Collaborative giving system and method

Abstract

A collaborative giving system/method that coordinates the decimation and sharing of donor gifts within a cooperating group of donee recipients is disclosed. The system/method allows donee-specific donor databases to drive automated and spatially-distributed fundraising efforts for a collaborative project with donated funds being decimated and shared among collaborative donees while simultaneously guaranteeing that donor anonymity is maintained with respect to each individual donee-specific donor database. This donor/donee anonymity permits large groups of potentially diverse donors to be assembled to support collaborative projects while still maintaining donor privacy and donee autonomy. Within the context of this typical gifting application the disclosed system/method provides the necessary accounting interface and reports to ensure that the internal/external accounting/tax issues associated with the decimated gifting transaction are properly accounted for with the donor and all collaborating donees.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A collaborative giving method comprising:
 (1) accepting entry of identification (donor ID and primary donee ID) and donee gift information (donor contribution and donee collaborative project ID) via a data entry interface (DEI);   (2) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), indexing said collaborative project ID in a donee database to determine the donee targets associated with said collaborative project ID;   (3) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), processing said donor contribution to said primary donee via a computerized donor transaction;   (4) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), decimating said donor contribution to said primary donee to generate a gifting target fractured amount based on information contained within said donee database;   (5) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), distributing said gifting target fractured amount from said primary donee to said target donees based on said decimation of said step (4) via a computerized donee transaction; and   (6) proceeding to said step (1).   
     
     
         2 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said computerized donor transaction comprises a financial transaction selected from a group consisting of restricted account transactions, negotiable instrument transactions, check transactions, credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and ACH transactions. 
     
     
         3 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said computerized donee transaction comprises a financial transaction selected from a group consisting of restricted account transactions, negotiable instrument transactions, check transactions, credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and ACH transactions. 
     
     
         4 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said DEI is embodied in computerized hardware selected from a group consisting of a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, and desktop computer. 
     
     
         5 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said DEI and said CGP communicate over the Internet. 
     
     
         6 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said CGP generates a report of said computerized donor transaction that is sent to said DEI. 
     
     
         7 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said CGP generates a report of said computerized donor transaction that is sent to the donee associated with said donor database. 
     
     
         8 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said CGP generates a receivable to the donee associated with said donor database in the amount of said monetary gifting amount. 
     
     
         9 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said CGP generates a payable to said gifting targets in the amount of said gifting target fractured amount, wherein said payable is reported to the donee associated with said donor database. 
     
     
         10 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 1  wherein said CGP generates a receivable for said gifting targets in the amount of said gifting target fractured amount, wherein said receivable is reported to the gifting target associated with said gifting target fractured amount. 
     
     
         11 . A collaborative giving method comprising:
 (1) accepting entry of identification (donor ID and primary donee ID) and donee gift information (donor contribution and donee collaborative project ID) via a data entry interface (DEI);   (2) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), indexing said collaborative project ID in a donee database to determine the donee targets associated with said collaborative project ID;   (3) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), processing said donor contribution to a trustee donee via a computerized donor transaction;   (4) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), decimating said donor contribution to said trustee donee to generate a gifting target fractured amount based on information contained within said donee database;   (5) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), distributing said gifting target fractured amount from said trustee donee to said target donees based on said decimation of said step (4) via a computerized donee transaction; and   (6) proceeding to said step (1).   
     
     
         12 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said computerized donor transaction comprises a financial transaction selected from a group consisting of restricted account transactions, negotiable instrument transactions, check transactions, credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and ACH transactions. 
     
     
         13 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said computerized donee transaction comprises a financial transaction selected from a group consisting of restricted account transactions, negotiable instrument transactions, check transactions, credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and ACH transactions. 
     
     
         14 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said DEI is embodied in computerized hardware selected from a group consisting of a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, and desktop computer. 
     
     
         15 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said DEI and said CGP communicate over the Internet. 
     
     
         16 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said CGP generates a report of said computerized donor transaction that is sent to said DEI. 
     
     
         17 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said CGP generates a report of said computerized donor transaction that is sent to the donee associated with said donor database. 
     
     
         18 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said CGP generates a receivable to the donee associated with said donor database in the amount of said monetary gifting amount. 
     
     
         19 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said CGP generates a payable to said gifting targets in the amount of said gifting target fractured amount, wherein said payable is reported to the donee associated with said donor database. 
     
     
         20 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 11  wherein said CGP generates a receivable for said gifting targets in the amount of said gifting target fractured amount, wherein said receivable is reported to the gifting target associated with said gifting target fractured amount. 
     
     
         21 . A collaborative giving method comprising:
 (1) accepting entry of identification (donor ID and primary donee ID) and donee gift information (donor contribution and donee collaborative project ID) via a data entry interface (DEI);   (2) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), indexing said collaborative project ID in a donee database to determine the donee targets associated with said collaborative project ID;   (3) generating a receivable for a trustee donee defined in said donee database;   (4) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), processing said donor contribution to said trustee donee via a computerized donor transaction;   (5) generating accounting/tax reports for said donor associated with said processing;   (6) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), decimating said donor contribution to said trustee donee to generate a gifting target fractured amount based on information contained within said donee database;   (7) generating a payable for said trustee donee to said target donees based on said decimation of said step (6);   (8) generating a receivable for said target donees based on said decimation of said step (6);   (9) using a collaborative giving processor (CGP), distributing said gifting target fractured amount from said trustee donee to said target donees based on said decimation of said step (6) via a computerized donee transaction;   (10) generating accounting/tax reports for said trustee donee based on said distribution;   (11) generating accounting/tax reports for said target donees based on said distribution; and   (12) proceeding to said step (1).   
     
     
         22 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said computerized donor transaction comprises a financial transaction selected from a group consisting of restricted account transactions, negotiable instrument transactions, check transactions, credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and ACH transactions. 
     
     
         23 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said computerized donee transaction comprises a financial transaction selected from a group consisting of restricted account transactions, negotiable instrument transactions, check transactions, credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and ACH transactions. 
     
     
         24 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said DEI is embodied in computerized hardware selected from a group consisting of a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, and desktop computer. 
     
     
         25 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said DEI and said CGP communicate over the Internet. 
     
     
         26 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said CGP generates a report of said computerized donor transaction that is sent to said DEI. 
     
     
         27 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said CGP generates a report of said computerized donor transaction that is sent to the donee associated with said donor database. 
     
     
         28 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said CGP generates a receivable to the donee associated with said donor database in the amount of said monetary gifting amount. 
     
     
         29 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said CGP generates a payable to said gifting targets in the amount of said gifting target fractured amount, wherein said payable is reported to the donee associated with said donor database. 
     
     
         30 . The collaborative giving method of  claim 21  wherein said CGP generates a receivable for said gifting targets in the amount of said gifting target fractured amount, wherein said receivable is reported to the gifting target associated with said gifting target fractured amount.