What is a Certified Fundraising Optimization Professional?
Certified Fundraising Optimization Professional (or CFOP) is a credential that signifies a fundraiser’s expertise in the area of digital-first fundraising.
As it stands today, most consultants, agencies, and fundraising experts try to apply traditional fundraising practices to online channels and see minimal results.
Effective online and digital-first fundraisers require a unique skillset from traditional fundraisers in order to leverage emerging channels and use them to efficiently acquire online donors and grow revenue.
Benefits of Becoming a CFOP
The CFOP was created with goal of bringing more professionalism and formalization to the online fundraising space.
As a fundraiser, earning your CFOP credential lets executives, board members, clients, and hiring managers know that you are equipped with tested and proven strategies to achieve real growth.
It might just earn you your next promotion or job opportunity.
For fundraising executives, having your staff earn the CFOP credentials enable you to trust that your team is not just chasing the latest online trend. Rather, they’re equipped with the principles to apply new channels to a proven online fundraising methodology.
Requirements to Earn Your CFOP
To become a CFOP, you need to complete four courses — our core curriculum — and pass all the exams through the NextAfter Institute. This core curriculum includes:
Donation Page Optimization
Learn core principles of landing pages and what works to increase conversions for both email acquisition as well as donations.
Email Fundraising Optimization
Discover how to implement a humanized-email fundraising approach that leads to more opens, qualified clicks, and valuable donations.
Online Donor Acquisition
This course will show you a 4-step proven model acquire new donors online.
A/B Testing for Nonprofits
This course will teach you fundamental principles of a/b testing so you can discover what really works to keep increasing giving.
These courses can be purchased individually to take on-demand for $299 per course, or you can access them all for $49/month via a NextAfter Institute membership.
All courses and workshops are also CFRE accredited.
Find a CFOP
Below you’ll find a list of all current fundraisers who have earned their CFOP credential.
Most Recent CFOPs
Diana Colangelo
Courtney Nodrick
Joan Gandy
Full List of CFOPs
| Name | Certification Date | Contact Email |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Colangelo | 02/24/2025 | dianacolangelo7@gmail.com |
| Courtney Nodrick | 11/15/2024 | courtney@buildgood.com |
| Joan Gandy | 11/7/2024 | joanegandy@gmail.com |
| Domitille Sia-Holik | 11/7/2024 | domitille@mademoisellesocial.com |
| Lauren Murphy McAlea-Phillips | 10/31/2024 | lmphillips@cmail.carleton.ca |
| Tiffany Bown | 9/8/2024 | info@tiffanybown.com |
| Manoj Sharath Nandakishore | 8/8/2024 | manoj@generosityx.com |
| Yash Vakil | 8/23/2024 | |
| Danielle Mogyoros | 8/22/2024 | |
| Sam Waller | 8/20/2024 | sam.waller@nextafter.com |
| Tristan Woodford | 8/20/2024 | tristanwoodford2@gmail.com |
| Ben Cope | 8/15/2024 | ben@internetgenius.com |
| Kyle Hill | 8/9/2024 | kyle@nextafter.com |
| Cambria Thompson | 8/2/2024 | |
| Lauren Hietbrink | 7/19/2024 | lauren@nextafter.com |
| Jacob Gaudaur | 7/15/2024 | jacob.gaudaur@iteams.ca |
| Nathan Tijerina | 6/19/2024 | Nathan@pelogy.com |
| Adam L. Cassandra | 6/17/2024 | adam.cassandra@gmail.com |
| Amanda Havey | 4/19/24 | amanda.havey1994@gmail.com |
| Lauren Bueno | 3/31/24 | lauren.bueno@virtuous.org |
| Kathleen H. Banks, MA, CFRE | 2/27/24 | kathleen@advancementcommunications.com |
| Sarah J. MacDonald | 2/2/24 | |
| Anthony J. Mioni Jr. | 12/21/23 | amioni@hli.org |
| Becca Zebovitz | 11/2/23 | |
| David Rowaan | 8/16/23 | drowaan@bibleleague.ca |
| Jennifer Wilkinson | 8/15/23 | jwilkinson@leaderdog.org |
| Samara Gentle | 7/10/23 | samara@marlincommunications.com |
| Tony Cavicchi | 7/5/23 | tony.cavicchi+cfop@gmail.com |
| Ezinne Uzoije | 6/25/23 | |
| Frances Jessop | 6/13/23 | |
| Rex A. Dwyer, PhD | 6/10/23 | rdwyer@chaptops.org |
| Francis Quintal | 6/1/23 | francisquintal.fq@gmail.com |
| Luke Byford | 5/30/23 | luke.byford@gladney.org |
| Naomi Perks | 5/25/23 | |
| Charles Smith | 5/8/23 | charlie@nextafter.com |
| Annie Hailey | 3/29/23 | annie@nextafter.com |
| Laura Valentino | 2/22/23 | laura@veritas.org |
| Matthew Hussey | 2/21/23 | matthussey10@gmail.com |
| Bailey Wilcox | 2/6/23 | bailey@nextafter.com |
| Becca Gust | 1/5/23 | becca@frontier.io |
| Megan McCaffery | 12/29/22 | acmemegan@gmail.com |
| Christopher Blackwell | 12/13/22 | |
| Kate-Marie Thorpe | 11/8/22 | katemarie.thorpe@gmail.com |
| Keith Franz | 10/14/22 | kfranz@idonate.com |
| Karen Tanker | 9/26/22 | karentanker@gmail.com |
| Charity Abate | 9/23/22 | |
| Barry Waters | 9/19/22 | bwaters@idonate.com |
| Jessica Cunningham | 9/19/22 | jcunningham@idonate.com |
| Terry Bailey | 9/8/22 | terry.bailey@cmda.org |
| Terry Bailey | 9/8/22 | terry.bailey@cmda.org |
| Marketa Dixon | 8/30/22 | maja197@gmail.com |
| Liam Marais | 8/15/22 | liammarais0601@gmail.com |
| Victoria Bianco | 4/27/22 | victoria.bianco@aspirant.com |
| Brock Marion | 4/26/22 | brock@nextafter.com |
| Rev. Trisha Elliott | 4/25/22 | trishaelliott0@gmail.com |
| Peter Arneson | 4/25/22 | |
| Joshua Arvie | 4/18/22 | Joshua@NextAfter.com |
| Aaron Dolton | 3/15/22 | aaron@nextafter.com |
| Nicole Jensen | 3/13/22 | me@nicolejensen.com |
| Sara Hoshooley | 2/28/22 | Sara@charityshift.ca |
| Brenda Peat | 2/16/22 | brendacpeat@gmail.com |
| Laura Rose | 2/10/22 | laura93rose@gmail.com |
| Camille Rodriquez | 2/7/22 | crodriquez4@gmail.com |
| Jameson Marcus Tomlin | 2/3/22 | jameson@tesorosdedios.org |
| Kelcie Baior | 1/25/22 | kbbaior@gmail.com |
| Meike Sprankel | 12/30/21 | meike.sprankel@getunik.com |
| Melissa G. Landry | 12/13/21 | melissa.landry2@ochsner.org |
| Tessa Stouffer | 11/11/21 | |
| Ioannis Saratsis | 11/5/21 | yanni@nextafter.com |
| Astrid Vancraeyenest | 10/27/21 | avt@getunik.com |
| Suzanne Lieberman | 10/26/21 | suzanne@suzannelieberman.com |
| Maddie Parham | 10/20/21 | madison@nextafter.com |
| Meghan Sharon | 9/8/21 | msharon@awla.org |
| Greg Wood | 9/2/21 | greg@gregwood.ca |
| Deanna Blackwell | 8/3/21 | deanna@nextafter.com |
| Courtney Kincaid | 7/30/21 | |
| Zarina Sakai | 7/29/21 | zarina@nextafter.com |
| Heather Carlson | 7/26/21 | heathercarlson2@boisestate.edu |
| Noelle Andreano | 7/15/21 | |
| Paul Crosby | 7/9/21 | |
| Jonathan Mair | 6/18/21 | |
| Katya Manges | 6/7/21 | katya@causemic.com |
| Bea Jimenez | 6/7/21 | |
| Kristin Bogart | 5/25/21 | kristin@fragilex.org |
| Shawn Simic | 4/22/21 | ssimic@crown.org |
| Karina Rodriguez | 4/12/21 | karina@nextafter.com |
| Travis Koch | 4/8/21 | |
| Amber Toombs | 2/21/21 | amber@nextafter.com |
| Barnabas J Lee | 2/21/21 | barnabas.lee@gmail.com |
| Dan Whiting | 1/26/21 | dan@danwhiting.com |
| Sarah Harrington | 1/18/21 | sarah@thewellspringfoundation.org |
| Ayodele Ojeshina | 1/15/21 | Ayo@nextafter.com |
| Emily Montesano | 1/8/21 | |
| Allan Torres | 1/7/21 | allan@nextafter.com |
| Jayson Ursulak | 1/6/21 | jayson@thewellspringfoundation.org |
| Christine Lancing | 12/30/20 | christine@lancingconsulting.com |
| Nathan Hill | 12/17/20 | nathan@nextafter.com |
| Brady Josephson | 11/09/20 | |
| Jon Powell | 2/20/19 |