Initiative on Corporate Philanthropy: Research
CECP's Corporate Giving Standard Survey - Open until April 1, 2013
This benchmarking survey on annual corporate giving behavior is conducted by CECP, in association with The Conference Board. The 2013 survey on 2012 contributions is now open and the deadline is April 1, 2013. Please consider reading more on the CECP website about participating in the survey and contact Michael Stroik at mstroik@corporatephilanthropy.org to get started today. Your participation in this year’s survey will help drive important best practices, benchmarking, and continuous research. The annual analysis of the survey data, Giving in Numbers, is available as a complimentary download here.
The Conference Board Research
Matteo Tonello, Managing Director – Corporate Leadership, heads research-based activities on corporate philanthropy as well as on corporate governance and sustainability. He is available to engage with members of The Conference Board on all aspects of the practice. Recent publications include:
- Corporate Philanthropy in China: A Practitioner's Guide to Foreign Donors
- Education and Corporate Philanthropy: Focus Funding for Maximum Impact
- Sustainability Practices: 2012 Edition
- No Company Is an Island: Building Resilient Communities
- Water Worries: HowIncorporating Long-Term Risk into Strategic Planning Pays Off
- Multiculturalism in a Post-9/11, Media-charged World
- Communication Patterns of Corporate Social Responsibility within and across Industries
- The 2011 Corporate Contributions Report
- Business and Sustainability in China: Company Responses to a National Priority
- Sustainability Matters: Why and How Corporate Boards Should Become Involved
- Making the Business Case for Corporate Philanthropy
- Investing in CSR to Enhance Customer Value
- Since the Levees Broke: A Snapshot of New Orleans
- Measuring the Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Giving the Working Poor a Working Chance
- Is the Pressure Easing? The 2010 Philanthropy Agenda
- Huddled Masses? Why Helping Immigrants Helps Companies
- Corporate Responses to Humanitarian Disasters: The Mutual Benefits of Private-Humanitarian Cooperation
- Employers and U.S. Public Education – Facilitating an Open Discussion about the Role of Business in U.S. Public Schools
- The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility
The Conference Board Research Working Groups
Executives from across industries address current and emerging business issues, producing a comprehensive report with detailed findings, conclusions and actionable recommendations. The research working group on Corporate Philanthropy with a Global Footprint has just concluded. The report is available here.
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)
After 50 years of producing an annual corporate contributions survey, in 2012 The Conference Board joined forces with the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), a CEO membership organization focused on raising the level and quality of corporate philanthropy, to execute a single survey to capture the full scope and scale of corporate contributions. Read more about the partnership here.
Getting Involved
The Conference Board remains committed to advancing the practice of corporate philanthropy. For additional information about our Initiative, please contact Lorrie Foster, Vice President, Foundation Relations at +1 212.339.0410 or Lorrie.Foster@conference-board.org
