Unleashing purpose for profound impact

Purpose as business strategy

Since 1983, we’ve helped organizations uncover their reason for being beyond profits: grounding strategy in humanity, activating purpose as a growth accelerator, and aligning business and societal value.

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Social impact & sustainability services

From our hands-on approach to knowledge that built the practice of purpose, we have a relentless drive to advance the field. Organizations trust us for our decades of experience, our proven process, and unsurpassed results. Our initiatives last, sometimes for decades.

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Purpose discovery

If you’re new to purpose or ready to refresh it, our proven approach moves your team from confusion to consensus around near-term priorities and long-term ambition.

Strategy & programming

We architect social impact and sustainability strategies that deliver on your distinctive objectives: from material issues to flagship programs and signature initiatives. Plus benchmarking, target-setting, and measurement.

Partnerships

We identify, vet, and structure partnerships that align values, resources, and expertise to achieve outcomes no single organization could achieve alone.

Thought & issue leadership

We position leaders and brands at the forefront of the purpose conversation, building reputation with stakeholders that matter most and earning recognition in the market.

Employee engagement

We help you connect purpose to day-to-day performance, turning employees into ambassadors for your social impact and sustainability commitments.

Nonprofit strategy

We design and evolve signature nonprofit platforms, partnerships, and fundraising strategies that turn mission into movements and momentum into resources.

Purposeful thought leadership

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Pamela Alabaster

"Courageous advocates for doing well by doing good, CCOP brings innovative strategies, ideas, and initiatives to help companies unlock and activate passionate employees, business partners, and stakeholders."

Alan VanderMolen

"CCOP makes people, brands, and corporations better by shining a light on their strengths and vulnerabilities and then providing an ethical, transparent, and pragmatic path to change."

David D'Allessandro

"It is not often in our lives we can honestly say we have met someone far ahead of the times. Carol Cone is one of those rare individuals."