Three 2020 Social Media Changes Not Going Away in 2021
Do you remember thinking about 2020, when we were still in 2019? It was going to be the year of vision, the beginning to a flourishing decade, the...
Deathcare Survey 2021: And the Winners Are …
The Connecting Directors 2021 Deathcare Survey netted 399 responses and an incredible amount of information. Your feedback presents an amazing snapshot of the state of deathcare today: who...
NFDA Wishes Scott Gilligan Well on His Forthcoming Retirement
Brookfield, Wis. – After 40 years of representing the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and 30 years representing the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Scott Gilligan has decided to...
Foundation Partners Group Teams Up with American Forests to Plant 50,000 Trees in Honor of National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day
ORLANDO, Fla. – Foundation Partners Group, one of the industry’s most innovative providers of end-of-life experiences and products, today announced a new partnership with American Forests, the oldest...
How Living with Ashes Prepared 20 Million People for Social Distancing
A version of this article originally appeared in the July 2020 issue of American Cemetery and Cremation, published by Kates-Boylston Publications, and is being shared with permission. Throughout...
Homesteaders Recognized as 2021 Top USA Workplace
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company, a national leader in preneed funeral funding, has been recognized as a 2021 Top USA Workplace. Homesteaders was selected for this...
Cold Hands: Embalming Tip of the Week
We are excited to collaborate with Cold Hands and Monica Torres, renowned licensed funeral director, embalmer, cremationist, cosmetic reconstructive specialist, desairologist, and owner/founder of NXT Generation Mortuary Support! Every...
NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Goes Virtual
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association invites women in the funeral service profession to attend the 2021 Virtual Professional Women’s Conference on April 7 and 8....
Awareness of the Sacred in the Funeral Ritual
Thanks to Neal Gray for contributing this piece to Connecting Directors. Neal retired as a pastor after 30 years of service and now serves as a funeral service...
Pigeons, Mustaches, and Good News! | FFFW #26
I WISH IT WERE THURSDAY That’s right; you know how much I adore Fridays. I believe that even if you love your job, or even if it’s not...