CASE STUDY
300% Traffic Growth: How a Documentary and Optimized Platform Increased Donations for Impact Hope

OVERVIEW

Client: Impact Hope (4-Star Rated Nonprofit)

Deliverables: 13-Episode Documentary Series (“A Quest for Hope”) & Complete Custom Website Rebuild

Focus: Mission-Driven Storytelling, Digital Transformation, Donor Conversion

THE CHALLENGE

Impact Hope does life-changing work supporting refugee youth in Rwanda, but their digital presence was actively hindering their mission. Their legacy WordPress site, built on an outdated Divi framework, was unstable and error-prone. For a nonprofit, a glitchy website is a breach of trust that directly impacts donations. But beyond the technical failures, there was a deeper need: the world didn’t yet know their story. They needed a compelling, emotionally powerful way to bring their mission to life, one that could move audiences to act. They needed a complete digital transformation that fixed their technical foundation and gave that story a stage worthy of it.

OUR APPROACH

We approached the project as an integrated brand and marketing solution. First, we produced “A Quest for Hope,” a powerful 13-episode documentary series designed to emotionally connect viewers to the cause. Simultaneously, we rebuilt their digital presence from the ground up. We launched a custom, high-performance platform featuring a dedicated streaming-style landing page for the series, with strategic donation CTAs integrated seamlessly throughout the user journey.

Impact

+300% website traffic

Driven by the documentary launch and integrated marketing efforts

13 episodes broadcast on TV

A Quest for Hope reached audiences far beyond the original campaign

Donation growth

Frictionless donation UX combined with emotional storytelling drove conversion

Restored donor trust

A secure, error-free platform replaced a broken site, giving users the confidence to donate.

BIGPUDDLE | Film Production Company & Creative Agency

Testimonial

Our company was in a phase of stepping up production to the next level, and they took us there. Their creativity in bringing ideas to life on camera is astounding. Jason’s ability to write scripts, direct actors, and assemble shots in ways I could have never imagined is remarkable.
BIGPUDDLE | Film Production Company & Creative Agency

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BIGPUDDLE | Film Production Company & Creative Agency

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