The Gift: Our Newly Enhanced Mortality Awareness Makes Us Better at Living
How do you educate families about the importance of a funeral ceremony if they’ve never been to one? How do you encourage your community to appreciate death if it seems like the exception rather than the rule?
What Could Possibly Go Wrong in the Preproom?
This March 15th, Funeral Professional Peer Support (FPPS) and the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) open the monthly peer support meeting with discussion geared toward what happens in the preproom.
Make Waves at the 2022 NFDA Professional Women’s Conference
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) invites women in the funeral service profession to make waves at its 2022 Professional Women’s Conference, April 29-May 1, at The Confidante Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.
Twenty David C. Baue NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Scholarships Now Available
The Funeral Service Foundation and the Baue family are leading the way in making continuing education more accessible for funeral service professionals with the establishment of David C. Baue NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Scholarships.
NFDA Seeks Next Class for its National Emerging Leaders Program
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) will begin accepting applications on Tuesday, March 1 for the 2022-23 National Emerging Leaders Program.
Speakers Make Headlines at CANA Symposium
The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) welcomed more than 100 cremation innovators and thought leaders to Las Vegas for the return of the Cremation Symposium this February 2022.
Leader Links: Ideas for New Ways to Serve Families
In this edition of Leader Links, you’ll read about how more cities are taking steps to preserve their history by turning their attention to burial grounds, more about the FEMA’s funeral fund, and how cremation start-ups are taking pointers from other direct-to-customer industries.
The Funeral Service Foundation Is Now Accepting Academic Scholarship Applications
Up to 32 scholarships ranging from $2,500-$5,000 USD are available to current students of funeral service and military veterans who meet the eligibility criteria.
CANA Offering Peer Support Group Meeting in February
If you for a funeral home, cemetery, or crematory serving the public or supporting those who do—connect with us on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 8 p.m. ET.
Captivate the Cremation Consumer’s Attention
Rolf Gutknecht knows that templates are not the most important part of your marketing strategy, because “for a marketing program to be clever, contemporary, and inviting enough to gain your audience’s attention, it requires meaningful thought, understanding, listening and … creativity.
