On this episode, CAFAmerica CEO Ted Hart is pleased to discuss corporate giving with Margaret Coady, Director of the Committee for Encourging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP). CECP’s mission is to lead the business community in raising the level and quality of corporate philanthropy. As CECP's director, Margaret leads the organization's long-range strategic and operational planning, authors quantitative and qualitative research reports, runs the annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit and Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy selection process, and manages CECP's growing team of program specialists. Margaret also directs the Committee's partnership initiatives including joint research and events such as the development of Principles of Social Investment with the United Nations Global Compact, the release of a dollar valuation for corporate pro bono service in collaboration with the Taproot Foundation, and the forward-looking research report "Shaping the Future: Solving Social Problems through Business Strategy" with McKinsey & Company.