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....
Pinnacle Funeral Service Pledges $100,000 in Support of Funeral Service Foundation December 08, 2023 Funeral home acquisition and management firm, Pinnacle Funeral Service, made a generous $100,000 pledge to support the greatest needs of the Funeral Service Foundation. “The Foundation has a strong record of delivering impactful programs for the profession, said Tony Kumming, president of P...
2023 NFDA General Price List Study Shows Inflation Increasing Faster than the Cost of a Funeral December 08, 2023 In spite of concerns about inflation in the United States – and skyrocketing costs for goods and services – according to NFDA's 2023 Member General Price List Study, funeral costs have not risen as fast as the rate of inflation. The overall rate of inflation over the past two ye...
2024 NFDA Meet the Mentors Program: Exclusive Opportunity for Funeral Professionals to Connect, Learn and Advocate in Washington, D.C. December 08, 2023 NFDA members are invited to enter for their chance to participate in the association’s transformational Meet the Mentors program. In 2024, the program will be held March 19-22, in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the association’s annual Advocacy Summit. Meet the Mentors ha...
Are You Sure? December 07, 2023 Can you say, with absolute certainty, that your funeral home is in compliance with all relevant OSHA statutes and could pass an inspection? If not, do you have $45,000 (or more!) to pay a fine should an inspector find you are out of compliance with the Hazard Communication, Personal Protective Eq...