CFRE (CERTIFIED FUND RAISING EXECUTIVE)
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026 TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 550 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+| CFRE EXAM PREP (MOST RECENT!!)
The American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA) sets Charitable Gift
Annuity Rates:
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Semi-Annually
d. Annually - Correct Answer - d. Annually
Which are the four key activities used in fundraising?
a. Research, relationships, marketing and solicitation
b. Research, ethics and accountability, relationships and marketing
c. Research, marketing, relationships and stewardship
d. Research, relationships, solicitation, ethics and moral responsibility -
Correct Answer - b. Research, ethics and accountability, relationships
and marketing
Which of the following is NOT a principal component of the Written
Institutional Strategic Plan?
a. A thank you letter
b. Brief history of the institution
c. Statement of mission
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,d. Statement of values - Correct Answer - a. A thank you letter
The three major pedestals on which fundraising success rests are:
a. Case for support, leadership and prospect research
b. Leadership, potential donors and fields of support
c. Case for support, potential donors and prospect research
d. Case for support, leadership and fields of support - Correct Answer -
d. Case for support, leadership and fields of support
Amongst other marketing strategies, the marketing resource pyramid
includes:
a. Strategic plans and market research
b. Visits, telephoning, and publications
c. Target markets, articulated messages, and established time frames
d. Audience research, communication tools, and distribution systems -
Correct Answer - b. Visits, telephoning, and publications
In evaluating fundraising programmes, the relationship between
fundraising costs and results is liked to each method used, the maturity
of each programme, and:
a. previous performance
b. timing in the year
c. dollars raised
d. "bottom line" total revenue - Correct Answer – a. previous
performance
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,The most critical aspect of a successful fundraising programme is how
the fundraiser:
a. stewards donors
b. manages information
c. counts pledges
d. retains staff - Correct Answer - stewards donors
The most important, well-thought, board-approved institutional policy
that every fundraising entity should have and follow is a:
a. volunteer involvement policy
b. board of trustee personal gift policy
c. staff retention policy
d. gift acceptance policy - Correct Answer - gift acceptance policy
Successful fundraising management is the convergence of good people
relationships and good:
a. business practices
b. relationships with the board and community
c. individual performance
d. team-building skills - Correct Answer - business practices
Of the following, which is NOT a type of fundraising approach that
supports a charitable organization's need for philanthropic gifts over the
course of its lifetime?
a. Gifts through planned giving
b. Gifts of annual support
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, c. Gifts of volunteer time
d. Gifts through capital giving - Correct Answer - c. Gifts of volunteer
time
Which one of the three fundraising approaches seems to provide a
financial cushion for the organization's future?
a. Annual giving
b. Planned giving
c. Capital giving
d. None of the three listed provide a financial cushion - Correct Answer -
b. Planned giving
A fundraiser for an organisation that delivers meals to the elderly is
considering a list of donors. Ms. B is an 80-year-old widow of a wealthy
attorney who recently became a volunteer. Ms. B should be considered
as a prospect for the organisations:
a. Annual Fund
b. Wills and Bequest programme
c. Major Gift Programme
d. Capital Campaign - Correct Answer - Annual Fund
A fundraiser for a private K-12 girl's school is considering a list of
donors. Ms. A retired 10 years ago after teaching at the school for 35
years. She has no children and lives with her husband who used to run a
small business. Although they have a modest income, the couple has
given several gifts to the school. Ms. A should be considered as a
prospect for which of the following giving opportunities?
a. Major Gift
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EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026 TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 550 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+| CFRE EXAM PREP (MOST RECENT!!)
The American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA) sets Charitable Gift
Annuity Rates:
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Semi-Annually
d. Annually - Correct Answer - d. Annually
Which are the four key activities used in fundraising?
a. Research, relationships, marketing and solicitation
b. Research, ethics and accountability, relationships and marketing
c. Research, marketing, relationships and stewardship
d. Research, relationships, solicitation, ethics and moral responsibility -
Correct Answer - b. Research, ethics and accountability, relationships
and marketing
Which of the following is NOT a principal component of the Written
Institutional Strategic Plan?
a. A thank you letter
b. Brief history of the institution
c. Statement of mission
pg. 1
,d. Statement of values - Correct Answer - a. A thank you letter
The three major pedestals on which fundraising success rests are:
a. Case for support, leadership and prospect research
b. Leadership, potential donors and fields of support
c. Case for support, potential donors and prospect research
d. Case for support, leadership and fields of support - Correct Answer -
d. Case for support, leadership and fields of support
Amongst other marketing strategies, the marketing resource pyramid
includes:
a. Strategic plans and market research
b. Visits, telephoning, and publications
c. Target markets, articulated messages, and established time frames
d. Audience research, communication tools, and distribution systems -
Correct Answer - b. Visits, telephoning, and publications
In evaluating fundraising programmes, the relationship between
fundraising costs and results is liked to each method used, the maturity
of each programme, and:
a. previous performance
b. timing in the year
c. dollars raised
d. "bottom line" total revenue - Correct Answer – a. previous
performance
pg. 2
,The most critical aspect of a successful fundraising programme is how
the fundraiser:
a. stewards donors
b. manages information
c. counts pledges
d. retains staff - Correct Answer - stewards donors
The most important, well-thought, board-approved institutional policy
that every fundraising entity should have and follow is a:
a. volunteer involvement policy
b. board of trustee personal gift policy
c. staff retention policy
d. gift acceptance policy - Correct Answer - gift acceptance policy
Successful fundraising management is the convergence of good people
relationships and good:
a. business practices
b. relationships with the board and community
c. individual performance
d. team-building skills - Correct Answer - business practices
Of the following, which is NOT a type of fundraising approach that
supports a charitable organization's need for philanthropic gifts over the
course of its lifetime?
a. Gifts through planned giving
b. Gifts of annual support
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, c. Gifts of volunteer time
d. Gifts through capital giving - Correct Answer - c. Gifts of volunteer
time
Which one of the three fundraising approaches seems to provide a
financial cushion for the organization's future?
a. Annual giving
b. Planned giving
c. Capital giving
d. None of the three listed provide a financial cushion - Correct Answer -
b. Planned giving
A fundraiser for an organisation that delivers meals to the elderly is
considering a list of donors. Ms. B is an 80-year-old widow of a wealthy
attorney who recently became a volunteer. Ms. B should be considered
as a prospect for the organisations:
a. Annual Fund
b. Wills and Bequest programme
c. Major Gift Programme
d. Capital Campaign - Correct Answer - Annual Fund
A fundraiser for a private K-12 girl's school is considering a list of
donors. Ms. A retired 10 years ago after teaching at the school for 35
years. She has no children and lives with her husband who used to run a
small business. Although they have a modest income, the couple has
given several gifts to the school. Ms. A should be considered as a
prospect for which of the following giving opportunities?
a. Major Gift
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