Funeral Hashtags? Friday Funeral Fast Wrap Issue #6
Are you feeling adventurous? Today we have a mystery GIF for you. That’s right, you’re not getting any hints as to what it is, you just gotta click...
“Third Means of Disposition:” Spade’s Recompose Has First Two Competitors
It was late in 2018 when Connecting Directors first covered the concept of recomposition and innovator Katrina Spade’s efforts to legalize it as an ecological alternative to burial...
Be Visible with Funeral Marketing Services | Supplier Spotlight
Ryan sat down with Alan Hillsberg of Funeral Marketing Services to discuss how they help funeral homes and crematories. Their number one goal is to provide great services...
Funeral Service Foundation Announces $50,000 Major Gift from Argent Trust Company
Brookfield, Wis. – Today, the Funeral Service Foundation announced a $50,000 major gift pledge from Argent Trust Company in support of the Foundation’s mission of investing in people...
Jill Muenich Named President-Homesteaders Solutions Group
West Des Moines, Iowa — Homesteaders Life Company Executive VP-Sales & Marketing Lyndon Peterson announced today that Jill Muenich will head a new subsidiary, Homesteaders Solutions Group. Muenich joined...
9 Ways Funerals are Becoming More Like Weddings
After eight months of hardcore planning and preparation, my son’s wedding is finally behind me. If you’ve ever been through this yourself or with one of your children,...
Cigars and Drunk People | FUNERAL Nation 204
“Virtual stuff is so boring. All I do is stare at a screen and nod my head to pretend I’m paying attention.” - Everyone at some point in...
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Announces New Officers for 2020
Lincolnshire, Ill. — Selected Independent Funeral Homes has announced the election of new Board Officers to lead the world’s oldest association of independently-owned funeral homes. Selected’s new Board...
Funeral Directors to Get Top Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine
Funeral service advocates made a difference! Last month, when NFDA asked you to join its efforts to tell NASEM that funeral directors need priority access to the COVID-19...
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Hosts First-Ever Virtual Annual Meeting
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — More than 300 members and guests of Selected Independent Funeral Homes gathered together virtually for the 2020 Annual Meeting, the association’s first-ever virtual experience, September...