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Rachel M. Reis

Is a CFRE worth it? A compiled list of resources

One day, I will compile my own perspective. For now, here's a list of resources to look at whether or not the CFRE is worth it. This is...

Rachel M. Reis

How do you become a CFRE? (Certified Fundraising Executive)

There's the long answer and then there's the short answer. The long answer is available on the CFRE website. This is going to be the...

Rachel M. Reis

Navigating burnout in fundraising

It happens to the best of us - the most committed fundraisers can feel a little burnout, now and again. I started noticing my burnout...

Rachel M. Reis

A curated list of free resources to help you study for the CFRE

I'm pretty proud of my study guide. I wrote it because I needed more than the CFRE Exam Compass Guide. But I'm also not selfish. Here are...

Rachel M. Reis

Open call for fundraising industry experts: Is the CFRE designation worth attaining?

After spending about $1,000 to become a CFRE, I started a study service called Philanthropy Study Key in which I am selling my 200-page...

Rachel M. Reis

3 things that helped me when I became a 1-person fundraising shop - and 1 thing that didn't

Despite having just earned my CFRE certification, I felt disconnected sometimes when I was studying. Things written in textbooks seemed a...

Rachel M. Reis

What my day of CFRE test experience was like

I had spent about four months studying. I had tried to take the day off before to study, but long behold, I was the big dumb-dumb that...

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