ABFSE Wants Your Input on Proposed Updates to Accreditation Standards January 20, 2024 The American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) engages in a review of the Accreditation Standards for mortuary science programs every five years. The most recent review process, which began in summer/fall 2022, generated a number of recommended changes; click here to review the proposed cha...
The Funeral Service Foundation Wants to Send You to the 2024 NFDA Professional Women’s Conference January 20, 2024 NFDA will bring women together for the 2024 Professional Women’s Conference, April 28 through 30, 2024, at the DeSoto Hotel in picturesque Savannah, Georgia. The Funeral Service Foundation will offer 20 all-inclusive David C. Baue NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Scholarships to make...
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Resolve to Take Care of Yourself in 2024 ... You're Worth It January 04, 2024 Make 2024 the year you care for yourself the same way you care for grieving families. Funeral service is a high-touch, high-stress career that, unfortunately, comes with a high-degree of compassion fatigue and burnout. It may not be easy to admit just how much your job affects you. You ...
Celebrating Contributions: NFDA to Accept Nominations for 2024 Inspiration Award, Acknowledging Outstanding Female and Non-binary Professionals in Deathcare January 04, 2024 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) will accept nominations for its second annual Inspiration Award from January 15 through February 16, 2024. This annual recognition is conferred on an exceptional female or non-binary individual who has made noteworthy professional contributions to fu...
Answer the Call of Leadership: Join NFDA's Board of Directors to Drive Change in Funeral Service January 03, 2024 The work you do as a funeral professional is vital to your community. You offer support and connection to people when they need it most. It’s NFDA’s job to offer that same support and connection to members. NFDA is seeking candidates to help lead the association by serving on the Board o...
Happy Holidays From NFDA! Offices Closures for Holidays December 20, 2023 “May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.” ~Mary Anne Radmacher No matter how you celebrate – Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or another special day – the NFDA Board of Directors and staff send their best wishes for a ...
Tune in Today! December 19, 2023 What happens when you put three mortuary school instructors in a podcast booth? Find out in the newest episode of A Brush With Death! Educators Faith Haug and Joe Finocchiaro join host Gabe Schauf (who’s also an educator) in a candid discussion about how funeral education is evolving. The...
Victoriaville Makes $50,000 Commitment to the Funeral Service Foundation December 19, 2023 Wooden casket manufacturer Victoriaville & Co. pledged $50,000 in support of the Funeral Service Foundation to invest in people and programs that strengthen funeral service in Canada and the United States over the next five years. Click here to read the full announcement from the Funeral Serv...
Join the Krewe of Presenters for the 2024 NFDA International Convention & Expo in New Orleans December 19, 2023 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) asks funeral service professionals interested in presenting an education session during its 2024 International Convention & Expo to submit proposals by December 31. The 2024 NFDA Convention will take place October 20-23 in New Orleans, Louisiana....