Abstract: The charitable matching system incorporates a method enabling a donor or a charity to prepare a profile template. The profile template provides information parameters useful in matching a donor with a charity, or in matching a charity with a donor. A level of privacy may be identified for each information parameter in the profile, which is useful in limiting the dissemination of information. In identifying potential matches, the matching system uses all available information parameters, irrespective of any privacy limitation. When a match is confirmed by the matching system, notifications are restricted from transmitting information parameters having a privacy level indicating the donor or charity did not desire to disseminate that information.

Abstract: The funding method and system operates on an information network and has a database of members. A funding event manager solicits member companies or funders to participate in a funding competition. Participating companies provide information, which is systematically filtered to select companies meeting event criteria. Experts, which are also selected from the member database, review the selected companies to choose finalist companies. Information regarding the finalist companies is presented to members in the member database, and responding members evaluate finalist companies. The evaluations are used in selecting one or more of the finalist companies to receive funding.

Abstract: The matching system incorporates a method enabling a presenter, such as a company seeking funding, to prepare a profile template. The profile template provides information parameters useful for a searcher, such as a venture capitalist, to make an initial partnering decision. The presenter may indicate a level of privacy for each information parameter in the profile, which is useful in limiting the dissemination of information. In identifying potential matches, the matching system uses all available information parameters, irrespective of any privacy limitation. When a match is confirmed by the matching system, notifications are restricted from transmitting information parameters having a privacy level indicating the presenter did not desire to disseminate that information.