Monica Grant

About

Monica Grant, CFRE, is an organizational and fundraising consultant. She is the former Chief Resource Development Officer for the Channel Islands YMCA, a $27 million operation, and served as the CEO of the San Luis Obispo County YMCA for 9 years. Monica has thirty years of experience as a nonprofit and development professional, including YMCAs in California and Hawaii, UC Santa Cruz, The Nature Conservancy, United Way, and Sierra Club. She has a BS in Recreation Administration, an MS in Organizational Leadership, a Certificate in Organizational Development Consulting, and a Certificate in DEI. Monica serves on the Association of Fundraising Professionals Global Board of Directors and is Past President and is a founding board member of the AFP SLO County Chapter, as well the boards for the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. She has presented at AFP ICON and national YMCA conferences. She lives in Arroyo Grande with her wife, Colleen Murphy and son, Angelo.