Please follow signs to Parking Lot D (theater) and enter through the doors at Entry 6. There will be signs with AFP CFRE Course to follow. CU3 is very close to this entrance.
If you have any questions regarding the Review Course or CFRE certification, please contact Jennifer Harrison (jharrison@occc.edu) at 682-1611 x7771 or Martha Stone at afpoklahoma@gmail.com.
The AFP CFRE Review Course offers development professionals an opportunity to review the main components of a complete fund-raising program. It is a two-day, intensive program that focuses on the terminology, organization, and structure of a development operation. The Review Course can help lay the foundation for preparation for the CFRE Professional Certification Exam. If you are interested in the review course, please read below about the certification process.
AFP CFRE Review Course Presenters
PEGGY CALHOUN, ACFRE
www.millercalhoun.com
Peggy Calhoun has served 29 years as a full time fund raising professional. She is Senior Principal of Miller, Calhoun and Company, a firm credited with having been involved in more than $600 million raised for charities including health organizations, social service agencies and cultural and religious organizations.
In 1991, she received the Outstanding Fund Raising award given by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) - Fort Lauderdale/Broward Chapter. In 1990, Peggy was given the Creative Fund Raising Award by the Grantsmanship Center. Peggy is included in Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in the World. In 2001, the Association of Women in Communications honored her as the Woman of the Year in Fund Development and Special Events.
Previously she taught Grant Writing, Fund Development and Planned Giving for Nova University, Barry University, Rollins College and several nonprofit resource centers. Ms. Calhoun has lectured presented nationally for AFP, Ronald McDonald Charities, United Way of America, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, National Planned Giving Council's Leave A Legacy program, and many other not-for-profits. In 2005, she co-authored Asking for Major Gifts: Steps to a Successful Solicitation with Richard Miller. This publication is available through the AFP Ready Reference Series.
She began her career in 1978 as Executive Director of a crisis intervention agency serving three states. Her extensive staff experience includes raising $3.7 million in nine months for the Boca Raton Museum of Art, overseeing a $60 million national campaign for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and successfully concluding a capital campaign while increasing the endowment from $2.6 million to $10 million – for The Salvation Army in Ft. Lauderdale.
Ms. Calhoun is founding member and the past President of the Broward Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and past President of the Gulfstream Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Peggy is a former Board member the Advisory Board of F.I.U.'s School of Journalism and Mass Communications. She graduated from Southern Illinois University as an Illinois State Scholar and Presidential Scholar at the age of 19. In 1994, she was awarded a Master of Arts in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary's College in Minnesota and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.
ALICE L. FERRIS, MBA, CFRE
Alice L. Ferris, MBA, CFRE is co-founder of GoalBusters, a consulting firm providing fundraising campaign direction, strategic planning, sales and marketing training and implementation, interim management services, executive coaching, and board development.
Ms. Ferris has over eighteen years of professional fundraising experience, not including her tenure as the “top cookie salesperson” in Girl Scouts. Alice started her fundraising career as a volunteer in public broadcasting in 1986 at Wisconsin Public Television, blowing bubbles onto the set during pledge breaks for the Lawrence Welk Show. She worked at Wisconsin Public Television until 1996, when she moved to Flagstaff to become the Director of Development for Lowell Observatory. Since then, she directed development programs at Flagstaff Medical Center and KNAU Arizona Public Radio. With KNAU, Alice led the development team to the station’s first million dollar year.
Alice is a past board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International and current serves on the board of AFP-Northern Arizona. She also serves on the boards of the Flagstaff Rotary Club, the Flagstaff Cooperative Preschool, and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. She is also the training chair for the campaign cabinet for United Way of Northern Arizona. Alice is one of 100 AFP Faculty Training Academy graduates, is one of four Certified Fund Raising Executives (CFRE’s) in northern Arizona, and a two-time honoree as AFP-Northern Arizona Fundraising Professional of the Year. In addition, Alice is frequently recognized for her volunteer work on-air for Eight/Arizona PBS. A Flagstaff resident since 1996, Alice has worked with dozens of non-profit organizations throughout Arizona as a consultant, volunteer or staff member. In her spare time, she teaches Chinese cooking at Coconino Community College and an occasional class in ballroom dance.
Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Certification
In every field, the professionals who receive the best positions and the most respect are those who have obtained the relevant certification. The Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential provides you with a way to demonstrate your achievements, integrity and mastery of the philanthropic fundraising profession. It also signals to your employer, colleagues, the community and potential donors that you have the knowledge and skills to be an effective fundraising executive.
In today’s world, where the actions of more and more people in government and industry show an erosion of personal ethics, employers and donors want to know they are working with allies they can trust. The CFRE standard sends the message that you are committed to upholding the Donor Bill of Rights and a defined set of Accountability Standards. And it tells others you are committed to continuing your professional growth through ongoing education. That’s a lot of credibility to be gained from one program.
The Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) professional certification program is governed and administered by the CFRE Professional Certification Board, an independent international organization. The CFRE program offers fundraising professionals with five years or more experience an opportunity to earn recognition for their experience and professionalism. The CFRE designation is a mark of distinction, providing heightened professional recognition and greater career options and earning potential for fundraising executives.
Candidates must complete a separate application for certification and submit all fees 60 days prior to the exam. Visit the CFRE website at www.cfre.org for more information and to complete your application.
How Do I Obtain Certification?
If you have worked for a minimum of five of the most recent eight years in positions where at least half of your time was spent in philanthropic fundraising, you are eligible to become a Certified Fund Raising Executive.
There are two steps to CFRE certification: Completing an application and taking an examination. You must also agree to uphold the Donor Bill of Rights and adhere to the CFRE Accountability Standards.
Go to the Web site (www.cfre.org) as the first step in achieving certification and start your personal, online application. Because it is a comprehensive application, you may want more than a day to complete it. Once initiated, your application serves as a living record of experience, education, proven fundraising performance, commitment to continuing professional education and community service.
Certification is as much about who you are, and what you’ve accomplished as it is a professional-level examination.
If you are looking for the best day to begin, this is probably your day. On the CFRE home page (www.cfre.org), go to Apply Online Now. Fill out the application. If you need to stop in the middle, don’t worry. Your next login takes you back to exactly where you left off. Complete the application and then take the exam when you know the time is right.
For details visit CFRE International’s homepage at www.cfre.org. The CFRE Program is administered by CFRE International, an internationally recognized organization setting standards in philanthropy. CFRE International and the CFRE credential is endorsed by eighteen professional associations in five countries.
Peggy Calhoun has served 29 years as a full time fund raising professional. She is Senior Principal of Miller, Calhoun and Company, a firm credited with having been involved in more than $600 million raised for charities including health organizations, social service agencies and cultural and religious organizations. 