Silicon Valley Philanthropy Day Honorees
2023
Outstanding Philanthropists
Cheryl and Steve Caplan
Nominated by YMCA of Silicon Valley and San José State University
Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser
Dora Beyer
Nominated by the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN)
Outstanding Foundation Grantmaker
Heising-Simons Foundation
Nominated by University of California Santa Cruz
Outstanding Corporate Grantmaker
Wilson Sonsini
Nominated by Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, LifeMoves, and Rebuilding Together Peninsula
Outstanding Innovation in Fundraising
Aneisha Hughes
Nominated by Big Sister Little Sister Mentoring Program
Outstanding Philanthropic Youth
We Golf Fore Good
Nominated by Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area
Outstanding Professional Fundraiser
Erika Evearitt
Nominated by Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Distinguished Volunteer Fundraisers
Marcia Pugsley
Nominated by Palo Alto Art Center Foundation
Laura Keller
Nominated by El Camino Health Foundation
Joan MacDonald
Nominated by CHAC (Community Health Awareness Council)
Michaela Brody
Nominated by Bill Wilson Center
Craig Stephens
Nominated by The Health Trust
Rebecca Ranninger Owen
Nominated by Humane Society Silicon Valley
John Hogan
Nominated by Pivotal
Thomas Hutton
Nominated by Northwest YMCA
Brenda & Shawn Chizanskos
Nominated by St. Joseph's Family Center