The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)

Name

The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)

Legal name

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, Inc.

Website

https://cecp.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1999 that operates an exclusive CEO network of 200+ leading global companies, providing proprietary benchmarking research (Giving in Numbers), advanced advisory services, and invitation-only convenings to help corporations embed purpose into business performance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Purpose and Social Investment Advisory Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customer/User Conferences & Client Advisory Boards (THAHAMAD), Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK)

Keywords

• Corporate philanthropy advisory
• Social impact benchmarking
• CEO peer network
• Corporate purpose research
• Strategic philanthropy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Network Membership: CECP operates as a membership-based organization providing access to insights, benchmarks, executive community, and advisory services for affiliated companies. Companies join the CECP network to participate in proprietary surveys, access research, and engage in peer convenings.
2. Advanced Advisory Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements with member companies to evaluate and strengthen their corporate purpose strategies. The organization offers strategic advisory work to help companies develop and implement purpose-driven approaches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CECP convenes chief executives and corporate giving teams through a paid membership network and delivers benchmarking research (Giving in Numbers, Pulse Surveys), executive peer convenings (CECP Summit, Board of Boards CEO Roundtable), and paid advisory services that help companies set, measure, and scale corporate purpose, social investment, and employee engagement strategies. The organization is funded by member company dues and paid advisory engagements and operates as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Product overview

CECP operates as a nonprofit coalition platform rather than a traditional software product. Its core offerings combine a member network for CEO-level peer exchange with proprietary benchmarking and research services. The flagship Giving in Numbers annual report provides quantitative benchmarking data, complemented by real-time Pulse Surveys. Member companies access Advanced Advisory Services for custom strategy support. CECP delivers engagement through invitation-only convenings (CECP Summit, Board of Boards CEO Roundtable), a public Insights Blog, and the Strategic Investor Initiative/CEO Investor Forum for investor-CEO dialogue. The network encompasses more than 2,600 social impact leaders across 200+ companies representing $8.3T in revenue and $33B in social investment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CEO Network A membership-based peer network convening chief executives of more than 200 large companies to set and advance corporate purpose, philanthropy, and social investment agendas.
• Giving in Numbers Research An annual benchmarking research report quantifying corporate social investment, employee engagement, and total contributions across member companies, used as the primary industry benchmark for corporate giving.
• Pulse Surveys Recurring short-form research surveys on emerging corporate purpose, social investment, and ESG topics delivered to member companies between annual research cycles.
• Advanced Advisory Services Bespoke paid consulting engagements that help member companies design, measure, and scale their corporate purpose, philanthropy, and employee engagement strategies.
• CECP Summit An annual flagship convening bringing together CEOs, corporate giving leaders, and partners to share research, best practices, and corporate purpose strategy.
• Board of Boards CEO Roundtable An invitation-only CEO roundtable series enabling member chief executives to discuss corporate purpose, governance, and shareholder engagement in a peer setting.
• Strategic Investor Initiative A program helping member companies align corporate purpose and long-term strategy with the expectations of long-term institutional investors.
• CEO Investor Forum A facilitated convening that brings member CEOs together with major institutional investors to discuss long-term value creation and corporate purpose.

Quantifiable outcome

• $33B social investment managed by affiliated companies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional.

• BenevitycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Innovation Partnership launched to expand reach and enhance interactivity with Giving in Numbers data. This collaboration puts companies' needs at the forefront and assists them to easily pull their companies' data through Benevity's platform.
• YourCause (Blackbaud)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Innovation Partnership to make Giving in Numbers data more easily accessible for partners through YourCause's corporate social responsibility platform.
• #GivingTuesdaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013CECP is a founding partner of #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving created in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. CECP supports the initiative as a valuable opportunity for companies to create individual programs while being part of a global movement. A record 70 CECP-affiliated companies joined #GivingTuesday in 2015.
• EdelmanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCECP collaborates with Edelman on the Strategic Investor Initiative, hosting webinars on communicating long-term plans and providing content guidance informed by underlying research on long-term value creation.
• SynTaoregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerSynTao serves as CECP's Global Exchange Mainland China and Hong Kong country partner, providing local expertise and forecasting CSR trends in China since 2013.
• Harvard Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCECP collaborates with Harvard Business School faculty, including Rebecca Henderson who teaches 'Reimagining Capitalism: Business & the Big Problems,' for thought leadership on purpose and performance.
• Walmart FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Walmart Foundation supported CECP research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices released in 2018, with a group of companies continuing to explore these topics through an Accelerate initiative.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): BSR is a global nonprofit network of more than 300 member companies working on sustainability strategy and advisory services. Like CECP, BSR convenes senior corporate leaders, produces proprietary insights, and offers advisory engagements to large enterprises—making it the closest direct peer in member-network-driven sustainability advisory.
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD): WBCSD is a CEO-led business association of more than 200 global companies advancing sustainable development. Its exclusive member network, focus on long-term value creation, and convening of C-suite leaders closely mirrors CECP's model, with stronger internationalization but a sustainability (rather than philanthropy) orientation.
• Ceres: Ceres is a nonprofit sustainability advocacy organization that mobilizes leading companies and investors on climate and water stewardship. It shares CECP's nonprofit coalition model and large-company member engagement but tilts more toward investor mobilization and policy advocacy than benchmarking.
• JUST Capital: JUST Capital is a nonprofit that ranks the largest US companies on stakeholder performance and works with CEOs and investors to reorient business around stakeholder value. Its CEO coalition, ranking methodology, and investor-engagement focus are closely comparable to CECP's benchmarking and Strategic Investor Initiative.
• GlobeScan: GlobeScan is a research and insights firm producing longitudinal surveys on sustainability and corporate responsibility, including long-running series comparable to Giving in Numbers. It serves similar enterprise audiences with benchmarking and stakeholder insights but lacks CECP's exclusive CEO convening model.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Sustainable1: S&P Global Sustainable1 is the sustainability arm of a major data incumbent offering ESG datasets, benchmarks (DJSI), and analytics to enterprises and investors. It overlaps with CECP's benchmarking value proposition but operates as part of a much broader commercial data business rather than an exclusive nonprofit network.

Emerging players

• AccountAbility: AccountAbility is a global consulting and standards organization focused on sustainability and responsible business strategy, including the AA1000 standards. It overlaps with CECP's advisory work and member engagement but is smaller in scale and more standards-driven than network-driven.

Regional players

• SynTao: SynTao is a China-based CSR and sustainability consultancy that serves as CECP's country partner for Mainland China and Hong Kong. While comparable in service offering, it operates regionally rather than competing globally with CECP, and is also a formal partner/alliance rather than a pure competitor.

Others

• Net Impact: Net Impact is a nonprofit community of students and professionals advancing social and environmental impact in their careers. It shares CECP's nonprofit network DNA and purpose-driven mission but serves a different audience (early-career professionals rather than Fortune 500 CEOs).
• The Conference Board ESG Center: The Conference Board's ESG Center serves large member companies with research, benchmarking, and peer-learning on sustainability and governance. It overlaps with CECP on CEO-level research and convening but sits within a much broader business-membership organization covering all executive functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sjbostwick
• Instagraminstagram.com/cecpco

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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