emerging trends in corporate philanthropy january 15, 2014 michael stroik manager, research and...
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Emerging Trends in Corporate Philanthropy January 15, 2014
Michael StroikManager, Research and Analytics
Today’s Agenda
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About CECP• CECP Organizational Beliefs• Giving in Numbers Annual Trends Report
Corporate Giving Trends• Corporate Giving Before, During, and After the Global Recession• New Jersey Benchmarking Statistics
Employee Engagement Trends• Recent Trends in Employee Engagement
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Who We Are Nonprofit organization founded by Paul Newman in 1999
as the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy International forum of corporate CEOs and chairpersons
What We Believe Philanthropy is a long-term investment with the potential
to drive significant societal and business returns Executive leadership is essential for successful
community engagement Corporations have unique resources that can support
communities
Who is Engaged 149 CEOs and Chairpersons Engaged companies from each industry
Our Strategic Focus Represent the CEO voice Own the standard on philanthropy practice and
measurement
Introduction to CECP
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Corporate Giving Standard Survey and Trend Report
• Annual survey of Global 1000 companies on the scope and scale of their philanthropy and employee engagement programs.
• Survey conducted each spring in association with The Conference Board.
• 240 companies participated in the most recent survey on 2012 contributions. The survey on 2013 contributions launches in January.
• Includes corporate cash giving, corporate foundation giving, and non-cash contributions (including pro bono service).
• The survey, valuation guidance, and report are all available as free downloads at cecp.co/research.
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Business performance has slowly rebounded since the global recession began in 2008, but in 2012 companies did not earn as much as they did in 2007.
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Business Has Been Slow To Recover As Profits Dropped in 2012
Median Revenues
Note: Inflation-Adjusted, 6-Year Matched-Set Data, N=93
Median Pre-Tax Profits
$ B
illio
ns
Note: Inflation-Adjusted, 6-Year Matched-Set Data, N=96
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$30.56
$26.95$26.41
$28.31
$29.45$29.90
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$3.76
$1.94$2.14
$3.03
$3.63
$2.84
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illio
ns
Despite a slow economic recovery, the majority of companies increased giving from 2007 to 2012.
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Companies Are Giving More Than Before The Global Recession
Distribution of Companies by Changes in Total Giving Between 2007 and 2012
Note: Inflation-Adjusted, 6-Year Matched-Set Data, N=96
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Non-Cash Giving Growth Drove Overall Giving Increase From 2007 to 2012
Note: All Figures in Billions, 6-Year Matched-Set Data, N=96
Non-cash giving as a percentage of total giving grew from 57% in 2007 to 69% in 2012.
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$6.16 $6.05 $6.98
$8.55 $9.43
$10.46
$4.63 $4.53 $4.29
$4.80
$4.93
$4.81
Non-Cash Cash
$11.27
$13.35
$14.36$15.27
$10.58$10.79
57%
69%
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Companies Aim To Support Communities With Unique Non-Cash Resources
Aggregate Percentage of Non-Cash Giving to Total Giving
YearAll Companies
(N=96)
All Companies Excluding
Pharmaceuticals (n=89)
2007 57% 28%
2008 57% 30%
2009 62% 32%
2010 64% 32%
2011 66% 37%
2012 69% 39%
CECP member companies often support community partners with non-cash contributions, including product, pro bono service, and other in-kind contributions.
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Reasons for Giving Increases1. Increased Non-Cash Contributions2. Improved Business Performance3. Increased Commitment to Education
Initiatives
Reasons for Giving Decreases1. Company-Wide Cost Reductions2. Reduced Disaster Spending3. Refreshing Focus Areas
Reasons For Giving Increases and Decreases in 2012
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Companies Support Education More Than Any Other Program Area
For the first time since the introduction of Giving in Numbers, in 2006, Education (K-12 and Higher Education combined) became the most popular program area, inching ahead of Health and Social Services for the top spot on the list.
Note: Average Percentages, N=172
Civic & Public Affairs; 5%Comm & Econ De-
velopment; 13%
Culture & Arts; 5%
Disaster Re-lief; 3%
Education, Higher; 12%
Education, K12; 17%
Environ-ment; 3%
Health & Social Services; 28%
Other; 14%
Civic & Public Affairs
Comm. & Eco. Dev.
Culture & Arts
Education: Higher
Education: K-12
Environment
Health & Social
Sciences
Disaster Relief
Other
2007 6.4% 13.4% 8.8% 13.3% 16.1% 3.6% 27.3% 0.7% 10.4%
2008 6.0% 12.8% 7.7% 13.9% 15.8% 4.2% 27.3% 2.6% 9.7%
2009 4.1% 16.6% 6.9% 13.6% 15.1% 4.4% 28.9% 1.0% 9.4%
2010 5.0% 13.8% 6.5% 13.3% 15.8% 4.9% 29.8% 2.8% 8.1%
2011 5.0% 15.0% 5.7% 14.0% 15.3% 4.9% 30.1% 3.0% 7.0%
2012 4.8% 15.3% 5.3% 14.1% 15.8% 4.5% 28.3% 2.7% 9.2%
Overall Chang
e
Giving Allocations Shift Most Notably in Community & Economic Development and Culture & Arts
Note: Average Percentages, 6-Year Matched-Set Data, N=51
<1% <1% <1%
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Companies today are more likely to invest the majority of their philanthropy programs in individual program areas compared to before the global recession.
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Companies Are Focusing Philanthropy Programs To Achieve Deep Societal Impact
“I helped to start CECP with the belief that corporate America could be a force
for good in society.”- Paul Newman
Percentage of Companies Investing 50% or More to One Program Area (N=51)
2007 22%
2008 18%
2009 25%
2010 31%
2011 29%
2012 33%
New Jersey companies supported Health & Social Services considerably more than the average global company.
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New Jersey Company Program Area Allocations
Civic & Public Affairs; 4%
Comm & Econ
Devel-opment;
6%Culture & Arts; 2%
Disaster Relief;
8%
Education, Higher; 6%
Education, K12; 11%
Environ-ment; 1%
Health & Social Services; 50%
Other; 11%
New Jersey Companies
Civic & Public Affairs; 5%Comm & Econ De-
velopment; 13%
Culture & Arts; 5%
Disaster Relief; 3%
Education, Higher; 12%
Education, K12; 17%
Environ-ment; 3%
Health & Social Services; 28%
Other; 14%
All Companies
Note: Average Percentages, N=9 Note: Average Percentages, N=172
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Companies Match Gifts Primarily Through Workplace Giving Campaigns and Year-Round Policies
8% of employees participated in the typical Year-Round Policy while 44% of employees participated in the typical Workplace Giving Campaign (medians).
Note: Average Percentages, N=181
Year-Round Policy; 41%
Workplace Giving Campaigns; 39%
Dol-lars for
Doers; 9%
Disas-ter Re-
lief; 6%
Other ; 5%
2012 Matching-Gift Program Allocation
Studies show that employees with favorable impressions of a company’s philanthropy program are three times more likely to be truly loyal to the company. In addition, employees who volunteered through employee-volunteer programs strengthen relationships with co-workers and feel happier overall.
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Research Indicates That Engaged Employees Are More Loyal To Their Employers
2012 CGS Volunteer Data
All Companies
(N=188)
Northeast Companies
(n= 61)
New Jersey Companies
(n=11)
% of Companies Offering a Paid-Release-Time Program 57% 66% 55%
% of Companies Offering a Flexible Scheduling Volunteer Program
55% 54% 45%
2012 CGS Matching Gifts Data (Medians)
All Companies
(N=175)
Northeast Companies
(n=61)
New Jersey Companies
(n=11)
Total Matching Gifts $1,700,000 $1,670,000 $981,075
Matching Gifts as a % of Total Cash Giving
11.99% 13.03% 13.03%
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Companies Strive To Engage Employees In Community Investment Programs
More companies offered on-company-time and outside-company-time employee volunteer programs in 2012 than in 2007.
Note: Matched-Set Data, N=53
53%
62%
68%64%
60%
70%
43%
51%
57% 57%58%
57%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Offered Paid-Release-Time Program Offered Outside-Company-Time Program
Percentage of Companies with Paid-Release-Time and Outside-Company-Time Volunteer Programs
Paying Employees While Volunteering Is More Popular In The Northeast And Midwest
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66% of companies based in the NE
offer a Paid-Release-Time
Volunteer policy
51% of companies based in the South offer a
Paid-Release-Time Volunteer
policy
45% of companies based in the West
offer a Paid-Release-Time
Volunteer policy
64% of companies based in the
Midwest offer a Paid-Release-Time Volunteer
policy
Note: Among companies based outside of the U.S., 47% of companies offer a Paid-Release Time policy
A Growing Percentage Of Companies Offer Domestic and/or International Pro Bono Programs
Since CECP began tracking pro bono programs in 2008, companies have increased offerings.
Note: 6-Year Matched-Set Data, N=68
Percentage of Companies with Pro Bono Service Engagement Programs
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
32%
37%40%
35%
50%
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Financials and Information Technology companies provided the highest average levels of total pro bono support as a percentage of total non-cash gifts.
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Service Companies Have Traditionally Been More Engaged With Pro Bono Work
All Companies, N=117
Consumer Discretionary, n=24
Consumer Staples, n=15
Energy, n=5
Financials, n=18
Health Care, n=17
Industrials, n=10
Information Technology, n=10
67%
93%
59%
30%
77%
91%
60%
16%
7%
35%
19%
5%
29%
17%
10%
7%
41%
35%
4%
4%
11%
Product Donations Pro Bono Service Other Non-Cash
83%
Note: Telecommunications Services companies are excluded due to a small sample size, Average Percentages.
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Paid Release Time Programs Stand Out As The Most Successful Employee Volunteer Program
Most Successful Volunteer Engagement Programs in 2012
Domestic International
1. Paid Release Time 1. Paid Release Time
2. Dollars for Doers 2. Company-Wide Day of Service
3. Company-Wide Day of Service 3. Employee-Volunteer Awards
4. Employee-Volunteer Awards 4. Flexible Scheduling
5. Flexible Scheduling 5. Team Grants
Regions Differ In Approach To Employee Engagement Programming
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Paid-Release-Time programs
were most popular in the Northeast
and Midwest
Family Volunteering
programs were most popular in
the South.
Dollars for Doers programs were most popular in
the West.
Paid-Release-Time programs
were most popular in the Northeast
and Midwest
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Industries Differ In Approach To Employee Volunteer Engagement
Volunteer Engagement Offerings by Industry
Industry Most Prevalent Program% of Companies Offering
Program
Consumer Discretionary Employee Volunteer Awards 66%
Consumer Staples Family Volunteering 64%
Energy Dollars for Doers 86%
Financials Paid-Release-Time 73%
Health Care Employee Volunteer Awards 75%
Industrials Employee Volunteer Awards 67%
Information Technology Flexible Scheduling 65%
Materials Board Leadership 50%
UtilitiesRetiree Volunteering and
Family Volunteering77%
Why Are Companies Offering More Employee Engagement Programs?
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Millennials (individuals born between the early ‘80s and the early 2000s) are holding companies accountable for engaging them in community programs.