Association of Fundraising Professionals
San Diego Chapter

CFRE - Certified Fundraising Executive

Sponsored in part by the Samuel I. & John Henry Fox Foundation at Union Bank

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I Want To Earn My CFRE

Increase your professionalism and advance your career by becoming a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE)

Perhaps you've been thinking about it for awhile, but need that extra little push to start the CFRE process.  Take the plunge in 2009!  The Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation provides you with a way to demonstrate your achievements, integrity and mastery of philanthropic fundraising to your employer, colleagues, donors and the community at large.

For more information about the CFRE exam, including the application to take the exam, go to www.CFRE.org.

Questions? 

Contact Pam Becker, CFRE Committee Chair at 619-594-8541 or pbecker@mail.sdsu.edu..

Click Here To Read The Top 10 Reasons to Become CFRE Certified

To earn your CFRE in 2009, take the following steps:

• Apply for the CFRE Examination, through CFRE International at www.CFRE.org

• The 2009 CFRE Exam schedule can be found here.

• For more information regarding applying for the CFRE examination, contact CFRE International at www.CFRE.org , or call Morgean Hirt, Executive Director or Peter Atherton, Certification Manager at 703.820.5555.

• Apply in accordance with the "2009 CFRE Exam Schedule and Application Deadlines" for North America. All exams will be delivered via computer-based testing. No paper and pencil exams will be offered. For more information, please visit www.CFRE.org .

• Enroll for the online CFRE Review Course at www.afpnet.org . You can take the course online or you can identify an AFP Chapter that is hosting the course in 2009. Call De’Shon Wellington at AFP IHQ at 800-666-FUND for information.

The AFP CFRE Review Course:

Coordinator:  

• Walt Gillette, ACFRE
  wgillette@wamu.org
  202.885.1253

When:

• Monday, July 6 and Tuesday, July 7 (8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)

Who:

• DEI and AFP.
• DEI is public radio's fundraising and marketing service organization
• www.deiworksite.org

Where:

• Hilton Bayside, San Diego

About the Course:

• As a preconference offering before the annual Public Radio Development/Marketing Conference, DEI is pleased to partner with the Association of Fundraising Professionals to present the AFP CFRE Review Course, a complete overview of the development function for fundraising professionals who would like to improve their development skills, learn to raise money more efficiently, build upon their current development skills, or pursue professional certification.

• The AFP CFRE Review Course is designed for fundraising professionals with 5 or more years of experience. This review of the body of knowledge at the five-year level is organized around the topic domains of the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) exam.

• The modules in this two-day workshop include:
  
  Why Philanthropy? An Overview of Fundraising & Its Concepts
  Current & Prospective Donor Research
  Marketing and Communications for Fundraising & Development
  Developing a Comprehensive Solicitation Program
  Building and Sustaining Relationships
  Securing the Gift
  Volunteer Involvement
  Management 
  Accountability

• The AFP CFRE Review Course is presented through lecture, case studies, and the encouragement of participant dialog. As required, all presenters are CFRE or ACFRE, and those noted above graduated from the AFP Faculty Training Academy...Master Teachers for AFP courses.

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