The CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) is a professional certification for fundraisers, which is quite well known in North America. To qualify to write the CFRE exam – professional fundraisers must have a minimum of five years’ experience (among other requirements).) The CFRE process and designation – this is not run by AFP. Yes, in “the olden days” it (basically) was; now AFP is one of many participating organizations that support this credential (but granted it’s one of the largest).