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2023 Volunteer Awards Celebration

Celebrating Volunteer Heroes of San Diego in a New Format

Join us for a fun celebration of our region’s amazing volunteers!  The Board of Directors of NCPC invites you to the California Center for the Arts Escondido on November 3 from 2:00 - 6:00 pm for a Happy Hour styled event to honor all the Volunteers of the Year and recognize their outstanding contributions to our community!

This is a great opportunity to connect with other volunteers, colleagues, friends, and family while enjoying live music along with heavy hors d'oeuvres and multiple beverage options, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic.

There will be plenty of cocktail height tables for mingling, as well as lower/standard-height tables and chairs for those who require seating. If you or any of your guests need a seat secured, please let us know in the special accommodations section of your ticket purchase. View this year's Volunteer Awards Celebration FAQs.

Don’t miss this chance to have some fun and celebrate our volunteers! There will be multiple photo opportunities and more surprises! We hope to see you there!

A Legacy of Celebrating San Diego's Philanthropy Heroes

For more than three decades, we have come together as a community of volunteers, philanthropists, business leaders, and nonprofit professionals to recognize and celebrate the incredible volunteers who are our colleagues, friends, family, and neighbors - the heroes of our community! Every year, we have honored hundreds of volunteers for their dedication to the nonprofit sector. These volunteers are critical to the success of many of San Diego’s nonprofits and the purpose of this event is to honor their service.

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Nominate Your Volunteer Hero

🏆 Volunteer of the Year Award 🏆
Each NCPC Premier/Sustaining/Organizational member is invited and encouraged to select a “Volunteer of the Year”. This award is presented to an individual who through on-going involvement has made a significant impact on the success of the member nonprofit organization. Their volunteer service is innovative or exemplary, helped mobilized other volunteers, and/or generated increased resources for the critical mission of the nonprofit organization.
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🏆 Spirit of Carol Sigelman Award 🏆
As a tribute to the life and work of Carol Sigelman, former NCPC board member and friend, this award is presented to a development professional in North San Diego County who exemplifies the passion, integrity, wisdom and humor that Carol brought to all of us, as well as demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their development and communications activities at their nonprofit. Carol’s motto was “Get the job done – and done well”.
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🏆 Corporate Philanthropy Award 🏆
This award is presented to a corporation, business, or employee-managed grant-making fund that has demonstrated outstanding civic and charitable responsibility to North County. To be considered the following must be demonstrated:

✔ Makes a lasting, significant and measurable impact in North County

✔ Holds volunteer leadership positions in North County nonprofit organizations and encourages others to take philanthropic roles on a community level

✔ Exhibits unusual service or generosity

✔ Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their company as well as in their partnerships with nonprofits

✔ Provides significant financial and volunteer support to North County nonprofits

 
🏆 Robert Krejci Standards of Excellence Award (Special Recognition) 🏆
The NCPC board recognizes at times there is an individual who has gone beyond the call of duty in devotion, service, and uniqueness of circumstances to support others in the community. This recipient also demonstrates commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their personal and professional life. Recipients for the Standards of Excellence Award will be selected at the discretion of the NCPC Board of Directors, and this award may not necessarily be presented annually.
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Nomination Process 
Final selections for the annual Carol Sigelman Award, Corporate Philanthropy Award and Standards of Excellence Award will be made by the NCPC Board of Directors after careful review of nominations submitted. Awards will be given only to nominees who have met the highest standards of achievement.
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Nominations will only be accepted by current NCPC members. If you are interested in membership and/or making nominations, please join here. If you have any questions about the nomination process or criteria, or are unsure if you are a current NCPC member, please contact NCPC's Managing Director, Monica Martinez.

Purchase Tickets

Nominating organizations are responsible for purchasing a ticket for their honorees, whether through sponsorship or purchase of tickets. Additional tickets will be available for purchase for honorees’ family and friends, and members of your organization. $125/ticket for members, $150/ticket for non-members.
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There will be plenty of cocktail-height tables for mingling, as well as lower/standard-height tables and chairs for those who require seating. If you or any of your guests need a seat secured, please let us know in the special accommodations section of your ticket purchase.
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Thank You To Our Event Sponsors!

Sweets & Treats Sponsor

MELODY SPONSORS

FRIENDS & FAMILY SPONSORS

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

We look forward to celebrating with you!

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Please contact monica@ncphilanthropy.org with any questions.

2023 VAC FAQs