Bluewater Voyage Buoy Wins 2023 NFDA Innovation Award September 11, 2023 Today, NFDA presented the 2023 NFDA Innovation Award to Bluewater Voyage Buoy during its International Convention & Expo. Coming in second place was the Tug-Along by Mortuary Lift Company; and Matan’s Life Map took third place. Established in 2009, the NFDA Innovation Award recognizes and ...
We're Excited to be With You in Las Vegas September 10, 2023 We're so excited to spend time with you in Las Vegas during the 2023 NFDA International Convention & Expo. If you haven’t yet registered, we still want to see you! Please register by calling 800-228-6332 or send an email to NFDA@NFDA.org. You can also register onsite. Here ...
Live from Las Vegas … It's NFDA! September 10, 2023 We’re going to miss all of you who can’t be with us in Las Vegas for the 2023 NFDA International Convention & Expo. We’re grateful to all of you who stay behind to serve grieving families – the work you’re doing is very important. Even if you’re not in Las Veg...
NFDA Endorses Foresight and Johnson Consulting Group for Business Consultation and Succession Planning Services September 10, 2023 According to a 2023 survey of NFDA members, nearly half (45.9%) plan to retire within the next five years; however, less than a quarter (23.7%) say they have a succession plan in place. Just under one-third (29.8%) were fully confident in their business’ ability to withstand a major disruption...
Funeral Service Foundation Launches Crisis Response Fund in Response to Maui Wildfire and Other Crises September 08, 2023 The Funeral Service Foundation announced today that their Board of Trustees has approved a grant of $40,000 earmarked for the Foundation’s Crisis Response Fund. Additionally, the Foundation has received commitments of $25,000 from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA); $25,000 from...
Visit Mercantile at the NFDA Convention and Learn How to Elevate Your Funeral Home Operations September 08, 2023 In the ever-evolving funeral industry, tools and resources tailored to streamline and support your operations are paramount. Recognizing this, Mercantile, in close collaboration with funeral directors, has unveiled the NFDA Business Credit Card, a groundbreaking financial instrument designed to...
Proposed Overtime Rule Changes September 01, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed that the White-Collar exemption salary threshold of $35,568 be increased to $55,068** per year. The DOL also is proposing automatic increases every three years to the overtime threshold. NFDA has been actively monitoring these proposed changes on yo...
The Final Four September 01, 2023 The competition has been hotter than a crematory in our second annual Funeral Face-Off trivia contest. We’re down to the final four teams that will face off live at the NFDA Convention to determine this year’s winner! The questions, provided by American Board of Funeral Service ...
NFDA to Participate in FTC Funeral Rule Workshop September 01, 2023 NFDA will take a leading role in Shopping for Funeral Services, a Funeral Rule workshop hosted by the FTC on September 7. The event will focus on a number of issues related to the Funeral Rule including the comments received in response to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) the agency i...
U.S. Cremation Rate Expected to Top 80% by 2045 September 01, 2023 NFDA’s 2023 Cremation and Burial Report Shows the States in the Western Region of the U.S. are Leading the Pack in Terms of the Highest Cremation Rates in the Country The U.S. cremation rate is expected to increase in the United States from 60.5% in 2023 to 81.4% by 2045, according to the N...