News you can Use. . . change of ownership options, upcoming webinars, timely podcasts

April 14, 2022/Afternoon Edition/

Once again my desk is getting piled up. .. In today’s Afternoon Edition I’m forwarding information from our friends at Clifton, Larson, Allen on the six options for ownership succession, bringing you information on upcoming webinars, and sending forward links to Death Care podcasts dealing with advice for the younger generation of funeral home owners, information on Natural Organic Reduction, and some information on the Death Care professions’ outreach to our military veterans and the “Journey to Serve” campaign.

Know your Options for Ownership Succession – An short informative paper on Six Options for Ownership Succession from Clifton, Larson, Allen

Clifton, Larson Allen says “Business succession planning can be complex and challenging. Explore all your options before deciding how to leave your company.”

For information on this subject click here.

Solving the Digital Marketing Mystery — A webinar from Funeral Directors Life. Scheduled for Tuesday, April 19.

Funeral Directors Life says “Join Funeral Directors Life’s digital marketing experts Mitchell McLean, VP of Digital Marketing, and Haley Laurence, Digital Marketing Coordinator, as they pull back the curtain of digital marketing! “

For more information and to register click here.

Cremation Association of America’s (CANA) Peer Support Meeting — an interactive support network of individuals who work in the death care community. Scheduled for Tuesday, April 19.

CANA says, “Join our regular third Tuesday meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support. This meeting is open to anyone who serves their communities during some of their worst moments, providing care to the grieving. That includes everyone from the front office to the back room, chapel to gravesite, suited to coveralls — and everyone in-between. As a peer support meeting, all are invited to share personal experiences and connect with people who understand what you experience everyday.

Marguerite Ham brings her coaching expertise to facilitate the April meeting to cover Tension & Distrust in the Workplace.”

For more information click here.

Death Care Podcasts:

From the National Funeral Director’s Association and their “Brush with Death” podcast series – “Man Made. .. Mulch”

NFDA says, “In this special Earth Day episode, Gabe and his guest, Micah Truman, CEO of Return Home, are talking about a very interesting and new form of disposition known formally as “Natural Organic Reduction”.

For more information and this podcast click here.

From Funeral Directors Life and their “FD Talks” podcast series – “Learning more about Journey to Serve”

Funeral Directors Life says, “. . the Journey to Serve” campaign was created to help funeral homes recruit veterans and lead them from one selfless position of service to another. On the latest installment of FD Talks, host Rob Davidson speaks with Lee Wiensch, CFRE and Executive Director at the Funeral Service Foundation, and Jim Price, President of ICCFA Educational Foundation.

For more information and this podcast click here.

From Parting Stone and their “Deathcare Decoded” podcast series – “Modern Tradition — Funeral business ownership in today’s world”

Deathcare Decoded says “(We) talk about being a first generation funeral business owner in today’s deathcare world. We discuss changes that funeral businesses saw during the Covid-19 pandemic, the differences between being an independent tradesman and owning a funeral home, and advice for other young funeral professionals stepping into first time funeral home ownership.”

For more information and this podcast click here.

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