Volunteer Awards Celebration

As part of this year’s Volunteer Awards Celebration (VAC), we invite NCPC Member Organizations to nominate outstanding individuals or organizations for one of VAC’s Special Awards. These awards recognize exceptional leadership, generosity, service, and commitment to equity across our nonprofit and philanthropic community.

Please consider submitting a nomination for one of the following awards:

Spirit of Carol Sigelman Award

Presented in tribute to the life and work of Carol Sigelman, former NCPC board member, this award honors a development professional in San Diego County who exemplifies the passion, integrity, wisdom, and humor that Carol brought to her work and relationships. Nominees should demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their development and communications efforts, and embody Carol’s motto: “Get the job done – and done well.”

Corporate Philanthropy Award

This award recognizes a corporation, business, or employee-managed grant-making fund that has demonstrated outstanding civic and charitable responsibility in San Diego. Nominees should show:

• A lasting, significant, and measurable impact in San Diego
• Active volunteer leadership and encouragement of community philanthropy
• Unusual service or generosity
• A clear commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion internally and through nonprofit partnerships
• Meaningful financial and volunteer support of nonprofits

Robert Krejci Standards of Excellence Award

This award honors an individual who has gone above and beyond the call of duty in devotion, service, and unique circumstances to support others in the community. Recipients also demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in both their personal and professional lives. This award is selected at the discretion of the NCPC Board of Directors and may not be presented every year.

Bo Mazzetti Award

The Bo Mazzetti Award honors an individual or organization with an exceptional commitment to serving Indigenous and/or historically marginalized communities. This award recognizes work grounded in respect, cultural understanding, and partnership, uplifting voices, preserving dignity, and creating meaningful, lasting impact. It celebrates leaders who advance equity through thoughtful action, collaboration, and community-centered solutions.

We encourage you to reflect on the incredible people and organizations in our community and submit nominations that help us celebrate their impact. Additional details on the nomination process and deadlines will be shared soon. Thank you for helping us honor excellence, service, and leadership through VAC.

DEADLINE to Submit Special Awards Nominations is March 20, 2026

Volunteer Awards Celebration

For almost four 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 more than 100 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.

Oftentimes the nonprofits these volunteers support do not have the resources to celebrate these helpers – this event allows all nonprofits in San Diego to celebrate their valued volunteers. We are hosting this celebration on behalf of all nonprofits in San Diego and we need your help to support this important event.

This year's event will be held on April 10th at the Rancho Bernardo Inn from 2-5:30PM

The event will feature appetizers, a cash bar and private golf carts that will take you from the lobby to the ballroom.

Keynote Speaker- Grant Oliphant- President & CEO of the Prebys Foundation

The events MC will be Carlo Cecchetto of CBS8 News.

Music by Strange Crew.

DEADLINE to Purchase Tickets is April 3, 2026

$125 a Seat

$1,200 Table (seats 10)