2027 CFRE Item Writing Corps Application

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1. Please read the Item Writing Corps job description prior to completing this survey:

Role

Develop new CFRE Examination items that reflect current standards of practice.

Review and edit items within the CFRE Examination item bank (the full collection of pre-test and tested exam items).

Engage in item related, exam development or maintenance work as needed.

Time Commitment

The Item Writing Corps shall meet virtually as needed to conduct item writing activities.

CFRE International estimates members will spend approximately 30 hours per year on exam item-related work.

Term
Item Writing Corps members shall be appointed for a one (1) year term. To ensure continuity, members shall be eligible to serve up to six (6) consecutive terms.

Expectations

Miss no more than two (2) virtual meetings annually.

Submit all item-related independent assignments by the stated deadline.

Complete all item-related independent assignments. An assignment will be considered complete if at least 50% of the goal number of items are completed.

I have read the above Item Writing Corps job description

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2. First and Last Name (Required.)

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3. Contact Information (Required.)

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

State/Province *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Country *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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4. Gender (Required.)

Man, male or masculine

Woman, female or feminine

Nonbinary

I prefer not to say

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5. Ethnicity (Required.)

Native American or First Nations

Asian or Asian American

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Middle Eastern or North African

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White or Caucasian

Multi Race

Other (please specify)

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6. Year of birth

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7. Year you first obtained the CFRE certification (Required.)

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8. What is the highest level of education you have completed? (Required.)

High school or GED

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA

Doctorate

Other (please specify)

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9. How many years have you been a professional fund raiser? (Required.)

0-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

20+ years

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10. Have you volunteered with CFRE International in the past? (Required.)

Yes

If yes, please specify (Board of Directors, Exam Committee, Ambassador, etc.)

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11. Are you a member of a Participating Organization? (Required.)

Yes

If yes, please specify

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12. List your current employer (Required.)

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13. Describe your current role and responsibilites. (Required.)

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14. What is the organization type? (Required.)

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15. Employment dates (Required.)

Start Date

Date

End Date

Date

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16. What is the operating budget of your organization? (Required.)

<$250,000

$250,000 - $499,999

$500,000 - $999,999

$1 million - $2,499,999

$2.5 million - $4,999,999

$5 million - $9,999,999

$10 million - $24,999,999

$25 million+

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17. What is your level of responsibility at your organization? (Required.)

Upper management

Middle management

Functional Program Area

Consultant

Other (please specify)

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18. Are you comfortable working independently and remotely? (Required.)

Yes

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19. Are you available to attend 2 virtual trainings and 2 meetings from January 2027 to March 2027? These meetings are 1-2 hours in length. (Required.)

Yes

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20. Are you willing to sign confidentiality, impartiality and conflict-of-interest agreements? (Required.)

Yes

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21. Do you have experience writing exam items, educational assessments or training materials? (Required.)

Yes

2027 CFRE Item Writing Corps Application

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* 2. First and Last Name (Required.)

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* 3. Contact Information (Required.)

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* 4. Gender (Required.)

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* 5. Ethnicity (Required.)

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* 6. Year of birth

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* 7. Year you first obtained the CFRE certification (Required.)

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* 8. What is the highest level of education you have completed? (Required.)

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* 9. How many years have you been a professional fund raiser? (Required.)

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* 10. Have you volunteered with CFRE International in the past? (Required.)

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* 11. Are you a member of a Participating Organization? (Required.)

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* 12. List your current employer (Required.)

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* 13. Describe your current role and responsibilites. (Required.)

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* 14. What is the organization type? (Required.)

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* 15. Employment dates (Required.)

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* 16. What is the operating budget of your organization? (Required.)

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* 17. What is your level of responsibility at your organization? (Required.)

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* 18. Are you comfortable working independently and remotely? (Required.)

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* 19. Are you available to attend 2 virtual trainings and 2 meetings from January 2027 to March 2027? These meetings are 1-2 hours in length. (Required.)

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* 20. Are you willing to sign confidentiality, impartiality and conflict-of-interest agreements? (Required.)

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* 21. Do you have experience writing exam items, educational assessments or training materials? (Required.)

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* 22. Why do you want to write CFRE exam questions for Item Writing Corps? (Required.)

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* 23. Why do you think you would make a good exam question writer? Describe 2-3 reasons. (Required.)

2. First and Last Name (Required.)

3. Contact Information (Required.)

4. Gender (Required.)

5. Ethnicity (Required.)

6. Year of birth

7. Year you first obtained the CFRE certification (Required.)

8. What is the highest level of education you have completed? (Required.)

9. How many years have you been a professional fund raiser? (Required.)

10. Have you volunteered with CFRE International in the past? (Required.)

11. Are you a member of a Participating Organization? (Required.)

12. List your current employer (Required.)

13. Describe your current role and responsibilites. (Required.)

14. What is the organization type? (Required.)

15. Employment dates (Required.)

16. What is the operating budget of your organization? (Required.)

17. What is your level of responsibility at your organization? (Required.)

18. Are you comfortable working independently and remotely? (Required.)

19. Are you available to attend 2 virtual trainings and 2 meetings from January 2027 to March 2027? These meetings are 1-2 hours in length. (Required.)

20. Are you willing to sign confidentiality, impartiality and conflict-of-interest agreements? (Required.)

21. Do you have experience writing exam items, educational assessments or training materials? (Required.)

22. Why do you want to write CFRE exam questions for Item Writing Corps? (Required.)

23. Why do you think you would make a good exam question writer? Describe 2-3 reasons. (Required.)