CFRE Final Test Questions & Answers 2024/2025
A person is the fundraiser for a new not-for-profit organisation. Now that the first fundraising campaign has produced donors, one of the primary responsibilities of the fundraising office is to retain the donors so that they will continue giving. ...
A person is the fundraiser for a new not-for-profit organisation. Now that the first fundraising campaign
has produced donors, one of the primary responsibilities of the fundraising office is to retain the donors
so that they will continue giving. The BEST course of action to accomplish this is to: - ANSWERSInclude
the donors in upgrade efforts such as donor clubs.
The process of establishing the gifts that a donor will reasonably consider is referred to as: -
ANSWERSRating.
John Dean, the chief development officer for a large agricultural college, has a reputation in education
circles for prowess in cultivating major gift prospects. Minnie Bucks is a wealthy farm widow and long-
time personal friend of John's. Over the years, she has made several large donations to the college. One
day, Minnie dies unexpectedly. A codicil in her will leaves a small portion of her wealth to the college and
a much larger portion to John. The college president and the chair of the board call John in and tell him
that to accept a bequest from a donor he has befriended would violate the AFP Code of ethical Principles
and, if word got out, would harm the college's reputation for propriety. They ask John to "do the right
thing" and quietly turn over his bequest from Minnie to the college. What should John do? -
ANSWERSOther
Suppose that for several years Minnie has been confined to a nursing home, where John visited her
frequently, but she received few other visitors. Suppose further, that the bequests to John and the
college were made in a codicil drafted by Minnie's attorney the week before she died. Would John be
violating the AFP Code if he accepted the bequest? - ANSWERSYes
Suppose John rather than the attorney had drafted the codicil, but it was properly signed by Minnie and
witnessed by the nursing home administrator. Would John be violating the AFP Code if he accepted the
bequest under these circumstances? - ANSWERSYes
You are the first fundraiser at an organisation without a volunteer structure in existence. To set-up the
structure the you should: - ANSWERSTake the time to identify potential volunteers for the organisation,
and then recruit them
, Thurston and Lovee Howell contribute $3,500 toward a special event - Gilligan's Gala. As a stewardship
activity, they receive preferred seating at the picnic table next to the guest of honor Gilligan, access to
the hosted bar of tropical drinks and a token gift of a new mosquito net valued at $5. What does this do
to the Howell's charitable contribution? - ANSWERSDecreases by whatever amount the Gilligan
Foundation determined as the value of the drinks and the mosquito net
What's the maximum amount a donor can claim as a charitable tax deduction on their taxes when the
contribution is cash to a public charity and they itemize their income taxes? - ANSWERS60%
In December 2010, organization X, a nonprofit using a calendar fiscal year, received a grant of $10,000
with donor instructions that it is to be used for general operations in 2011. In which category of support
should the grant be classified on X's Statement of Activities for the year ending December 31, 2010? -
ANSWERSTemporarily restricted contributions
"Where are we going?" is a decision of the process for creation of the: - ANSWERSStrategic plan
The philanthropic process can BEST be described as: - ANSWERSA process more about relationships than
money and is dignified based on marketing principles and an exchange of values
An appropriate mix of fundraising approaches in a single development programme is called a(n): -
ANSWERSIntegrated development programme
Volunteers can aid the development staff by: - ANSWERSRecruiting other volunteers
When developing a case statement for major donors, the module suggests that you... - ANSWERSBe up
front and candid about your request
How can you improve a volunteer's ability to solicit a gift from an established donor? - ANSWERSMake
sure the volunteer knows the donor well
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of volunteer roles? - ANSWERSStuffing envelopes to
communicate with the community
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