H - Electricity – 04 – L
Patent
H - Electricity
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H04L 12/16 (2006.01) G06F 17/60 (2000.01)
Patent
CA 2483355
The present invention discloses methods, systems, and program code that enable a nonprofit organization to manage its fundraising activities online. Disclosed are methods and systems for providing online hosting of fundraising auctions, and auction services such as maintaining donor/bidder registries, bid tracking, processing credit cards, and auction closeout activities. Also disclosed are a plurality of on-line, web-based tools, including tools for: 1) building a customized homepage reflecting the look and fee! of the nonprofit organization; 2) building a customized catalog that allows for easy addition of items and pictures; and 3) enhanced email messaging that lets a nonprofit organization reach its constituents. According to one aspect of the invention, individual auction items in the auction catalog or database may be combined into a single item to create a new 'parent' item with a parent item name and parent fair market value and which functions similar to other auction items. According to another aspect of the invention, a nonprofit organization may request their constituents to donate items for an auction catalog, through either an email with an embedded lank or icon that leads to a catalog item entry web page. The data describing the donated items are reviewed and edited, and, upon approval, added to the database associated with the auction and published in the auction catalog. A donor may view all items currently donated to an auction or to multiple auctions along with the current status of each donated item on a personal web page.
Maib Carl
Mchale Gregory Charles
Cmarket Inc.
Norton Rose Or S.e.n.c.r.l. S.r.l./llp
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