by Brian Hayden | Mar 7, 2023 | Articles, Courses, Events, Tools
We’re partnering with the Green Burial Council to provide the Certificate of Proficiency in Green Funeral Services. This 13 module program is designed for practitioners interested in environmentally sustainable funeral services. This two-part program is the...
by Brian Hayden | Apr 27, 2022 | Articles, Courses, Events, Tools
The Green Burial Masterclass is a 12-week professional development training course for anyone interested in managing a natural burial cemetery. Lee Webster and Holly Blue Hawkins are the lead instructors. This duo is as qualified as anybody to teach to teach the...
by Brian Hayden | Mar 25, 2022 | Courses, Events
The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) is a non-profit membership organization that welcomes and supports all end-of-life doulas, trainers, and interested parties, regardless of background or level of experience. For many years NEDA has helped to set...
by Brian Hayden | Feb 11, 2022 | Events, Podcasts
PACE: Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly “This [PACE] is what kind of program I want to work in. This is what is needed.” Sonja Felton Executive Director, Huron Valley PACE This is an episode about a program that helps caregivers. I recently...
by Brian Hayden | Jan 3, 2022 | Courses, Events
The Green Burial Council (GBC) is the friendly front door to the green burial industry. The GBC was founded in 2005 by Joe Sehee to ensure that consumers would be served by having verifiable standards for green funeral enterprises as the movement grew. For many years...
by Brian Hayden | Nov 11, 2021 | Articles, Courses, Events
The NFDA (National Funeral Directors Association) Cremation and Burial Report estimates that by 2035, the cremation rate in the U.S. will reach almost 77%. Today that number is almost 60%. The increase in demand for cremation is the result of a lot of factors,...
