House Passes Bill Funding Funerals During Disasters November 23, 2020 Last week Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 (H.R. 8266). This bill includes financial assistance for funeral expenses for any future major disasters declared by the President, something NFDA strongly supports. This bill would also offer funding for f...
Happy Thanksgiving: NFDA Offices Closed November 22, 2020 "Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." ~Joyce Giraud The NFDA Board of Directors and staff wish you and your family a H...
Save the Date for Giving Tuesday November 20, 2020 The holiday giving season is just around the corner, and we invite you to kick it off with The the Funeral Service Foundation on Giving Tuesday on December 1. This global day of giving back provides a great reminder to make a gift to strengthen the funeral service profession after a difficult yea...
NCA unveils “Find A Veteran, Post A Tribute” Campaign November 20, 2020 VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA) launched its new “Find A Veteran, Post A Tribute” campaign. The effort intends to increase awareness of the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) – the nation’s first digital platform dedicated entirely to memorializing more than 3.7...
NFDA Urges SBA to Rethink Small Business Loan Questionnaires November 20, 2020 NFDA joined a large coalition of business groups in calling on the Trump administration to temporarily suspend “loan necessity” questionnaires developed to scrutinize businesses that took emergency payroll loans during the pandemic. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has been cir...
Now Available for Purchase: NFDA Virtual Convention Workshop Recordings November 20, 2020 NFDA had an unrivaled slate of education during last month’s Virtual International Convention & Expo. You can still learn from the expert presenters by ordering recordings of Convention education sessions! Thirteen sessions are available for purchase as a digital download or DVD &ndas...
Exclusively for Members: NFDA Launches Mercedes-Benz Incentive Program November 19, 2020 Brookfield, Wis. – Members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) who are in the market for a new personal vehicle or want to add to their rolling stock will want to explore the special incentives available through the association’s new exclusive Mercedes-Benz Member Progra...
Free Social Media Toolkit Available Now November 13, 2020 Looking for fresh content to post on your firm’s social media channels? Download this month’s free Remembering A Life social media toolkit, a new free resource for NFDA members. This month's toolkit is all about self-care – perhaps never more important than during the busy holi...
Download Your 2020 Convention CE Certificates November 13, 2020 If you attended the 2020 NFDA Virtual International Convention & Expo, it is your responsibility to submit CE certificates to your state or province licensing board/s and/or the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (APFSP), as required by their guidelines. Your CE certificat...
Delays in Obtaining Military Documents for Eligibility Determinations November 10, 2020 NFDA recently received the following communique from the Department of Veterans Affairs: As you may be aware, the government's primary repository for military personnel records, the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), has been closed to the public since March due to the COVID-19 pandemi...