San Diego CA—The Association of Fundraising Professionals San Diego Chapter announces the honorees to be recognized at the annual National Philanthropy Day® event on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. on The CW San Diego. (http://afpsd.org). The annual celebration honors the dedication, leadership, and community contributions of San Diego County’s philanthropists, volunteers, professionals, and organizations. These outstanding individuals and groups are part of the reason why San Diego was named the #1 most philanthropic city in the nation (Charity Navigator Survey, June 2017).
From a total of 55 nominees, the following were selected as 2020 National Philanthropy Day® honorees:
Outstanding Volunteer: Patricia Sinay
Nominated by: San Ysidro Health
Outstanding Philanthropic Business or Corporation: Southwest Airlines
Nominated by: Chicano Federation of San Diego County, Girl Scouts San Diego, LEAD San Diego, MANA de San Diego, Mariachi Scholarship Foundation, Ocean Discovery Institute, San Diego Regional EDC, San Ysidro Health, MAAC Project, The New Children’s Museum, Promises2Kids, U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership, USS Midway Museum
Outstanding Philanthropist(s): Kimberley Phillips Boehm & Marcus Boehm

• Nominated by: Reality Changers, UC San Diego

Outstanding Youth/Student Volunteer (Two Honorees for 2020)

• Augustus “Oggie” Holm
• Nominated by: San Ysidro Health
• Cady Mariano
• Nominated by: Neighborhood Healthcare

Outstanding Grant Making Organization: This is About Humanity

• Nominated by: Carlos Ezquerro, Casa Cornelia Law Center, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Yes We Can World Foundation

Outstanding Organization for Diversity and Inclusion: DETOUR

• Nominated by: Sarafina Scapicchio

Outstanding Development Professional: James Floros

• Nominated by: Alden Domini/San Diego Food Bank

This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Mark Stuart, President & CEO of The San Diego Foundation.
“National Philanthropy Day is an occasion that highlights the very best of the human spirit and reminds us all of what’s possible when we come together to help one another,” shared Mark Stuart, President & CEO of The San Diego Foundation. “This year, philanthropists and nonprofits alike have demonstrated how resilient our community can be, especially when faced with great challenges.”
The San Diego Foundation is the presenting sponsor for this year’s National Philanthropy Day® event, with significant sponsorships from UC San Diego, Sempra Energy, San Diego Business Journal, Wells Fargo, Sanford Institute of Philanthropy, Mission Federal Credit Union, and others.
Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting the next generation of development professionals with scholarships and in-depth Learning Labs and educational workshops, which provide development professionals and nonprofit leaders with strategies and tools demonstrated to improve outcomes for those they serve, and for the larger San Diego region.
For additional information on sponsorship or the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, please contact 760-518-0776 or email katiegomez@afpsd.org.