Chicago Bears cornerback Charles "Peanut" Tillman with "heart" kids attending The Children's Heart Foundation's Hearts at Play annual family benefit

The Children's Heart Foundation (CHF), the country's leading organization solely dedicated to funding congenital heart defect (CHD) research, hosted its annual Hearts at Play gala on February 21, 2008 at the Field Museum in Chicago. Chicago Bears cornerback, Charles "Peanut" Tillman and his wife Jackie served as Co-Honorary Chairs of this event to support The CHF in its efforts to raise much-needed funding for CHDs. The Tillman's daughter Tiana recently received a successful heart transplant and they are dedicated to making a difference and supporting organizations like The CHF to help generate awareness.

 

Foundation Support/Charitable Alignment

HC has a wealth of experience working with foundations to promote their good works and raise awareness and funding for the issues and causes they support.  Whether it is implementing a media relations campaign to tell the organization’s story, planning and executing fundraising events, helping forge strategic partnerships or coordinating internal communications campaigns HC provides its foundation clients the strategy, resources and execution to help them achieve their goals.
 
We also understand that giving back to the community is an important way that for-profit companies can build goodwill and contribute to the communities where their customers and employees live and work.  The vast majority of our for-profit clients’ programs also include a connection to non-profits or charitable organizations.  Why? It makes smart business sense and gets attention – and we all feel good about working on a campaign that gives back.
 
We help our for-profit clients:

  • Identify and prioritize charities that make sense to associate with their brand
  • Negotiate partnerships with appropriate charitable causes
  • Develop strategic cause-related campaigns and initiatives that will raise funds and awareness