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Impactly

Social-impact platform connecting youth volunteers with verified community initiatives.

20User Research Participants
85%Intent to Use Score
Relational SchemaDatabase Architecture
01 // EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Context & Objectives

Impactly bridges the gap between youth volunteers and community causes through location-aware event discovery, verified hour tracking, and gamified social impact records.

02 // PROBLEM STATEMENT

The Problem

Existing volunteering systems are desktop-heavy, difficult to navigate on mobile, and lack transparent activity verification for young volunteers.

03 // OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Context

Product engineering case study combining structured UX field research with modern cross-platform mobile architecture.

04 // SCOPE & CONTRIBUTION

My Role

Lead Product Developer & UX Researcher — Conducted demographic interviews, wireframed complete user flows in Figma, designed database tables, and built the mobile application.

05 // UX RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

Research & User Testing

Conducted 20 structured interviews with students aged 18–25. Found 85% favored gamified progress tracking and 90% prioritized location-based cause discovery.

06 // ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE

System Architecture

Built with modern mobile frameworks paired with relational database architecture, utilizing secure data protection policies.

09 // OUTCOME & IMPACT

Results

Validated prototype with test users, receiving positive ratings for streamlined navigation and visual clarity.

10 // REFLECTION & LESSONS

Engineering Takeaways

Deepened my conviction that thorough user research before writing code saves weeks of refactoring later.