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AFP Deep Dive: CFRE Exam Compass Review Course (4-day series) (Oct. 2025)

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October 20, 22, 27 & 29, 2025 (4-day)
12:00 – 5:00 PM ET Each Day
$419 USD (Members); $529 USD (Non-Members)

The CFRE Exam Compass Review Course is the only exam prep curriculum designed by CFRE International.

You’ll spend four days reviewing the six Knowledge Domains that make up the CFRE Exam, while discovering ethical best practice approaches to fundraising. After taking a 30-minute practice test, you’ll understand the style of the exam questions and pace you’ll need to set for yourself when it’s time to take the real exam.

Leave this Review Course with a better understanding of the knowledge domains you should focus your studying on and a personalized study plan that will bring you one step closer to your professional development goals.

The course comes with a copy of the official CFRE Exam Compass Study Guide and the CFRE Exam Compass Workbook.


Presented by: Dr. Sandra Ehrlich, CFRE & Ken Miller, CFRE

A preeminent leader in the philanthropic sector, Dr. Sandra G. Ehrlich is a management, leadership, and fund development consultant with more than 35 years of increasing responsibility in the private and public sector. As President of Sandra Ehrlich Consulting, LLC, she assesses, guides, and moves national corporate and nonprofit clients to a higher level of achievement and performance. Working alongside her clients, she has raised more than $100 million for worthy causes. Sandra is a Past President of the AFP Alaska Chapter. For her vital contributions and exemplary leadership, she received the coveted Outstanding Professional in Philanthropy award from the AFP Alaska Chapter. An AFP Certified Facilitator and dedicated nonprofit advocate, Sandra is a catalyst for excellence. As Alaska’s CFRE International Ambassador, she advises, supports, and mentors fundraising professionals across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

A dynamic trainer, speaker and consultant, Ken Miller, CFRE is the president of Denali Fundraising & Grant Consultants, a nonprofit fundraising consultancy he founded in 2014 after a long career in development. Ken was awarded his Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) designation in 2016 and received his AFP Certified Master Trainer (CMT) certificate in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Outstanding Professional in Philanthropy by the AFP Alaska Chapter.


Eligible for 16 CFRE points (pending approval).

Course is limited to 30 participants. A wait list will be maintained.

**Course recordings will not be available.

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CFRE Focus Areas

Current and Prospective Donor Research
Securing the Gift
Relationship Building
Volunteer Involvement
Leadership and Management
Ethics, Accountability and Professionalism
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