CECP
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) is the only international forum of business leaders focused on increasing the level and quality of corporate philanthropy. Membership includes more than 180 global CEOs and chairpersons of companies that collectively account for more than 40% of reported corporate giving in the United States. Membership is by invitation and is renewed annually.
CECP provides member companies with peer-to-peer executive convenings, premier networking events for corporate giving industry professionals, cutting-edge research publications, a proprietary, on-demand benchmarking system of corporate philanthropy data, and exclusive media opportunities.
Founded in 1999 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, together with John Whitehead, Peter Malkin, and other business leaders, CECP continues to inspire and challenge leaders in the private sector to find innovative ways to fulfill unmet social needs and to lead the way towards better alignment of business and social strategies.
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09-22-16
Global Study Finds Corporate Societal Engagement Increasing Internationally, with Majority of Companies Utilizing Global Volunteerism
A leading study shows a sharp increase in corporate societal engagement across borders in Africa and Asia, and the continuation of a high-level of international corporate societal investment in Europe. Giving Around ...
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01-27-12
Corporate Benchmarking Leaders Coming Together to Strengthen Annual Reporting of Giving Trends
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) and The Conference Board are joining forces to promote one survey to capture the full scope and scale of annual contributions by leading global companies. CECP, now in association with The Conference Board, produces an annual benchmarking re...
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10-27-11
Companies Report Increased 2010 Contributions, But Show Divergent Paths Since The Economic Downturn In 2007
Today, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) released Giving in Numbers: 2011 Edition, the CEO membership organization’s seventh a...
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06-22-11
CEOs Pursue Business Opportunities Where Corporate and Societal Priorities Converge
Can businesses sustain meaningful growth, drive innovation, and simultaneously address some of the most important societal challenges facing communities and nations globally? The CEOs whose insights form the basis of a new research report by the Committee Encouraging Corpora...
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06-02-11
Companies Report Increased Philanthropic Giving in 2010
Preliminary survey findings by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) show that 65% of companies gave more in 2010 than they did in 2009, with 40% of companies increasing giving by 10% or more. However, median total giving, indicative of the typical company...
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06-01-11
CECP Elects Douglas R. Conant as its New Chairman to Succeed Harold McGraw III
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), a global forum of more than 180 global CEOs and chairpersons focused on raising the level and quality of corporate philanthropy, today announced that Douglas R. Conant, President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, has b...
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06-01-11
Goldman Sachs and Bristol-Myers Squibb Win CECP's Corporate Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy; DonorsChoose.org, in Partnership with Crate and Barrel, Receives the Nonprofit Award for Corporate Partnership
Today, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), the only international forum of business leaders exclusively focused on raising the level and quality of corporate philanthropy, presents the 11th Annual Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy to two corpor...
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02-28-11
Business CEOs Gather for International Corporate Philanthropy Day (ICPD)
Today, leading companies and organizations around the world recognize International Corporate Philanthropy Day (ICPD), an international advocacy day, now in its 8th year, which mobilizes the business community to share best practices, develop partnerships, a...
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10-27-10
New CECP Data Report on Corporate Philanthropy Shows that the Majority of Companies Gave Less in 2009, but Contributions in Aggregate Rose
Today, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) released Giving in Numbers: 2010 Edition, the CEO membership organization's annual report on corporate giving, drawing from over $70 billion in historical data since 2001. 171 prominent companies partici...
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06-17-10
CECP Report Proposes New Approach for Business to Solve Societal Challenges in the Coming Decade
Looking forward to the next decade, CECP and McKinsey & Company have embarked on several months of research into the issues and potential scenarios businesses will confront in the next decade. The result, a groundbreaking new report, "
