EMERGING TRENDS IN CORPORATE GIVING

With the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)

SCG members took an in-depth look at how corporate giving has evolved in recent years, including specific areas such as matching gifts, international giving and staffing, as well as how to put benchmarking data to use at your company.

In partnership with the CEOs and giving officers from more than 150 leading companies, CECP has collected detailed data on more than $50 billion in corporate social investment.

As a starting point for an interactive discussion on emerging trends in corporate philanthropy, CECP presented the latest findings from its proprietary database as well as research from in-depth conversations with CEOs and senior executives on the topic of corporate giving. 

The discussion included developments in employee engagement, such as company-sponsored volunteerism and the pro bono service movement. 

Following the program, members enjoyed a lunch and further discussion with Margaret Coady and your corporate giving peers.

Program generously hosted by Boeing. 


Tamika Lang of Boeing shared a case study from their environmental giving program.

Read a summary of the event (PDF 23K)

View PowerPoint presentation by Margaret Coady (PPT 756K)

featuring:
Margaret Coady
Corporate Giving Standard Program Manager
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)

Wednesday, August 27 2008

TIME: 

9:30 am to 1:00 pm

LOCATION:

Boeing
2201 Seal Beach Boulevard
Seal Beach, CA
(Parking provided)

Margaret Coady spearheads the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy’s online Corporate Giving Standard (CGS) measurement and benchmarking program.  The tool’s primary applications include data collection, reporting, benchmarking, and analysis.  Companies have submitted nearly $50 billion in domestic and international giving data since 2001. 

Since joining CECP in early 2005, Margaret has tripled the number of companies actively involved in benchmarking their giving using the CGS system; 150 companies, including nearly 70 of the Fortune100, currently participate in the initiative. This work has generated an unprecedented storehouse of data, and Margaret authors a growing library of reports for giving professionals based on her analysis.  She often lectures for national and international audiences on these publications.  In addition, Margaret consults one-on-one with survey respondents to create company-specific giving profiles, which corporate philanthropy professionals find essential in planning giving strategy and presenting findings to senior management. 

Prior to joining CECP, Margaret worked as a Senior IT Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and played a key technical role in several global custom software implementation projects for Fortune 500 clients.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College and currently lives in New York.