Will Green Burial Slow Cremation Rates?
There is no doubt that consumers today are looking for environmentally friendly options, even in deathcare. A 2017 survey by NFDA reveals that 53.8% of funeral consumers indicated...
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It’s Time for Visibility and Support for LGBTQIA+ Deathcare Professionals
June is Pride Month in the US, which is historically a time of celebration of the LGBTQIA+ population and remembrance of the history of oppression around gay human...
Why Anatomical Donation Should be Offered at Your Funeral Home
Everyone knows that after death you can be buried or cremated, but there is another, less popular option: Anatomical Donation. Differing from organ donation or tissue banking, anatomical...
BIPOC Deathcare Service and Supplier Resource Now Available
In the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked an increased awareness around racial justice issues...
Death Tech Startup Parting Stone Rocked Its First Year
A $1.3 million seed-plus capital infusion capped off an incredible first year for Parting Stone, a revolutionary death tech company that offers a complete alternative to human and...
Secrets to Deathcare Job Success: Matching Mort Grads with Management
According to a recent survey for funeral professionals put out by Connecting Directors, 33.8% of deathcare professionals identified recruiting and retaining quality employees as a professional challenge, making...
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...