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You are a gift to the families you serve.
As a funeral director, you constantly care for families and communities while running a business in a demanding profession. As the National Funeral Directors Association, our mission — in all of that — is to be the best at looking out for you.
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FOR YOU
Your career. Your well-being. Your growth.
Continuing education, community, conferences, career support and the connections that make the funeral profession and industry worth staying in. EXPLORE
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YOUR BUSINESS
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Legal forms, music licensing, recruiting, compliance, preneed and the business resources that keep your funeral home running well. EXPLORE
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OUR  PROFESSION
Shaping the future of funeral service.
NFDA provides full-time advocacy in Washington, D.C., original research and a community of professionals dedicated to advancing the funeral service profession. EXPLORE

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Oct 25
2026 NFDA International Convention & Expo Location: Charlotte, NC Duration: Multiple Days Credit Hours: 13
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Nov 10
Arrangement Solutions Academy – November 2026 Location: Virtual Event Duration: Multiple Days Credit Hours: 6
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Funeral profession conference.
  • Meet continuing education (CE) requirements with free monthly webinars
  • Discounts to NFDA events and training
  • Connect with peers across the world
  • Member benefits apply to your entire team
  • Access to 300+ legal forms
  • Free consultation with human resources and OSHA experts
  • Connect with funeral professionals across the country
  • Access research and resources relevant to your work
  • Find opportunities to collaborate and grow
  • Free limited membership while you’re in school
  • Support and guidance for entering the profession
  • Career opportunities to start you on your path
  • Visibility with 20,000+ NFDA members
  • Exhibit at the world’s largest funeral profession expo
  • Multiple sponsorship and advertising opportunities
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NFDA serves you and your peers at every stage of your career

Reasons to join NFDA

NFDA is the only funeral service organization with a full-time lobbyist watching out for our interests in Washington, D.C. Your support enables your advocacy team to act promptly and positively for NFDA members of all funeral services
Robert T. Arrington, CCO, Former NFDA Advocacy Chair

Featured NFDA Stories

NFDA and Selected Independent Funeral Homes Announce Intent to Combine Organizations  Embargoed Until: July 29, 2026, 1 p.m. CT  Brookfield, Wis. / Lincolnshire, Ill. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and Selected Independent Funeral Homes (Selected) announced today that their Boards of Directors have signed a Letter of Intent to pursue the merger of the two organizations, creating a unified association designed to offer leadership development, professional education […] CONTINUE READING CONTINUE READING >
Funeral Face-Off Returns with a Fun New Twist Think you know funeral service? It’s time to prove it. The 2026 Funeral Face-Off is coming back to the NFDA International Convention & Expo with a fresh new format that blends funeral service knowledge with pop culture, making this year’s competition more fun and accessible than ever before. While contestants can still expect a few […] Continue Reading Continue Reading >
Why NFDA Is Taking Funeral Service to the National Stage by Jessica Koth, NFDA Director of Public Relations Every day, millions of Americans encounter stories about death, grief and funeral service. Those stories shape how families think about funeral planning, memorialization and the value of working with a funeral professional. That’s why NFDA invests in consumer public relations. Our goal isn’t simply to generate headlines. […] Continue Reading Continue Reading >
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