Email Causes Confusion Over FEMA Funeral Assistance April 15, 2021 NFDA received a report this week of funeral homes receiving an email from the “Funeral Homes Network” and IPG Law Group offering a $1,000 “referral fee” to funeral directors who refer families that experienced the death of a loved one due to COVID-19 treatments or vaccine. ...
New Remembering A Life Podcast Episode Helps Families “Go Green” When Planning a Funeral April 14, 2021 Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), through its Remembering A Life consumer education initiative, has released its April Remembering A Life podcast episode, Natural Burials: The Changing Landscape of Saying Goodbye. Guests Bob Prout and Julia Prout from Prout ...
TSYS is Now Heartland April 08, 2021 NFDA is excited to announce an Endorsed Provider Partnership with Heartland, now powering the TSYS member benefit, for merchant processing. With Heartland, you have exclusive access to cloud-based technology that enables your funeral home the ability to accept payments anywhere, alongside best-in-cl...
NFDA Cremation Certification: One Great Program, Three Ways to Participate April 08, 2021 The foremost cremation certification for funeral professionals program is now available whenever and wherever it’s convenient! Why wait to earn your certification? Choose from online, virtual and in-person options. Online Certification Course - New! The online version of the NFDA C...
The FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program Explained April 08, 2021 NFDA recently wrapped up a series of webinars with FEMA to explain the agency’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance, which Congress authorized under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. On April 12, 2021, FEMA will beg...
FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance NFDA Member Toolkit April 07, 2021 Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Congress authorized FEMA to provide up to $9,000 in financial assistance to individuals who incurred COVID-19-related funeral expenses after January 20, 2020. Through this p...
NFDA to Launch National Emerging Leaders Program April 05, 2021 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is set to launch the National Emerging Leaders Program on April 12 to help funeral service professionals develop leadership skills that will serve them well in any setting they may find themselves – their funeral home, their state or national a...
Happy Easter! April 02, 2021 “The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” ~ Kate McGahan The NFDA Board of Directors and staff wish you a Happy Easter!
FEMA Funeral Assistance Hotline to Open April 12 April 02, 2021 Late-yesterday, FEMA announced that individuals will be able to begin applying for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance on April 12. The FEMA Funeral Assistance website has been updated with the phone numbers that families can call to begin the application process. COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Line N...
FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance: Connecting With Families & Your Community - Free Members-only Webinar April 01, 2021 Tuesday, April 6 ● 2 p.m. CT ● No CE Hours Presenters: Randy Anderson, NFDA president-elect, Radney Funeral Home, Alexander City, Alabama Tom Sproles, Sproles Family Funeral Home, New Castle, Indiana Anna Bernfeld, NFDA senior vice president, Membership Lesley Witter, ...