Three Companies Announce Strategic Alliance
Phoenix, AZ; New York, NY and Harrisburg, PA — Dan Isard, Managing Partner of The Foresight Companies and Adam Sheer, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Roosevelt Investments, announce their...
Funeral Industry News
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust Offers Matching Gift Opportunity for September!
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust (the “Trust”) has received a Matching Gift Grant from Passare who will match dollar-for-dollar all gifts made to the Trust...
New Vermont Regs Fast-Track Path to Funeral Director License
New rules finalized in late August by Vermont legislators will eliminate the requirement of an associate’s degree to become a licensed funeral director. Instead, students can become licensed...
Navigating The Green Funeral Landscape
If Someone Wants to Buy a Bike, You Won’t be Able to Sell Them a Car. There are a host of factors encouraging families to find new, creative...
Beers & Story Joins Foundation Partners Group
Orlando, FL – Foundation Partners Group, a leading provider of innovative funeral and cemetery experiences and products, has announced the acquisition of Beers & Story Funeral Homes in...
Party Like It’s 1899: Are Cemetery Picnics Making a Comeback?
Picture it. It’s a beautiful spring day. Blue skies overhead, lush green grass under your feet, and the scent of fresh flowers perfumes the air. You spread a...
Diary of My First Death Conference
I’ll admit, when I started writing for Connecting Directors in 2018, I had no idea how many death conferences existed. Or what they entailed. Or what to expect. ...