The Conference Seeks Committee Members July 09, 2021 The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards is seeking committee members to develop model guidelines for the disposition of human remains. Click here to learn more and apply. Applications are due Wednesday, July 14.
The Foundation is Picking Up the Tab! July 09, 2021 NFDA is bringing the funeral service profession together for the 2021 International Convention & Expo, taking place October 17 through 20 in Nashville, Tennessee. You’ll have a chance to reunite with colleagues, reexplore what it means to serve families, and renew your professional passion...
Proposed Governance Changes to NFDA Bylaws July 09, 2021 An informed and engaged membership is important to our association. We are reviewing proposed changes to the NFDA Bylaws and ask you to learn more about the changes. These changes include: Membership Voting Period. The voting period for membership votes on proposed changes to the NFDA Byl...
Score a Hole-in-One With NFDA July 07, 2021 What do you get when you combine first-rate education, unparalleled networking and one of the world’s top golf events? You get the Ryder Cup Event, hosted by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), September 20-22 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Read the full announcement. ...
Happy Fourth of July - NFDA Offices Closed Next Week Monday July 02, 2021 "I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true." ~Wendell L. Wilkie The NFDA Board of Directors and staff wish all of you a Happy Fourth of July! The NFDA offices will be closed next week Monday, July 5 in observ...
NFDA Will Bring the Funeral Service Profession Together Again at the 2021 International Convention & Expo July 01, 2021 The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is bringing the funeral service profession together for the 2021 International Convention & Expo, taking place October 17 through 20 in Nashville, Tennessee. Funeral professionals will have a chance to reunite with colleagues, reexplore what it m...
NFDA Officials Meet with New Head of National Cemetery Administration June 30, 2021 On June 30, NFDA President Bryant Hightower, CEO Christine Pepper and Senior Vice President of Advocacy Lesley Witter met with Matt Quinn, the new undersecretary for memorial affairs with the Department of Veterans Affairs – National Cemetery Administration (NCA). ...
FEMA Updates Documentation Requirements for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance June 30, 2021 FEMA has issued a revised policy for its COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program that offers more flexibility for documentation attributing a death caused by the coronavirus. Beginning immediately, the new policy enables the individual who certified a death or the local medical examiners to pr...
Together, We Can Stop Body Brokers June 25, 2021 A body broker in Detroit sold and rented body parts infected with HIV and hepatitis … another sold body parts for use in U.S. Army blast experiments … another left bodies and body parts to decompose due to improper storage … another dissected donor bodies with a chainsaw. The...
Body Broker Bill Introduced in Congress June 23, 2021 When a family chooses to donate a loved one’s body for education or research, they do so with the hope that they will help others. Regrettably, many are unknowingly contributing to a for-profit industry in which the body of their loved one could be traded as raw material in a largely unregulat...