NFDA Members Elect Officers to Serve on Board of Directors August 15, 2022 Jack Mitchell to lead NFDA as 2022-23 president Brookfield, Wis. – In the first contested officer election since 2018, eligible voting members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) elected the following individuals to serve as officers on the Board of Directors: President-ele...
“Take 5” for Yourself: NFDA Offers Free Online Self-Care Series for Funeral Service Professionals August 15, 2022 Brookfield, Wis. – Funeral service is a high-touch, high-stress career that, unfortunately, comes with a high-degree of compassion fatigue and burnout. To help members of the funeral service profession understand when on-the-job stress might be impacting them and steps they can take to better ...
In Search of Something to Read? August 10, 2022 If you are looking for a book you just can’t put down, check out the latest episode of A Brush With Death! Host Gabe Schauf talks with funeral Director Todd Harra about his new book, "Last Rites: The Evolution of the American Funeral.” From Abraham Lincoln to mushroom suits, this bo...
Update: Monkeypox August 09, 2022 Updated August 9, 2022 You have likely read or watched news stories in recent weeks about increasing numbers of people being infected with monkeypox. According to the CDC, there have been just over 4,900 confirmed cases. in the United States. There have been no deaths in the United States an...
FTC Commissioners Aren’t Calling You — Really August 03, 2022 According to a recent email sent by the FTC, scammers have been calling, pretending to be people from the FTC. While the names they use might be real, they’re actually scammers — some of them hoping to trick you into thinking they’re an FTC Commissioner. But they’re not. ...
Save on Back-to-School Shopping August 03, 2022 Before you know it, your children (or grandchildren or nieces and nephews) will be heading back to school. Association members can get exclusive savings through the NFDA Discount Advantage Program on school supplies from Office Depot/Office Max, Dell and Lenovo. The NFDA Discount Advantage Progra...
Data Shows COVID-19 Impact on Funeral Service is Significant August 02, 2022 NFDA 2022 Cremation and Burial Report Shows Nearly Half of Members Now Offer Online Cremation Burial Arrangements with the Cremation Rate Across the Nation Expected to Exceed 50% by 2035 Brookfield, Wis.– The long-lasting repercussions of the COVID-19 are only just now being fully und...
But How Are You Doing? July 29, 2022 Tune into the new episode of A Brush With Death as host Gabe Schauf talks with death educator and grief counselor, Dr. Alan Wolfelt, and NFDA’s Morgan Schlender, Account Executive for Endorsed Programs & Membership. The three discuss the recognition and prevention of funeral director burno...
Cremation Jewelry Scam - 10 Tips for Avoiding Scammers January 28, 2022 NFDA received a call from a member last week who was contacted by a scammer seeking to purchase cremation jewelry. Scams targeting funeral homes run the gamut from people pretending they want to purchase memorialization items to individuals claiming a relative has died in another country and need re...
We Want Your Ideas, Expertise and Passion January 20, 2022 Hurry! The application deadline is Friday, February 4 at 5 p.m. CT. NFDA is accepting applications from potential candidates to serve on the Board of Directors for the 2022-23 leadership year, which begins at the conclusion of the 2022 NFDA International Convention & Expo. Serving on the NFDA...