{"id":32829,"date":"2025-08-28T16:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=32829"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:18:31","slug":"childrens-bereavement-center-of-south-texas","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/c\/case-studies\/childrens-bereavement-center-of-south-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Children&#8217;s Bereavement Center of South Texas inspired donors to give 2.5x more than industry standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"flex-three-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-flood-support-results\">Flood support results:<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-small wow animated fadeInUp\">\n                <div class=\"inner\">\n                    <h3>Less than five minutes<\/h3>\n<p>to create a campaign<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-small wow animated fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".3s\">\n                <div class=\"inner\">\n                    <h3>$47,000+ raised<\/h3>\n<p>in three weeks<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-small wow animated fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".6s\">\n                <div class=\"inner\">\n                    <h3>2.5 x higher<\/h3>\n<p>average one-time gift compared to industry standard<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mobilizing support within minutes with Campaign Studio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the devastating floods swept through South Texas on the 4th of July weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/cbcst.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children&#8217;s Bereavement Center of South Texas<\/a> (CBCST) knew they needed to mobilize quickly. Individuals were looking for ways to give immediately after the floods, and they knew CBCST would be there to support grieving families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be prepared to accept their generosity, the CBCST team <strong>created a fully branded, mobile-friendly campaign in less than five minutes<\/strong> using <a href=\"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/c\/solutions\/donation-pages\/\">Campaign Studio<\/a>\u2019s streamlined campaign creation process. In just a few clicks, the campaign, which was pre-configured to optimize fundraising outcomes, was up and running, and supporters could donate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"classy-quote\">\n    <blockquote>\n      <p class=\"quote-content\">We responded immediately to the floods, so we needed a platform that could move just as fast. To create a campaign in GoFundMe Pro and mobilize so quickly was not only empowering to us as a fundraising team, but it was really impactful to our donors and instilled a higher level of trust in CBCST.<\/p>\n\n      \n        <footer>\n                    <p class=\"cite-name\">Catie White<\/p>\n<p class=\"cite-role\">Former Chief Development Officer<\/p>\n                  <\/footer>\n\n      \n      <\/blockquote>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1560\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/childrens-bereavement-center-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32871\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flood relief fund on Campaign Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rallying-support-through-tragedy-and-healing\">Rallying support through tragedy and healing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CBCST\u2019s Studio campaign made it easy to give through a clear call to action and a seamless donor experience, which offered multiple payment options and a simplified checkout process so that help could make its way to those who needed it sooner. In less than three weeks, the flood support campaign <strong>raised over $47,000, with an average one-time gift 2.5x higher than industry standards, according to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mrbenchmarks.com\/key-findings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>M+R benchmarks<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2014showing the depth of community generosity.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas\u2019s resilience shines as CBCST addresses both immediate and long-term needs. They provide children with coping kits to help reduce anxiety and build resilience, host healing circles for families processing loss, and partner with trusted community organizations to give everyone the tools they need to honor loved ones and move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/gofundme.to\/__proxy\/pro.gofundme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hero-image_childrens-bereavement-center_828x828.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32914\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coping kit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"classy-quote\">\n    <blockquote>\n      <p class=\"quote-content\">GoFundMe Pro was incredibly helpful during our flood response. Not only for me and my team, who were able to <strong>create a mobile-friendly campaign in minutes <\/strong>(over a holiday weekend, no less), but we heard feedback from supporters that the donation experience was very user-friendly.<\/p>\n\n      \n        <footer>\n                    <p class=\"cite-name\">Catie White<\/p>\n<p class=\"cite-role\">Former Chief Development Officer<\/p>\n                  <\/footer>\n\n      \n      <\/blockquote>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Catie\u2019s GoFundMe Pro tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fully understand what you&#8217;re asking from your donors and make the information you\u2019re presenting to them as simple and clear as possible.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What I love about Campaign Studio is that everything is already set up for success, like the simple, effective call-to-action. 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