Update: NFDA's Comment on FTC's Telephone Pricing Sweep January 26, 2024 Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is sending warning letters to 39 funeral homes across the country. It discovered several violations of the Funeral Rule as a result of the agency's first undercover phone sweep. Since COVID, the FTC has only announced one round of i...
Decoding the Evolving Mindset of Funeral Consumers at New NFDA Consumer Trends Conference January 22, 2024 “Put me into a pot and let me grow into a tree.” “The best thing I’ve experienced at a funeral is being with my family.” “I don’t want them to remember me in a casket.” “It’s beautiful when there’s more smiles than tears.” &ldqu...
Uniting Voices to Create Change: NFDA Calls Members to Action at the 2024 Advocacy Summit January 22, 2024 In 2023, the National Funeral Directors Association hosted its first Advocacy Summit in three years, during which association members participated in more than 200 meetings with members of Congress. NFDA will bring the funeral service profession together for the 2024 Advocacy Summit, March 20-22 at ...
Who Inspires You? January 22, 2024 NFDA is now accepting nominations for its second annual Inspiration Award. This annual recognition will be conferred on an exceptional individual who has made noteworthy professional contributions to funeral service or a related field. The honoree will be announced during the 2024 Professional Women...
NFDA Helps You Get in Compliance, Stay in Compliance with the Funeral Rule January 22, 2024 As you are aware, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is undertaking a review of the Funeral Rule. NFDA has been your strongest advocate during this review process. The association, on your behalf, has submitted oral and written comments in response to the FTC’s requests and proposals. You can ...
Listen In! January 21, 2024 You’re already a big fan of NFDA’s podcast, A Brush With Death, but have you explored the Remembering A Life podcast yet? Each month Remembering A Life (NFDA’s consumer education initiative) brings you the voices of leaders in the end-of-life space talking about grief, loss, the va...
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 ...