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For
those interested in attaining or renewing their CFRE certificate, your AFP
Suncoast Chapter will help you find the materials you will need to complete
your new or renewal application.
Please join us for our first
CFRE Study Group
on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 5:30 pm located at WEDU in Tampa . Lisa
Intagliata, CFRE, joins us from the AFP SW Florida Chapter to help us get
started. We will review the requirements and gather input from everyone.
RSVP by email to Greta Kishbaugh at
gkishbaugh@schultzwilliams.com. When you
RSVP, please let me know if you have applied for the exam and/or when you
plan to apply and if you know when you will be sitting for the exam.
Thank you!
Greta Kishbaugh
Special thanks to WEDU for providing our meeting space. WEDU is
located at
1300 North Boulevard, Tampa , FL 33607-5645 - 813.254-9338
www.wedu.org
Why take the CRFE? Did you know that according to a CFRE.org
research study, fundraising professionals who hold a CFRE certificate earn
17% more than their non-certified counterparts?
Pursue or Renew Your CFRE
• Establish credibility as a fundraising professional
• Improve your career opportunities and earning potential
• Invest in your personal development by improving your skills and knowledge
• CFRE certification reflects professional and personal achievement
• Enriches your self-esteem and gain a sense of personal satisfaction
Before you Begin
Be sure you have access to information regarding your professional and
personal activities that you have been involved in over the past 5-8 years.
You will be listing everything from your educational background, to your
work on Boards and Committees. You will also need to be able to list the
amount of monies you have raised for each organization you have been
involved in over the past 5-8 years.
The application
The application process is lengthy. Be prepared to enter information from
all of your fundraising and community activities over the past 5 to 8 years.
Relax and take your time. It is recommended that you go ahead and set-up a
login on the CFRE website. You can
continue to add to your application until you have completed all of the
information. You do not pay for the application until you are ready to
submit the application.
Click this link
for the detailed instructions and sample application.
Exam Dates and Application Deadlines - 2008
*Exam Dates are from June 6 – June 28, 2008 at various locations.
*Applications must have a POSTMARK of April 7, 2008 to sign up to take exam
during this time period.
*Exam Dates are from August 22 - September 13, 2008 at various locations.
*Applications must have a POSTMARK of June 23, 2008 to sign up to take exam
during this time period.
*Exam Dates are from October 24 - November 15, 2008 at various locations.
Applications must have a POSTMARK of August 25, 2008 to sign up to take exam
during this time period.
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