NonProfit NewsPod: Greater Sacramento Impact & Philanthropy Awards Launch Their First Year

I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Please send me a text...In this NewsPod, I sit down with Colby Bell of New York Life to talk about something Sacramento’s nonprofit community has long deserved—its own moment of recognition.What started as a simple gathering of nonprofit leaders has grown into the first annual Greater Sacramento Impact & Philanthropy (GSIP) Awards—an event designed to celebrate the organizations doing the real, boots-on-the-ground work across our region.Colby shares how this idea evolved from casual mixers into a fully realized awards program, backed by partners like New York Life and Sacramento Venture Philanthropy. Together, they’ve created an opportunity to not only recognize impact—but to invest in it.With 10 award categories, 30 finalists, and an incredible 7,000 community votes, this first-year event is already proving something powerful: Sacramento shows up for its nonprofits.Each category winner will receive $2,500 in unrestricted funding, supporting the critical work happening every day across areas like housing, education, food security, and community building.This isn’t just an event—it’s the beginning of something much bigger.📍 Event DetailsEvent: Greater Sacramento Impact & Philanthropy (GSIP) AwardsDate: April 9Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMLocation: Arcade Underground, Old SacramentoAdmission: Free (Registration Required)🔗 Registration link: GSIP Registration link🎯 Why It MattersFor years, nonprofits have done extraordinary work—often without the spotlight. This event flips that.It recognizes impact in real time.It brings the community into the process.And it creates momentum for deeper investment in the sector.Most importantly, it sends a message:The work matters—and the people doing it deserve to be seen.🧭 Chapters00:00 – Introduction to the GSIP Awards01:00 – How a simple mixer became something bigger02:00 – Building support and securing funding03:00 – Award categories and community impact areas04:00 – Partner involvement and SVP’s role05:00 – Selecting the 30 finalists06:00 – 7,000 votes and community engagement07:00 – Funding breakdown and award structure08:00 – Event details and how to attend09:00 – Closing thoughts and community invitationThank you so much for listening to this nonprofit story!  We appreciate you. Please visit the website to sign up for our email updates and newsletter. https://www.nonprofpod.com/  And if you like, leave me a voicemail to comment on the program, leave a question for us to ask in the future or a message for me, Jeff Holden. I may even use your voice mail message in a future episode of one of our incredible local nonprofit organizations. https://www.nonprofpod.com/voicemail. Thanks again for your support in listening, commenting and sharing the great work our local nonprofits are accomplishing.