# First British CFRE passes announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/08/15/first-british-cfre-passes-announced/
- Published: 2004-08-15T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Seventy seven per cent of the candidates for the first Certified Fund Raising 
Executives (CFRE) exam held in the UK have passed.**

The exam was sat in June at London’s Charity Centre by 22 fundraising professionals.
According to the [Association of Fundraising Consultants](https://fundraising.co.uk/tag/association-of-fundraising-consultants/),
which has brought the CFRE to the UK, “some of the most senior fundraising professionals
in Britain” sat the four-hour paper, which tested their practical knowledge in all
areas of fundraising.

To take the exam you need to have five years fundraising experience. To qualify 
candidates need to demonstrate performance in raising funds; keeping up-to-date 
on professional practice, and undertaking voluntary service.

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In order to retain the CFRE letters after their name, successful candidates must
be re-certified every three years. Robin Thomas, who recently sat the exam, explained
why he sat the exam:

> “As a fundraising consultant travelling to clients all over the country, I have
> little time available to attend training courses that can take months, sometime
> years to complete. I chose the CFRE because I could study in my own time, as well
> as complete the application and examination process in a matter of hours.”

Another successful candidate, Caroline Hutt, said:

> “Getting the CFRE shows that you are among the best fundraising professionals 
> in the world. I liked the fact that my CFRE would be recognised in the United 
> States or even Canada or Australia.”

About 4,500 fundraising professionals worldwide now hold the CFRE. Andrew Day, Chair
of the Association of Fundraising Consultants, said: “We want to raise professional
standards and the CFRE offered the best way for time-poor senior fundraisers to 
demonstrate that they are world class.”

The next CFRE exam will be conducted on 22 October 2004, with four further exam 
dates scheduled for 2005.

 * **[UK dates for CFRE exams in 2005](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/09/29/uk-dates-cfre-exams-2005/)**(
   29 September 2004)
 * **[Next CFRE exam dates set for the UK](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/05/30/next-cfre-exam-dates-set-uk/)**(
   30 May 2005)
 * **[New Chair elected at CFRE International](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/01/18/new-chair-elected-cfre-international/)**(
   18 January 2012)