strive for life
Strive for Life
Strengthening Pediatric Heart Health Through Creative Direction and Community Engagement.
Strive for Life is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to pediatric cardiac care and helping children receive essential heart health testing and treatment. For more than a decade, I provided creative direction and strategic support, shaping the organization’s brand, fundraising campaigns, signature events, and digital presence. From developing identities for the Beats for Beats Gala and Strive FORE Life Golf Tournament to creating campaigns, photography, marketing materials, and digital experiences, the work established a cohesive creative foundation to strengthen community engagement, inspire generosity, and advance the organization’s mission.
client:
Strive for Life
services:
Branding | Design| Digital | Marketing
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The vision for Strive for Life was rooted in turning an important medical mission into experiences that people could understand, participate in, and ultimately support. Creative strategy was developed around the idea that fundraising should feel personal and purposeful—connecting every event, campaign, and communication back to the children and families the organization served.
That philosophy shaped the organization’s event ecosystem. Names such as Beats for Beats and Strive FORE Life created distinct identities around different fundraising experiences while maintaining a recognizable relationship to the parent organization. The Strive Angel campaign took a more direct approach, giving donors a tangible way to sponsor the cost of a child’s heart screening. Across events and campaigns, Wils Design translated the mission into cohesive visual experiences spanning environmental graphics, apparel, promotional materials, photography, digital content, and web—helping create the creative infrastructure that supported the organization’s fundraising efforts for more than a decade.



