It's widely known that CFRE has been taking on water for decades and was never more evident when their own credential-holders embarrassed CFRE by attacking National Association of Nonprofit Organization & Executives' 2017 Board of Governors Convention & Expo. Certified Fund Raising Executives from across the U.S. violated countless ethical codes using slander and false accusations to cyber-bully NANOE's members, governors and its board of directors. Why such vitriol from so-called professionals? The answer is simple. NANOE introduced a new set of credentials (CNE, CDE & CNC***) that are flexible, fluid, outcome-based and are in direct competition with the monolithic CFRE Titanic. NANOE's dedicated team of academicians, donors, volunteers and c-suite level administrators took five years to develop a program with one purpose in mind — to provide ALL charitable leaders the training they require to design heroic missions of scale that confront issues so completely money chases after their every need.
Bishop Redfern II, Presiding Bishop and General Overseer of the Ecumenical Christ of Christ, is the founding Board Chair of the National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives. He has been named by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as its Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year and is United Way's Alyce Kemp-Dewitt Award Winner. Redfern, has served as the Chief Executive Officer in a diverse array of companies worldwide. He is known for his innovative leadership and management skills and a track record of providing companies with the leadership, organizational and operational tools they require for sustained profitable growth.
*RMS is a British abbreviation dating back to 1840 and stands for Royal Mail Ship.
**CFRE stands for Certified Fund Raising Executive and is a subsidiary organization of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).