Grant Writer and Nonprofit Development Professional Business Cards for CFRE AFP Certified Fundraisers

Grant writers, development officers, and nonprofit fundraising professionals are the revenue generation specialists who secure the philanthropic and governmental funding that enables mission-driven organizations to provide social services, educational programs, healthcare, arts and culture, environmental conservation, and community development initiatives that communities depend on.

What Nonprofit Development Cards Include

Your Credentials

CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive):

• CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) — CFRE International; the most widely recognized and respected professional certification for fundraising professionals; demonstrates commitment to the fundraising profession and proficiency in key competency areas; requires minimum 5 years fundraising experience + proof of professional performance (total dollar amounts raised) + professional education + 80-hour examination; annual continuing education requirement; held by development professionals at all levels of nonprofit, healthcare, educational, and arts organizations; international recognition
• CFRE candidate — some fundraisers pursuing CFRE note their candidacy

AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals):

• AFP member (Association of Fundraising Professionals) — the primary global organization for fundraising professionals; local chapter membership + national membership; AFP provides education, ethics standards, and professional community; demonstrating AFP membership on a card signals professional commitment
• AFP Fellow — FAFP designation; recognized service to AFP; honorary
• AFP Master Trainer — authorized to deliver AFP education programs

CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education):

• CASE member — primary organization for educational advancement (higher ed, K–12 development); for development professionals at universities, colleges, and schools
• CAE (Certified Advancement Executive) — CASE professional credential

Grant-specific:

• GPC (Grant Professional Certified) — GPA (Grant Professionals Association); specific to grant writing and grant management; requires GPA membership + 3 years experience + 40 continuing education hours + examination; demonstrates specific competency in grant research, proposal writing, and grant management
• GPA member (Grant Professionals Association) — primary organization specifically for grant professionals
• GPCI (Grant Professionals Certification Institute) — separate body that issues GPC

Healthcare development:

• FAHP (Fellow, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy) — AHP; healthcare philanthropy recognition
• CFRE in healthcare — healthcare major gifts

Planned giving:

• CAP (Charitable Gift Planner) — National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP); planned giving credential
• CGP member (Charitable Gift Planners) — planned giving association membership
• CFP (Certified Financial Planner) — some planned giving officers also hold CFP
• CSPG (Certified Specialist in Planned Giving) — not a standard designation; some organizations use it
• EPBC (Estate Planner Beneficiary Certificate) — donor stewardship specialty

Your Development and Fundraising Specialty

Development functions:

• Major gifts (gifts typically $10,000–$100,000+; mid-level and major donor cultivation)
• Principal gifts (gifts typically $1M+; principal gift officers at universities and hospitals)
• Annual giving / direct response (direct mail, digital, appeals)
• Corporate and foundation relations (institutional giving, grant applications)
• Government grants and contracts (federal, state, local)
• Planned giving and endowment (bequests, charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities)
• Special events and peer-to-peer fundraising (galas, auctions, walk/run events)
• Capital campaigns (major facility, endowment, and programmatic campaign management)
• Online and digital fundraising (email campaigns, crowdfunding, social media fundraising)
• Prospect research and wealth screening (iWave, DonorSearch, Wealth Engine, ResearchPoint)
• Donor stewardship and recognition
• Grant writing and grant management
• Alumni relations and engagement (for educational institutions)

Grant writing specialty:

• Foundation grants (private foundations, family foundations, corporate foundations)
• Government grants (federal: NEA, NEH, NIH, HHS, DOJ, HUD, DOE; state; local)
• Federal grant research (Grants.gov, USASpending.gov, SAM.gov)
• Capacity-building grants (organizational development)
• Program grants (specific project funding)
• Capital grants (facilities, equipment)
• Research grants (higher education, think tanks, policy organizations)
• Program evaluation and impact reporting
• Grant management and compliance (grant reporting, financial compliance, audit requirements)
• Grant tracking databases (Salesforce, Raiser's Edge NXT, Bloomerang, Little Green Light, Instrumentl, Submittable)

Sectors served:

• Human services / social services nonprofits
• Healthcare organizations (hospitals, FQHCs, mental health)
• Educational institutions (K–12 schools, higher education, community colleges)
• Arts and cultural organizations (museums, theaters, arts centers)
• Environmental conservation nonprofits
• Community development and housing organizations
• Faith-based organizations
• Advocacy and policy organizations
• International development and NGOs

Design for Development Professionals

Color palette:

• Navy + white: nonprofit authority and trust
• Forest green + white: mission-driven, community
• Deep purple + white: arts and culture development
• Burgundy + gold: established institutional fundraising

Back of Card

1. "CFRE | GPC | AFP Member | GPA Member | CASE Member | CAP Planned Giving"
2. "Major gifts | Foundation grants | Government grants | Planned giving | Capital campaigns"
3. "Grant writing | Research | Stewardship | Annual giving | Corporate relations | Online fundraising"
4. "Healthcare | Education | Human services | Arts | Environmental | Community development | Faith"
5. "[Organization] | [Title: Development Director | VP Development | Grant Writer | MG Officer] | [email] | [LinkedIn]"

Checklist

• [ ] CFRE (primary development credential)
• [ ] GPC (if grant writing specialty)
• [ ] AFP membership
• [ ] GPA membership (if grant-focused)
• [ ] CASE membership (if education sector)
• [ ] AHP membership (if healthcare sector)
• [ ] CAP (if planned giving)
• [ ] Primary specialty (grants, major gifts, planned giving, annual giving, capital campaigns)
• [ ] Sectors served (healthcare, education, human services, arts)
• [ ] Grant databases (Raiser's Edge, Salesforce, Bloomerang)
• [ ] Career title (Grant Writer, Development Director, Major Gift Officer)