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Going into business on your own

By Funeral Director Daily / October 2, 2024 /

    I believe that America is still that land of opportunity.  It’s a place where people can not only dream of starting their own business and create upward mobility for their family and themselves through ingenuity and hard work, but is a place where that dream can become reality.   As a matter of…

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Understanding Natural Organic Reduction Webinar

By Funeral Director Daily / September 26, 2024 /

  Next Wednesday, October 2, the University of Minnesota Program of Mortuary Science will be sharing a webinar entitled “Understanding Natural Organic Reduction” (NOR).   This webinar, conducted by an educational institution would be a great opportunity for funeral professionals to get an introduction into the NOR process.   The live webinar will take place for…

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Wakefield joins Better Place Forests

By Funeral Director Daily / September 23, 2024 /

    It was announced earlier in September that Jessica Wakefield has joined Better Place Forests as their new Director of Partnerships, Community, and Education.  The announcement made this comment, “With over 15 years of experience in the funeral service industry, Jessica will play a pivotal role in building and strengthening partnerships with local funeral…

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The “Changing face of Death Care” brings out the highest readership for Funeral Director Daily

By Funeral Director Daily / September 18, 2024 /

    If there was a doubt that how Death Care is changing is of interest to practitioners in the business, one would only have to look at article readership of Funeral Director Daily over the past thirty days to prove the point to the doubter.  Every 30 days, on the 15th of each month,…

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Carriage to “Tee it Up” for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Houston

By Funeral Director Daily / September 17, 2024 /

  In less than a month Carriage Services will be hosting the inaugural  “Carriage Cares Open”.  This fund-raising golf tournament will be held on October 10 at the Woodlands Resort Golf Club in Houston, Texas.  The one-day Scramble event will raise money for the Carriage Cares Foundation and benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of…

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Cremation Association of North America announces tomorrow’s Peer Support meeting

By Funeral Director Daily / September 16, 2024 /

        The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) recognizes that September is designated as “Recovery Month” to raise awareness about treatment for substance use disorders, reduce stigma of those suffering, and celebrate their recovery.  Because of that recognition, tomorrow night’s Funeral Professionals Peer Support Group will be committed to that subject.  …

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The “Cremation After Market” . . .and more funeral service thoughts

By Funeral Director Daily / September 3, 2024 /

  Funeral Director Daily operator Tom Anderson had the privilige to be a guest on the podcast “Two Guys and a Question” recently.  You can listen to the recent episode where Anderson shares many of his viewpoints, including what he believes is the burgeoning “Cremation After market” potential.   Click here to listen to this…

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RFK, Jr. decision leads to “Kennedy Casket” story revival

By Funeral Director Daily / August 28, 2024 /

  Late last week Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. decided to drop his independent bid for President of the United States.  And, I’m guessing that “Google” searches on the Kennedys picked up.  At Funeral Director Daily we noticed an upsurge in an article that we originally produced in 2021 and ran again in 2023.  The 2023…

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Selected Educational Trust announces Tribute Technology to match donations

By Funeral Director Daily / August 26, 2024 /

          In a press release received last week the Selected Educational Trust announced that Tribute Technology “has issued a matching gift challenge to donors to the Selected Educational Trust.  Now throught September 30, Tribute Technology will match dollar-for dollar all gifts made to the Trust up to a total of $10,000″.…

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The introduction of the “Hypercasket” is our Article of the Month

By Funeral Director Daily / August 20, 2024 /

  The introduction of Titan Casket Company’s new product the “Hypercasket” was the most read article on Funeral Director Daily over the past 30 days. . . . But, there were other articles dealing with other issues such as cremation, creativity, start-ups, and acquisitions that also found there way into our Top 5. If you…

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