03/13/2026
Today is International Grant Professionals Day ( ), an annual celebration recognizing and appreciating all grant professionals.
We want to take today (and every day) to celebrate the administrators, consultants, managers, grant-makers, and grant proposal developers for their beneficial contributions to people, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. IGPD is about honoring grant seekers, grant makers, and grant project managers.
Every day, grant professionals work diligently, often behind the scenes, to seek grant opportunities, administer projects, and implement essential programs that benefit many aspects of society, such as children, youth, the elderly, the disadvantaged, the environment, the arts, education, libraries, and hospitals.
These talented professionals are dedicated to providing the highest standard of ethics, quality program development, thoughtful project implementation, and wise financial stewardship.
Often, those standards extend beyond mere financial support to include capacity support, long-term solutions to challenges, fundraising assistance, expert project management, sustainable programming, and so much more.
increases international awareness of the work that grant professionals perform.
I am honored to be a part of a dynamic group of intelligent, skillful, and grant professionals.
To celebrate this grant holiday, the SERVE-U Merch Store is open, and all swag is 25% off!
Enter coupon code GRANTPRO at checkout to receive 25% off all orders
https://www.serveuniversity.org/merch
I’d love to hear how you celebrate your favorite grant professionals…. SERVE-U 🙂
Take a picture of sporting your SERVE-U merch and use the hashtag , and I’ll reshare it in our community of grant professionals.
Hoping you have a special day!
