ICCFA Names 2020 “Keeping It Personal” Award Winners
STERLING, VA — The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) has named its 2020 Keeping It Personal (KIP) Award winners, recognizing the best in personalization in the...
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Batesville Donates $200,000 to Honor Funeral Professionals’ Work During the Pandemic and Fund New Programs in a Post-COVID World
Batesville, Ind. – Batesville, a leader in the death care industry, has committed $200,000 in funding for new programs to benefit funeral professionals in the U.S. and Canada...
OGR Announces Inaugural Leadership Summit
INDIANAPOLIS – The Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) is excited to announce its return to in-person events: a Leadership Summit designed for funeral home owners, funeral directors...
Physicians Mutual Sweets Shows Appreciation to Last Responders
OMAHA, Neb. – As we turn the corner on a harrowing pandemic and look toward a brighter, healthier future, Physicians Mutual is showing appreciation for last responders across...
CANA’s 2021 Report Reveals Surprising Impacts of COVID on Cremations
Professionals across the deathcare space have been on the front lines of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and have witnessed firsthand the incredible and tragic amount of “excess deaths”...
International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association Elects Robbie Pape as President-Elect
STERLING, VA – Robbie Pape was elected president-elect of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) during the 2021 ICCFA Virtual Convention & Exposition, May 17–21, 2021....
Is Solace Human-Centered Cremation the Definition of Disruption In Deathcare?
It was just two years ago that Connecting Directors introduced our readers to Solace Cremation. At the time, the startup seemed like yet another technological novelty in the...