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Earn the Only Accredited, Globally Recognized Certification for Fundraising Professionals 

Becoming a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) is an exciting professional achievement that shows you go beyond by leading and committing to a higher standard in fundraising.

As a CFRE, you’ve proven your mastery of ethical best practice philanthropic fundraising so your employer, board, donors, and beyond can put their trust in you.

Prepare for the CFRE Exam with the
AFP – CFRE Refresher Course 

February 5 & 6, 2026
Hotel Blackfoot – 5823 Blackfoot Trail SE 
AFP Members: $695.00
Non-Members: $795.00

Advance your journey toward CFRE certification through the self-exploration of knowledge and peer exchange of best practices — facilitated by knowledgeable fundraising practitioners — with the AFP CFRE Refresher Course.

Who Should Attend? Anyone seeking to earn the CFRE certification – for the first time or to recertify, and who can meet the minimum requirements set by CFRE International (http://www.cfre.org/apply/requirements/) by the date of the CFRE Exam.

About the Course The AFP CFRE Refresher Course offers development professionals like you a new approach that asks you to apply fundraising theory, skills, and techniques within the six knowledge domains of the field, based on experience at the level of five-years and above. The course is not presented in a lecture format; rather, it is a combination of a high-level review, self-exploration of knowledge and peer exchange of best practices – all of which are based on using a case study approach.

The course also is appropriate for CEOs and members of the board and development committee, adding tremendous knowledge of fundraising practice to an organization’s operations and governance

Please note:
Participation in the AFP CFRE Refresher Course can 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 this refresher course be just one of the resources you use in preparing to take the CFRE exam. This course is most effective when taken prior to any personal or group study. Your study should also include reading books that appear on the CFRE Resource Reading List (copy of this reading list is provided to participants in the course