Location: New York, NY

The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy’s (CECP) mission is to lead the business community in raising the level and quality of corporate philanthropy.  Co-founded in 1999 by civic leaders including Academy-Award winning actor and philanthropist Paul Newman and John C. Whitehead, Former Deputy Secretary of State and Co-Chair of Goldman Sachs, the organization has grown to prominence with an invitation-only membership of over 150 CEOs and chairpersons of Global 500 firms.  CECP advances best practices in corporate philanthropy by: publishing in-depth research; providing closed-door forums for members to discuss emerging trends and implementation strategies; and working with national media outlets to spotlight exceptional corporate philanthropic initiatives.  Members of CECP’s highly-engaged Board of Directors include the current CEOs of Alcoa, Bloomberg, Macy’s, McGraw-Hill, Travelers and State Farm. CEOs in the CECP membership represent companies including: GE, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Target, Dow Chemical, Time Warner, Verizon, Walgreen, and Best Buy.  To learn more, please visit: http://www.CorporatePhilanthropy.org.