How Akot Journey of Hope Launched Online, Ready to Accept Donations From Day One

Santino Akot started a nonprofit to help orphaned and homeless children. We built its website from scratch, so supporters can learn about its programs, donate online and get involved.

The Challenge

Santino Akot, a former Lost Boy of Sudan, knows what it means to grow up without a home. He founded Akot Journey of Hope in Las Vegas to reach every orphan and homeless child he can. A new nonprofit has to earn trust fast. Donors, volunteers and sponsors want to see who you are and what you do, and they want an easy way to give.

What We Did

• Built the nonprofit’s website from scratch, separate from Santino’s author site but connected to it, because the two have different jobs.
• Explained the programs clearly: tutoring and mentoring, scholarships and home placement.
• Made giving easy, with one-time and monthly donations through PayPal.
• Gave supporters ways to get involved, from volunteering to corporate and private sponsorships, plus an events calendar.

The Results

• A nonprofit ready to raise money from day one, with online donations built in.
• Two websites that work together. Readers of Santino’s author site regularly click through to the nonprofit.
• A client who trusts us twice. Akot Journey of Hope is the second website Santino has built with us.

What This Means for Your Business

For a nonprofit, the website is often the first and last step before someone decides to give. It has to explain your mission in plain words and make giving take less than a minute. That doesn’t take a big budget. It takes a partner who builds it right.

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More of Santino’s story: His author website