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CFRE Professional Value & Career Survey

About you and professional certification

CFRE International is researching how fundraising professionals view professional certification, career advancement, and employer recognition. Your responses will help shape our next strategic plan and future research priorities.

Participation is voluntary, and you may skip any optional question. A separate, optional section asks about compensation and career experiences. We will report all results in aggregate, and we will not identify individual compensation responses.

This survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
1.D1 — In which country or territory do you primarily work (or recently worked)?(Required.)
2.D3 — Which sector best describes the mission or field primarily served by the organization(s) where you work (or last worked)?(Required.)
3.D4 — How many years have you worked in professional fundraising?(Required.)
4.D5 — Which function best describes your current or most recent work?(Required.)
5.D6 — Which best describes your current or most recent career level?(Required.)
6.Q3 — Based on your observations, how would you rate the overall level of awareness of the CFRE credential among fundraising professionals in the community or market where you work?(Required.)
7.Q4 — How valuable do you believe CFRE certification is to a fundraising professional at your career stage?(Required.)
8.Q5 — Which factors matter most to you in your professional career? (Select up to 3.)(Required.)
9.Q6 — To your knowledge, what is the highest level of recognition CFRE receives from your current or most recent employer?(Required.)
10.Q7 — What would most increase the value of CFRE for professionals like you? (Select up to 2. Select “Nothing would increase its value” or “Not sure” alone.)(Required.)
11.Q1 — Which best describes your relationship with the CFRE credential?

Please select your current certification status, regardless of whether you are currently working or retired.(Required.)