Plan for Prosperity with Foresight and Johnson Consulting June 06, 2024 Whether you want to grow your business in 2024, acquire your first funeral home or need to begin planning your exit strategy, NFDA Endorsed Providers Foresight and Johnson Consulting can help you plant the seeds of prosperity! According to a 2023 survey of National Funeral Directors Associa...
Scam Alert - Phony Bill June 04, 2024 Last summer we alerted you to a scam targeting families you may have served recently. Unfortunately, the scam continues to spread throughout the country. Using recently published obituaries, the scammer, posing as a member of you staff, calls families and tells them they owe another $1...
First Reported by the Memorial Business Journal: Homesteaders $1.2 Billion Deal Will Transition Park Lawn to Private Ownership June 03, 2024 DES MOINES, IOWA – Homesteaders Life Company has teamed with Birch Hill Equity Investors in facilitating a $1.2 billion deal (Canadian dollars) to transition Park Lawn Corporation to private ownership. Homesteaders, Viridian Acquisition Inc. (an affiliate of Homesteaders) and Birch Hi...
Let the Good Times Roll: Registration Now Open for the 2024 NFDA International Convention & Expo June 03, 2024 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 International Convention & Expo, taking place October 20-23 in New Orleans, Louisiana. As the premier event in funeral service, the NFDA Convention always offers an unforgettable ...
Tune in Now: AI Overlords or Technological Helpers? May 22, 2024 Is AI truly something to fear or are negative misconceptions holding us back from a brighter future? In the newest episode of A Brush With Death, Host Gabe Schauf chats with Dennis Yu, CEO of AreYouGoobleable.com (and one of our 2023 NFDA Convention keynote speakers), about common concerns about ...
Funeral Directors Save Big with the NFDA Business Card May 22, 2024 Managing a funeral home involves significant expenses, from purchasing supplies to maintaining facilities. To help funeral directors optimize their spending, the National Funeral Directors Association has partnered with Mercantile to create a rewards credit card tailored to the needs of the industry...
NFDA to Host Certified Celebrant Training Seminars May 21, 2024 To help you meet the needs of families not affiliated with a religion or church – or who simply want something a little different when planning a service – NFDA is again partnering with InSight Institute to host two Certified Celebrant Training seminars in 2020.
Pursuit of Excellence: It’s Your Time to Shine May 10, 2024 NFDA’s Pursuit of Excellence honorees are an exceptional group. Not only are Pursuit of Excellence funeral homes serving grieving families with dignity and compassion, but they are finding meaningful ways to support and give back to the community. To earn a NFDA Pursuit of Excellence ...
New Remembering A Life Idea Guide Now Available! May 10, 2024 Be the fist to download the new, updated Remembering A Life Idea Guide and start using this valuable resource in your funeral home and community. The Remembering A Life Idea Guide includes information about all the Remembering A Life resources available to NFDA members – and how to use them in...
Empowering the Next Generation: NFDA Unveils 2024-25 National Emerging Leaders Program Class May 03, 2024 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is delighted to announce the funeral service professionals who have been selected to participate in the 2024-25 National Emerging Leaders Program. This program, which is one of NFDA’s many efforts support funeral homes in retaining quality empl...