METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIMODAL MOBILE DONATIONS VIA TEXT MESSAGE AND EMAIL COMMUNICATION
A donation processing system receives a text message from a donor indicating that they would like to make a donation to a non-profit organization. In response to the text message, a response message indicating the particulars of the donation including the donation amount and the non-profit organization is sent to the user. The donor reviews the information and, if the information is correct, a confirmation message is sent from the donor in response to the response message. The confirmation message confirms the donation. The donation is then made to the non-profit organization in response to the confirmation message.
1 . A donation processing system comprising:
at least one processing device configured to receive a text message from a mobile device; wherein the text message is associated with a donation request to a non-profit organization from a user of the mobile device;
the at least one processing device is further configured to transmit a response message, in response to the text message; wherein the response message includes information indicating a donation amount to the non-profit organization; and
the at least one processing device is further configured to receive a confirmation message, in response to the response message; and
the at least one processing device is further configured to initiate a donation from an account of the user in response to the confirmation message.
2 . The donation processing system of claim 1 wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to identify an account of the user in response to an originating number of the text message.
3 . The donation processing system of claim 1 wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to parse the text message to identify an account of the user based an account identifier included in a body of the text message.
4 . The donation processing system of claim 1 wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to parse the text message to identify an amount of the donation.
5 . The donation processing system of claim 1 wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to parse the text message to identify a non-profit organization associated with the donation.
6 . The donation processing system of claim 1 wherein the response message is sent to the mobile device using a text message.
7 . The donation processing system of claim 1 wherein the response message is sent to using an email message.
8 . A method for donation processing comprising:
receiving, by a processing device, a text message, by a processing device, from a mobile device; wherein the text message is associated with a donation request to a non-profit organization from a user of the mobile device;
transmitting, by a processing device, in response to the text message, a response message; wherein the response message includes information indicating a donation amount to the non-profit organization; and
receiving, by a processing device, in response to the response message, a confirmation message; and
initiating, by a processing device, a donation from an account of the user in response to the confirmation message.
9 . The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying an account of the user in response to an originating number of the text message.
10 . The method of claim 8 further comprising parsing the text message to identify an account of the user based an account identifier included in a body of the text message.
11 . The method of claim 8 further comprising parsing the text message to identify an amount of the donation.
12 . The method of claim 8 further comprising parsing the text message to identify a non-profit organization associated with the donation.
13 . The method of claim 8 wherein the response message is transmitted to the mobile devise as a text message.
14 . The method of claim 8 wherein the response message is transmitted as an email message.
15 . A method comprising:
transmitting a text message from a mobile device for a user to donate to a non-profit organization; wherein the text message includes a destination number or address;
receiving, in response to the text message, a response message indicating the donation to the non-profit organization;
transmitting, in response to the response message and a user input, a confirmation message indicating that the information message in the response message is correct; wherein a donation is made to the non-profit organization in response to the confirmation message.
16 . The method of claim 15 wherein a number to the mobile device is associated with an account that the donation is to be charged.
17 . The method of claim 15 wherein information in a body of the text message indicates an account that the donation is to be charged.
18 . The method of claim 15 wherein information in a body of the text message indicates an amount of the donation.
19 . The method of claim 15 wherein information in a body of the text message indicates an organization that the donation is to be sent.
20 . The method of claim 15 wherein the response message is sent to the mobile device using a text message.
21 . The method of claim 15 wherein the response message is sent to a device associated with the user using an email message.