Join NHFA at the FUNERAL RULE WORKSHOP with the Federal Trade Commission! September 7, 2023 at 9:30am. Washington, DC. In-person, virtual, or submit a public comment! Let the FTC know that we want transparent funeral pricing for all – nobody should have to jump through hoops to understand funeral pricing, especially when they are grieving.  The FTC, or Federal Trade Commission, is the governing body that regulates the funeral industry. They have one regulation called the Funeral Rule that determines what funeral homes can and cannot do. This past November, they put out an Advanced Not ..read more

Join us Monday,  August 14th at 5pm PT | 8pm ET for our August 2023 Webinar - Good Dying: An African American Perspective. This 90-minute event will be led by William Dixon. Register to attend this event live, or receive the recording made available afterward to all registrants. There is a sliding scale to attend, starting at $10. Link to register here. In this webinar, palliative care chaplain William Dixon will draw on thirty years of healthcare experience and his doctoral research to explore the concept of good dying from an African American perspective. William will discuss how an ..read more

NHFA's 2023 US Funeral Consumer Survey concluded in September 2023. Over three hundred respondents participated from across the United States. In summary -- NHFA found that cost does matter to funeral consumers in the United States. The majority of funeral consumers in our survey indicated that the cost of a funeral posed a substantial burden, and a majority of consumers surveyed indicated that if prices were available online, they would do price comparisons to find the best affordable options. A majority of consumers surveyed also preferred price transparency, stating a strong preference th ..read more

Join us on Wednesday, September 27th at 5pm PT | 8pm ET for BACKYARD BURIALS with Elizabeth Fournier of Green Burial Portland. Register to attend this event live, or receive the recording made available afterward to all registrants. There is a sliding scale to attend, starting at $10. Link to register here. In this webinar, green burial advocate Elizabeth Fournier will talk about backyard burial in the United States. A backyard burial includes burying a person on residential property, or land that is privately owned. Most bodies are buried in established, endorsed cemeteries, but burial on ..read more

Vote to see Community Deathcare Panels at SXSW 2024! See links to vote below. NHFA Board Member Isabel Knight & former Board Member Lashanna Williams are pitching two panels on community deathcare for the 2024 South by Southwest Conference. Your input during the Community Voting Period (until 8/20) can help make these panels a reality! PANEL #1: ARE YOU AFRAID TO DIE ALONE? WHY WE NEED COMMUNITY DEATHCARE Join us, a group of nonprofit leaders whose organizations are championing community deathcare as we talk about why deathcare is inherently a community-driven project. You cannot have a ..read more