Fundraising system, method and device for charitable causes in a social network environment
AssigneeSearch and Social Media Partners LLC
InventorShelton E. Harrison, Jr.
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Abstract
A charitable organization or cause is verified. Once verified, the cause is selected so that a portion of the proceeds from certain transactions are shared with the cause. Integration of fundraising with a web browser toolbar that features real-time dollar counters, communication opportunities, news feeds/tickers, and user-ranking of an item's popularity further enhances the fundraising's appeal, especially in the context of a social network environment.
Claims26
A computer-implemented method for supporting a charitable cause in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a first computer system, eligibility information pertaining to a first charitable cause;
- receiving, at the first computer system, a cause selection;
- determining, by a first computer, an amount of a charitable donation and initiating a sharing of the charitable donation, with said first charitable cause when:
- (i) said first charitable cause meets an eligibility criterion and (ii) said cause selection comprises a selection of said first charitable cause;
- receiving a first submission;
- and
- determining a measurement of users' approval of or agreement with said first submission.
A system for supporting a charitable cause in a social network environment comprising:
- a computer system comprising at least a data processor and a memory;
- a newsfeed subsystem configured to cause display of a newsfeed through a web browser of a client computer;
- a charitable causes subsystem configured to monitor transactions and share with a first charitable cause at least a portion of proceeds from a first transaction when said first charitable cause meets an eligibility criterion;
- and
- a scoring subsystem, said scoring subsystem being configured (i) to receive a first submission and (ii) to determine a measurement of how much a plurality of users in the social network likes said first submission.
A computer-implemented method for supporting a charitable cause in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- causing, in a computer system, a client computer to display at least one charity;
- receiving, at the computer system, a selection of a selected charity for a charitable donation;
- providing the charitable donation to said selected charity;
- receiving a first content submission;
- and
- determining, by a computer, a quantity based at least in part on how many users in the social network environment approve of or agree with said first content submission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.