CCS partnered with Nationwide Children's Hospital to develop fundraising resources with the intent of sustainably doubling annual philanthropic revenue, and design and launch a formal campaign to support the Hospital’s strategic plan. CCS performed a development assessment of historical fundraising performance, conducted a campaign planning study, and ultimately helped design and launch the Be the Reason campaign.
The Be the Reason campaign was a resounding success, closing one year ahead of schedule and well over its initial fundraising target. Notably, in 2016, Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced a transformational $50 million gift from Big Lots in support of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion, America’s largest pediatric behavioral health treatment and research center. Since completion of the campaign, the Foundation’s original objective of sustainably doubling pre-campaign annual fundraising revenue has been achieved.
