The State of State Regulation in Oregon and Hawaii
Last week the Oregon death care industry made news — of the negative sort — and it wasn’t really the funeral homes’ fault. Confusing headlines like “State Inspections...
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Chicago Eternal: A Sumptuous Tour of Historic Chicago Cemeteries
There may be no better way to learn about a city’s history than by visiting its cemeteries. Few public institutions provide such breadth and depth of social and...
Foresight Funding with Doug Gober! A new way of lending | Funeral Nation 165
Ladies and gents, SUMMER IS OVER! That means the profession is shifting gears into the fall with some exciting announcements! This week, Jim Rudolph joins the duo to...
NFDA Launches “A Brush With Death” Podcast
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has launched A Brush With Death, a podcast to help funeral professionals be more responsive to the evolving needs of...
Live Streaming Funeral Services: Unsettling or Inevitable?
This summer two popular media outlets — Wired and CBS News — covered the subject of live-streaming funerals. From these features, one might think that broadcasting memorial services...
Three Reasons to Attend the First-Ever Green Funeral Conference in October
The First-Ever Green Funeral Conference, organized by Passages International and the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is scheduled for October 2-4. If you haven’t already made plans...
“Scatter Days” and Grandmas in the Closet: The Problem of Superfluous Cremains
“Most families have at least one cremation urn in their care — and don’t know what to do with it.” This is a quote from the website of...