Why Measure?
There are many benefits for companies that collect data on their corporate social investment. With proper measurement tools, companies can present their historical contributions in preparation for budget discussions, contextualize corporate contributions within broader industry and peer group trends to identify alignment and difference, highlight opportunities for new corporate community investment programs or policies, or demonstrate the business value for increased levels or types of funding support.
CECP’s Giving in Numbers™ is the unrivaled leader in benchmarking on corporate social investments, in partnership with companies. It is the premier industry survey and research, providing standard-setting criteria in a go-to guide that has defined the field and advanced the movement. CECP has the largest and most historical data set on trends in the industry, shared by more than 617 multi-billion-dollar companies over nearly 21 years, representing more than $388 billion in corporate social investments over that time span.
The 2023 Giving in Numbers Survey has been closed. Watch for Giving in Numbers: 2023 Edition later this month. Please contact insights@cecp.co if you have any questions or would like to participate in next year’s survey; participation in Giving in Numbers research is free. Visit How to Track for more information, or review the Giving in Numbers™: 2022 Edition! Login to MyCECP to see key findings from last year’s survey, including the 2022 Summit materials.
Self-Serve Access
The self-serve online system is an exclusive benefit to CECP-affiliated companies. Associated giving professionals can access high-quality benchmarking data and company-specific information on selected topics such as total giving including international giving, matching gifts, and employee volunteerism. CECP companies can also customize and download graphs or charts on this wide range of topics. Data from 300+ leading companies are available.
Customized Benchmarking
CECP’s customized benchmarking data services go beyond what is available in the self-serve access system, providing in-depth analyses of additional topics and insights from CECP’s 20+ years of research. This is an exclusive benefit to CECP-affiliated companies. CECP evaluates and advises companies to make improvements, advocate for adjustments to budget or staffing levels, and benchmark programs year-over-year and against peers.
