is stored in the database and configurable by the charitable organization;
• a menu bar including a plurality of menu items wherein the plurality of menu items are hierarchical and the plurality of menu items includes at least:
• a first menu to perform a first plurality of activities associated with donations received by the charitable organization;
• a second menu to perform a second plurality of activities associated with expenses done by the charitable organization;
• a third menu to perform a third plurality of activities associated with preparing and filing tax return to Internal Revenue Service (IRS);
• a fourth menu to perform a fourth plurality of activities associated with generating various customizable reports required by the charitable organization;
• a fifth menu to perform a fifth plurality of activities associated with configuring and customizing various data based on the charitable organization's requirements;
• a sixth menu to perform a sixth plurality of activities associated with archiving plurality of documents based on the charitable organization's requirements;
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• a seventh menu to perform a seventh plurality of activities associated with nomination and electronic voting of officers or directors of the charitable organization.