CFRE Refresher Course
Date: Thursday, September 19 & Friday, September 20, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Cost: Member: $495.00 + GST, Non-Member $695.00 + GST
Location: Edmonton Community Foundation, 9910 103 Street Northwest Edmonton, AB T5K 2V7
CFRE Continuing Education Credit Value: 16.0 CE Points
CFRE Refresher Course
Are you ready to write your CFRE Exam?
The AFP Edmonton & Area Chapter is pleased to host the AFP CFRE Refresher Course. The AFP CFRE Refresher Course offers development professionals an opportunity to review the main components of a complete fundraising program.
The AFP CFRE Refresher Course is presented through lecture, case studies, and the encouragement of participant dialogue. This course is worth 16 continuing education credits on your CFRE application. This two-day format asks you to apply fundraising theory, skills, and techniques within the six knowledge domains of the field, based on experience at the three to five year level. AFP highly recommends that the refresher course be just one of the resources you use in preparing to take the CFRE exam. Your study should also include reading books that appear on the CFRE Resource Reading List. For more information on pursuing your CFRE certifications, please visit www.cfre.org.
Domains include:
Current & Prospective Donor Research
Securing the Gift
Relationship Building
Volunteer Involvement
Leadership & Management
Ethics, Accountability, and Professionalism
Note
Participation in the AFP CFRE Refresher Course may assist you in learning or reviewing concepts covered on the Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) examination as detailed on the Test Content Outline provided by CFRE International. However, the AFP CFRE Refresher Course is not designed specifically as a prep course for the exam. It is designed to provide a review of concepts one should know at the five-year experience level. AFP highly recommends that the review course be just one of the resources you use in preparing to take the CFRE exam. Your study should also include reading books that appear on the CFRE Resource Reading List.
More specifically, the AFP CFRE Refresher Course focuses on both:
refreshing the fundraising knowledge a professional already has, and
identifying and helping to fill in gaps in fundraising knowledge.
So, this Course is a most important step in the process of preparing for the CFRE Exam. However – avoid relying solely on this Course and this manual during your exam preparation! Successful candidates often participate in follow up study groups and spend time on their own studying for the exam. CFRE International provides a number of excellent resources, including a candidate handbook, the test-content outline, and a list of reading resources (also provided as handouts as a part of the Refresher Course), available at www.cfre.org/resources/handbooks. A practice exam is also available on a subscription basis for periods of either 30 or 90 days: www.cfre.org/practice-exam. The practice exam does not provide the answers to the exam questions one will face; rather, it primarily helps one understand how the questions are asked and the degree of difficulty involved. We encourage participants to take advantage of these additional resources!
Don’t forget!
AFP Edmonton & Area Chapter is proud to offer the CFRE Refresher Course Award for all eligible AFP members who plan to attend this session.
Visit the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries page for more information and to apply.