CECP Convenes Multi-Sector Leaders for 2012-13 Advisory Committee
Distinguished Panel Provides Independent Analysis to Advance Corporate Giving
(3BL Media) New York, NY - September 12, 2012 - The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) today announced the selection of its 2012-2013 Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee members, who also serve as a jury for the Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy, include leaders from the corporate, non-profit, social investment, consulting, media, and academic fields. In addition to providing one-on-one feedback on CECP’s programs and initiatives, the full Advisory Committee will also meet in person this fall for a day-long session to discuss a variety of strategic topics and select CECP’s 2013 Excellence Awards winners.
“Each year we strive to bring together an Advisory Committee that will challenge and stretch CECP to carry out programs that lead the field,” said CECP’s Executive Director, Charles Moore. “The diversity of backgrounds and expertise we have assembled in this year’s group will be reflected in the continued quality of CECP’s programs and the high caliber of the Excellence Awards winners.”
The 2012-2013 Advisory Committee members are:
Jeff Bradach, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Bridgespan Group
Robert F. Bruner, Dean, Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Angela Buonocore, Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, Xylem (2012 President’s Award Winner)
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
Jennifer Kim Field, Executive Director, Global Partnerships and Marketing, United Nations Foundation
Cindy Hallberlin, President and CEO, GOOD360 (2012 Directors’ Award Winner)
Robert Lynch, Executive Director, Americans for the Arts
Eric Nee, Managing Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review (Returning Advisory Committee Member)
Dina Powell, President, Goldman Sachs Foundation, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (2011 Chairman’s Award Winner) (Returning Advisory Committee Member)
Luther Ragin, CEO, Global Impact Investing Network
Nicole R. Robinson, Senior Director and Vice President, Kraft Foods (2012 Chairman’s Award Winner)
Andrea Taylor, Director, North America Community Affairs, Microsoft Corporation (Returning Advisory Committee Member)
Jane Wales, President and CEO, World Affairs Council and Vice President, Philanthropy and Society, The Aspen Institute
Presented annually since 2000, the Awards recognize outstanding leadership in corporate giving programs among CECP members and non-members, and are presented in three separate categories:
- Chairman’s Award, for companies with annual revenue greater or equal to $20B USD;
- President’s Award, for those with annual revenue of less than $20B USD; and
- Directors’ Award, which recognizes a partnership between a non-profit organization and a corporation. Additionally, the Directors’ Award includes a $25,000 cash donation from CECP’s Board of Directors.
CEOs from Excellence Awards’ winning companies will discuss their programs with their CEO peers at CECP’s annual Board of Boards CEO Conference on February 25th, 2013. The 2013 Award applications deadline was Friday September 7th, 2012.
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About the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) is the only international forum of business CEOs and chairpersons focused on raising the level and quality of corporate philanthropy. Membership includes more than 180 CEOs and chairpersons representing companies that account for more than 40 percent of reported corporate giving in the United States. For more information visit CorporatePhilanthropy.org. Follow us on twitter, facebook, You Tube, flickr, and LinkedIn.
