Apparatus and method for delivery of crowdfunded services and goods

A method for campaign management to directly supply services or goods to at least one beneficiary of a campaign, the method as implemented in the at least one beneficiary having the steps of:

• (a) setting up, by the at least one beneficiary, a campaign for a needed good or service for the at least one beneficiary, the needed good or service having an associated cost;
• (b) the at least one beneficiary determining a plurality of criteria for picking a given service provider eligible to enter into the campaign, the given service provider offering the needed service or good, the plurality of criteria being configurable;
• (c) the at least one beneficiary identifying a plurality of service providers who meet the plurality of criteria to supply the needed service or good to apply to the campaign, the plurality of service providers forming a candidate service provider pool;
• (d) collecting funds for the campaign via the one or more funders, the funds covering the associated cost of service;
• (e) terminating the campaign after collecting the funds in step (d);
• (f) the at least one beneficiary selecting the given service provider from the plurality of service providers in the candidate service provider pool via a consensus method, the consensus method being executed either by the at least one beneficiary or the at least one beneficiary and the one or more funders, the consensus method being configurable;
• (g) ensuring the at least one beneficiary receives the needed good or service in its entirety from the given service provider selected in step (f);
• (h) upon completion of the needed good or service in its entirety by the given service provider, transferring the collected funds in (d) to the given service provider selected in step (f), and
• wherein information associated with steps (a) through (h) are recorded in a transaction ledger, the transaction ledger accessible by the one or more funders, the at least one beneficiary, and the plurality of service providers.

A system for campaign management to directly supply services or goods to one or more beneficiaries of a campaign, the system comprising:

• (a) a campaign generator to generate the campaign;
• (b) a campaign tracker to track a plurality of transactions associated with campaign execution across the one or more beneficiaries, one or more service providers and one or more funders;
• (c) a transaction ledger to record the plurality of transactions of the campaign tracker;
• (d) a digital identification generator and verifier, the digital identification generator and verifier:
• generating digital identities, verifying existing digital identities, or translating digital identities to actual identities;
• (e) a user interface enabling the one or more beneficiaries, the one or more service provider and the one or more funders access to the campaign;
• and
• (f) one or more databases that store information on service provider selection criteria, consensus methods for service provider selection, information about the one or more funders, the one or more beneficiaries, the one or more service providers and one or more campaign attributes,
• wherein the campaign is set up for a needed good or service for the one or more beneficiaries of the campaign, the needed service having an associated cost of service;
• wherein the campaign generator determining a plurality of criteria for picking a given service provider eligible to enter into the campaign, the given service provider offering the needed service or good, the plurality of criteria being configurable;
• wherein the campaign generator identifying a plurality of service providers who meet the plurality of criteria to supply the needed service or good to apply to the campaign, the plurality of service providers forming a candidate service provider pool;
• wherein the campaign generator selecting the given service provider from the plurality of service providers in the candidate service provider pool via a consensus method, the consensus method being executed only by the one or more beneficiaries, the consensus method being configurable;
• and
• wherein the campaign generator collecting funds for the campaign via one or more funders, the funds covering the associated cost of service, terminating the campaign after collecting the funds, ensuring the one or more beneficiaries receive the needed service or good in its entirety from the given service provider and, upon completion of the needed service in its entirety or providing the good by the given service provider, transferring the collected funds to the given service provider.