Case studies

Real nonprofits. Real numbers.

Twenty-seven organizations, five continents, one way of working: film in the field, cut every story for social, and put it in front of the 200 million people a year who follow Are You Happy. This is what happened.

27
case studies
1 billion+
views generated
200M
people reached a year
130+
countries with creators
In their words

Straight from the people we work with.

Slack threads, texts and LinkedIn posts, reproduced word for word.

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Surita Sandosham
President & CEO, Heifer International
LinkedIn
…Stephanie Chesher and her team have done a wonderful job of working with Are You Happy to ensure that the powerful stories of the farmers we support are celebrated and drive people to invest in their success.
See the Heifer story →
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Kalindi Cordero
Search for Common Ground
On camera
We’re living in a world where video is king. And we can’t just up and travel to get the content that we need. Happy Productions was an answered prayer that fell in our lap.
See the campaign →
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A planned-giving donor
Featured in Feed the Children’s campaign
Slack
WOW, your creative team did a tremendous job on capturing my story on why I’ve been engaged with Feed the Children for decades as a donor as well as a planned giving donor. I really appreciate the opportunity you afforded me to share, hoping that my message will resonate with those that see it and they’ll take the next step to donate.
See the Feed the Children story →
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Mackinnon
Watsi
Slack
Phenomenal, Nick. Really grateful for your help and all the detailed, thoughtful prep. Hope the interviews go well tonight – appreciate the late night calls on Watsi’s behalf!
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Sana James
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
This collaboration was definitely successful in increasing our key metrics.
See the CMN story →
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Lenka
Momcozy
Slack
I have to say, you and your team are absolute geniuses when it comes to content marketing! I absolutely love the videos! ❤️🔥
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Neil Vohra
INI
Slack
You both/the team are brilliant with what you did to the videos!! Love love love! … Thank you for taking my feedback into account. Really happy with how we were able to pivot!
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A client, the evening after a shoot
Sent by text
Text message
Loved working with Will and his wife!!! They are pros. Would LOVE to work with them again. He’s shot some pretty amazing stuff. And people!!! 10/10 experience for me
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A Happy Productions crew lighting a studio interview on a Kiva shoot day
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