NFDA Honors Funeral Homes for Excellence in Service to Families and Communities August 31, 2022 2022 Pursuit of Excellence Award honorees will be recognized during the NFDA International Convention & Expo The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) congratulates the funeral businesses that earned a 2022 Pursuit of Excellence Award. This award is presented by NFDA annually to firms...
September – National Suicide Prevention Month August 31, 2022 There’s no doubt that the challenges we’ve faced during the last few years have taken a toll on mental health. For some, this toll has led them to attempt to take their own life. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is now the 12th leading cause of death i...
Extraordinary Education Sessions Tackle Vital Issues August 26, 2022 The progressive education funeral professionals need to build growing businesses that serve families and communities can only be found at the NFDA International Convention & Expo, October 9-12 in Baltimore. Engaging education sessions will cover technical skills, business management, the value o...
The Director Receives Honorable Mention in 2022 TABBIE Awards August 26, 2022 For the second year in a row, The Director magazine has received an award from Trade Association and Business Press International, recognizing excellence in business journalism in 2021. The magazine received an Honorable Mention in the Editor’s Column category for Ed Defort’s editorial, ...
NFDA Election Results – A Closer Look at the Numbers August 26, 2022 As NFDA previously announced, eligible association members elected the following individuals to serve as officers on the Board of Directors for the 2022-23 term: President-elect Douglas R. "Dutch" Nie II; Treasurer Christopher Payne Robinson; and Secretary Daniel J. Ford. Additionally, mem...
Resources for International Overdose Awareness Day August 22, 2022 August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Drug overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans under 50 years of age and the death rate continues to rise due to the opioid crisis, which has been declared a national emergency. Often, when a family experiences the death of a loved one...
The Conference Needs Your Help! August 22, 2022 The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (The Conference) is looking for funeral service professionals to serve on its Standard Setting Committee, which will meet this fall. The Job/Task Analysis nationwide results are in and the 2023 NBE content outlines are final. ...
Is Your Health Insurance Too Expensive? August 21, 2022 Quality, affordable health insurance is a sought-after employee benefit. To help funeral home owners ensure they are offering the best possible insurance to retain and attract employees, members can turn to Mercer Health & Benefits LLC, which offers access to medical, dental, vision and lif...
NFDA Members Elect Officers to Serve on Board of Directors August 15, 2022 Jack Mitchell to lead NFDA as 2022-23 president Brookfield, Wis. – In the first contested officer election since 2018, eligible voting members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) elected the following individuals to serve as officers on the Board of Directors: President-ele...
“Take 5” for Yourself: NFDA Offers Free Online Self-Care Series for Funeral Service Professionals August 15, 2022 Brookfield, Wis. – Funeral service is a high-touch, high-stress career that, unfortunately, comes with a high-degree of compassion fatigue and burnout. To help members of the funeral service profession understand when on-the-job stress might be impacting them and steps they can take to better ...