2012 NFDA Grassroots Advocacy SurveyDo you have a special relationship with your member of Congress or a member of his or her staff? Do you want to help your member of Congress better understand funeral directors, funeral service and small business issues? NFDA is looking for your help with its Key Contact program, a grassroots network of NFDA members that help foster relationships between the association and all 535 members of Congress. Read more...
United We Stand: Funeral Service Comes Together for NFDA’s 2012 Advocacy SummitFor Immediate Release: January 19, 2012 Brookfield, Wis. – Representatives from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), Cremation Association of North America (CANA), National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association (NFD&MA), KAVOD – Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels, the International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR), and Selected Independent Funeral Homes (SIFH) will come together with one voice in the nation's capital during the 2012 NFDA Advocacy Summit to advance important federal legislation that impacts funeral homes, small business and families served by funeral homes. The 2012 Advocacy Summit will take place March 7-9 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. NFDA Announces Spring "Meet the Mentors" Program for Young Funeral ProfessionalsFor Immediate Release: January 19, 2012 Brookfield, Wis. – After hosting its first Meet the Mentors program in fall 2011, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is giving young funeral professionals another chance to learn from three of the profession's top experts and to network with like-minded peers. The next Meet the Mentors event, which is being held in cooperation with the Funeral Service Foundation, will take place March 26-27 at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. Government Accountability Office Issues Report on State Regulation of Funeral ServicePosted: January 18, 2012 A just-released report by the General Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that state officials have a mixed opinion on the need for future federal involvement in regulating funeral service. The report is an update of a study GAO did in 2003 at the request of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), who was then chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. |
 
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