To provide a fund-raising method and fund-raising system which fully supports fund-raising activities by recruiting sponsors, sells the sponsors' goods through the use of on-line communications networks, such as the Internet line or bidirectional digital television broadcasting, and contributes a part of the sales turnover to a charity organization at the same time.
Goods offer (1) is received from a sponsor, and goods are registered on a management server of the system. Fund-raising information offer (2) is received from a charity organization, and fund-raiser information is registered. A visitor views the goods (3) on the management server by use of a terminal, and places an order for goods (4). A system provider gives notice of the order for goods (5) to a sponsor, and dispatches the goods (7) after confirmation of buyer's payment for the goods (6). The system provider keeps a part of the sales from the sponsor for fund-raising (8), remits the money (9) to the charity organization, and gives notice of duly completed fund-raising (A) to the buyer.