{"id":29728,"date":"2024-09-18T05:51:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-migration.local\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=29728"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T21:31:42","slug":"city-of-refuge","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/c\/case-studies\/city-of-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Over a quarter of donors gave multiple gifts to City of Refuge\u2019s back-to-school campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"flex-two-cols \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n    \n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 intro-text wow animated fadeInUp\">\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-back-to-school-campaign-results-after-one-month-with-giving-cart\">Back-to-school campaign results after one month with Giving Cart:<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 p-small wow animated fadeInUp\">\n                <div class=\"inner\">\n                    <h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26% <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of donors chose to expand their donations with multiple gifts<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 p-small wow animated fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".3s\">\n                <div class=\"inner\">\n                    <h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$495 <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">average donation size<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-showing-the-tangible-impact-of-a-gift-to-supporters\">Showing the tangible impact of a gift to supporters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the back-to-school season coinciding with one of its biggest fundraisers of the year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofrefugeatl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City of Refuge<\/a> team was looking for new ways to connect supporters with their mission. Having already used<a href=\"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/donation-websites\/\"> Studio<\/a> for its Spring match campaign, the team was impressed with the impact tiles feature and loved the ability to communicate the specific impact of a donation. <strong>For the back-to-school campaign, they wanted to go one step further.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, when GoFundMe Pro released Giving Cart, which gives donors the freedom to add multiple gifts during checkout, City of Refuge was one of the first to raise its hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"classy-quote\">\n    <blockquote>\n      <p class=\"quote-content\">One of our biggest challenges is helping donors see the tangible difference their generosity makes toward our mission. In the past, we\u2019ve used impact tiles, but Giving Cart really took this to the next level.<\/p>\n\n      \n        <footer>\n                    <p class=\"cite-name\">Edward Phillips<\/p>\n<p class=\"cite-role\">VP of Development<\/p>\n                  <\/footer>\n\n      \n      <\/blockquote>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-expanding-campaign-potential-with-giving-cart\">Expanding campaign potential with Giving Cart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The flexibility of Giving Cart allowed the City of Refuge to add a portfolio of gifts that its supporters could add to their philanthropic cart, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supplies for a teacher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supplies for a student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After school programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One-time donation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly donation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/city-of-refuge.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29832\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back-to-school campaign with Giving Cart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The checkout process is familiar to anyone who has shopped online before. All chosen gifts are automatically added to the virtual cart, and GoFundMe Pro optimizes the process to just a few clicks. Plus, with <a href=\"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/fundraising-solutions\/classy-pay\/\">multiple payment types<\/a> to choose from, like Venmo, PayPal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay, more donor preferences are met, leading to a lower abandonment rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Refuge team took an omnichannel approach to promoting the back-to-school campaign, including sending it via emails, direct mail, social media, and even email signature banners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City of Refuge raised over $45,000 in one month, providing 300 new pairs of shoes and 300 new backpacks filled with school supplies to students who needed them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-ways-to-use-giving-cart-to-make-a-bigger-impact\">More ways to use Giving Cart to make a bigger impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the back-to-school campaign, City of Refuge\u2019s biggest fundraisers are all in the last two months of the year. The team plans to use Giving Cart for future fundraising campaigns to build on the success they\u2019ve already seen in engagement and generosity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming up, they have some impactful campaign ideas, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fund a Thanksgiving meal&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fund a Halloween costume&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsor a family for the holidays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"classy-quote\">\n    <blockquote>\n      <p class=\"quote-content\">GoFundMe Pro\u2019s innovations, like Giving Cart, enable us to continue growing and raise the bar for what our fundraising can do!<\/p>\n\n      \n        <footer>\n                    <p class=\"cite-name\">Edward Phillips<\/p>\n<p class=\"cite-role\">VP of Development<\/p>\n                  <\/footer>\n\n      \n      <\/blockquote>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n\n<style>\nfigcaption { text-align: center; }\n.flex-three-cols .inner h3 { font-size: 33px; white-space: nowrap; }\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showing the tangible impact of a gift to supporters With the back-to-school season coinciding with one of its biggest fundraisers of the year, the City of Refuge team was looking for new ways to connect supporters with their mission. 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