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5/21/2025	Foundation Surpasses $1 Million in Academic Scholarships Awarded
5/12/2025	Creating Space for Healing: The Art of Holding Space - Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in May
4/14/2025	CANA Convention Registration is Open: Experience true luxury at CANA’s 107th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention this August
4/7/2025	Take a Break Before You Need a Break: Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in January
4/2/2025	Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications to CANA’s 107th Cremation Innovation Convention
4/1/2025	Practical, Results-Driven Cremation Specialist Training: Registration Deadline July 31, 2025
3/11/2025	Prioritizing Our Industry’s Mental Wellness: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in March 2025
2/24/2025	Learning Paths for Funeral Professionals at Every Career Stage: The Professional Cremation Curriculum from CANA
2/17/2025	2025 Crematory Operations In-Person Trainings Announced
2/15/2025	The Funeral Service Foundation Launches Spring 2025 Scholarship Season
2/10/2025	Finding Mentorship: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in February
1/27/2025	Trust vs. Insurance: What’s Right For You? Wendy Russell Wiener, Bill Williams and The Great Debate at the 2025 CANA Symposium
1/20/2025	Harness The Power of Digital Marketing and Technology with Welton Hong: Leverage Technology to Grow Preneed at the 2025 CANA Symposium
1/14/2025	Bridging Hospice and Funeral Services: A Compassionate Continuum of Care: Engaging Hospice with Greg Grabowski at the 2025 CANA Symposium
1/13/2025	Randy Anderson and Support for Ourselves and Our Profession: Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in January
12/19/2024	Funeral Service Foundation Awards Record Academic Scholarships: Funds support 36 students of funeral service from 15 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces
12/10/2024	The Hope and Disappointment of Mismatched Expectations: Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in December with Jolena Grande
12/2/2024	2025 CANA Symposium: Seek Success at Every Step
11/11/2024	In Grief When Serving the Grieving: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in November
10/9/2024	Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in October
9/23/2024	CANA Membership Elects Leaders Annual Meeting
9/18/2024	CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention a Success!
9/9/2024	Social Connection and Recovery - Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in September
8/26/2024	Information Is Power: Updates From Industry Experts at CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention
8/19/2024	The Power of Service and Human Connection on Display at CANA’s 106th Convention
8/14/2024	Burnout in the Workplace: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in August
8/12/2024	Avoiding Mistakes of the Past: The Eternal Value of Cremation Memorials
8/5/2024	Death Becomes Her: Insights On Young Professionals from Jolena Grande - The Changing Demographics of Funeral Service at CANA’S 106th Cremation Innovation Convention
7/22/2024	Cybersecurity Awareness: Recognizing a Threat and Protecting Your Data -- Secure Your Digital Operations at the CANA Convention
7/15/2024	Being a Leader of Influence at CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention
7/11/2024	How We Work Together: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in July
7/8/2024	The Silent Problem: Talking About Mental Health and Funeral Service - In-Person Workshop in Chicago this September
6/11/2024	Rising Together: Three Years of Virtual Peer Support Meetings
6/6/2024	A Glimpse of What’s To Come at CANA Convention: Scholarship Application for CANA’s 106th Annual Convention Closes June 12
5/30/2024	CANA Releases 2024 Annual Cremation Statistics Report Showing Steady, Slowing National Growth
5/23/2024	Funeral Service Foundation Awards $185,000 In Academic & Professional Development Scholarship Support
5/22/2024	Registration Now Open For CANA Convention: CANA’s 106th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention is in Chicago this September
5/14/2024	Where Expectation Meets Reality: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in May
4/25/2024	Pappas Grubbs Price PC Announces New Name
4/22/2024	Announcing the First Natural Organic Reduction Operations Certification
4/8/2024	The Cases That Stick With Us: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in April
3/28/2024	CANA-Certified Cremation Specialist Training Program: Registration Deadline July 31, 2024
3/8/2024	The Future of Deathcare Symposium: Post-Event Wrap Up
2/21/2024	2024 CANA Symposium: It’s a Wrap!
2/14/2024	The Funeral Service Foundation Announces More than 175 Academic and Professional Development Scholarships in second half of 2023
2/8/2024	Building Mental Fitness: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in February
1/29/2024	Innovation Takes the Stage at the 2024 CANA Symposium
1/22/2024	Exploring New Markets at CANA’s 2024 Symposium
1/12/2024	Selling With Sensitivity at the 2024 CANA Symposium
1/10/2024	Doing Just Enough at Work: Virtual Funeral Professions Peer Support Meeting In January
1/8/2024	Thriving Despite Stressors: Evolving Leadership at the 2024 CANA Symposium
12/13/2023	Self-Care for the Holidays
12/1/2023	2024 CANA Symposium: Thinking Green
11/14/2023	Mourning Our Own, Together: Glenda Stansbury
11/7/2023	Announcing the CANA COCP Available Online in Español Français and English
11/1/2023	CANA Receives 2023 Power of Associations Silver Award for Peer Support Meetings
10/11/2023	Where Peer Support Meets Mentorship: Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting In October
10/6/2023	The Funeral Service Foundation Is Now Accepting Academic Scholarship Applications
10/6/2023	The Funeral Service Foundation Is Now Accepting Academic Scholarship Applications
9/11/2023	Trying (And Failing) To Do It All: September Meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support
9/5/2023	Built to Last: How to Breathe New Life Into Cemeteries – Free Webinar
8/30/2023	CANA Launches Digital Badges and Certificates
8/21/2023	CANA Membership Elects New Directors, New President In Hybrid Annual Meeting
8/14/2023	CANA’S 105th Cremation Innovation Convention a Success!
8/7/2023	Brian Waters Leads August Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting
7/24/2023	Increasing Permanent Memorialization for Cremation Families
7/17/2023	Mentorship and Coaching at the CANA Convention
7/10/2023	Targeting With Data: Statistics and Insights from Eric Layer
7/10/2023	Explore The Value Of Peer Support: Virtual Peer Support Meeting
7/3/2023	Regulate, Recruit, and React: A Quick Take on Current Issues
6/26/2023	Staff Engagement Workshop with Glenda Stansbury And Brent Patterson
6/19/2023	Responding To Suicide Death and Recognizing Suicide Risk
6/9/2023	Funeral Service Foundation Awards $134,900 in Scholarship Support
6/9/2023	Funeral Service Foundation Awards $134,900 in Scholarship Support
6/8/2023	CANA Releases 2023 Annual Cremation Statistics Report, Showing Steady Growth and Possible Plateau
6/5/2023	Congratulating the CANA-Certified Cremation Specialists
5/30/2023	CANA-Certified Cremation Specialist Training Program - Accepting Applicants June 1, 2023
5/23/2023	Program Announced for CANA’s 105th Cremation Innovation Convention
5/17/2023	Scholarship Applications Now Open for CANA Convention
5/9/2023	Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting: Permission to Grieve
4/12/2023	Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting on Facing the Unfamiliar
3/14/2023	Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting on Suicide and Disenfranchised Grief
2/6/2023	Peer Support for Arrangement Conference Challenges
1/25/2023	CANA’S 2023 Cremation Symposium: Stay Ahead of Evolving Consumer Expectations
1/18/2023	CANA’S 2023 Cremation Symposium: The Young and the Restless
1/11/2023	Take Direction from the Culture Compass at 2023 Cremation Symposium
12/27/2022	Efficiency Or Die: Join A Gentle Chat at the 2023 Symposium
12/5/2022	Learn The Right Way Of Management At CANA's 2023 Cremation Symposium
11/23/2022	2023 Cremation Symposium: Ignite The Spark
11/17/2022	Announcing a First-Of-Its-Kind Credential for Cremation Specialists
10/20/2022	Funeral Industry Practices Rule Under Review: CANA Comments During FTC Meeting
10/11/2022	When Communications Cause Conflict
9/19/2022	CANA/Passages Conference Demonstrates The Passion Behind Green Funerals
9/13/2022	Helping People Is What We Do
9/6/2022	The Lowdown On AH, NOR, And Fair Trade In Funeral Service
9/1/2022	Cemeteries — In Shades Of Green
9/1/2022	One In Four U.S. Households Have Cremated Remains
8/31/2022	CANA's 104th Cremation Innovation Convention A Success!
8/25/2022	Find The Opportunity In Any Situation
8/25/2022	Greening The Cremation Process
8/24/2022	CANA Welcomes New Directors, New President
8/23/2022	Articulating The Value of Green
8/8/2022	Without You, There is No We - Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in August
8/1/2022	Stronger Together: The Value Of Peer Support - Employee Engagement & Retention at CANA’s Convention
7/25/2022	Cremation & Preneed: The Business Case and Strategies at CANA’s Convention
7/18/2022	How Many Households Have Cremated Remains?
7/13/2022	Question Everything with Brian Waters
7/11/2022	Peer Support for Manager Conflict
7/5/2022	Cremation Trends and Statistics For Your Business
7/1/2022	The Green Funeral Conference Returns In 2022!
6/27/2022	Interactive Strategic Planning with Jake Johnson
6/13/2022	FPPS/CANA Peer Support Celebrates One Year Anniversary
6/1/2022	Program Announced for CANA’s 104th Cremation Innovation Convention
5/16/2022	CANA Heads to Atlanta for 104th Cremation Innovation Convention
5/11/2022	Facing Tension & Distrust in the Workplace
5/10/2022	Health, Safety And Service: Peer Support Meeting
5/5/2022	CANA Events - Something for Everyone
4/28/2022	Permission To Grieve—Virtual Workshop With Glenda Stansbury
3/7/2022	What Could Possibly Go Wrong In The Preproom?
2/21/2022	Speakers Make Headlines at the CANA Symposium
2/7/2022	Peer Support Meeting with Larry Stuart, Jr.
1/31/2022	Funeral Business Ethics in a Post-COVID World
1/24/2022	Embracing the DIY Consumer with Lacy Robinson
1/17/2022	Captivate the Cremation Customer’s Attention
1/10/2022	Creating a Culture of Trust
1/10/2022	Peer Support Meeting With Dr. Jason Troyer
1/3/2022	Announcing In-Person Trainings in Crematory Operations
1/1/2022	Storytelling For Funeral Service
12/13/2021	Funeral Professionals Peer Support for the Holidays
12/6/2021	Symposium Puts Your Story Center Stage
11/7/2021	Consumer Attitudes Toward Online Deathcare Are Changing
11/5/2021	Have A Conversation With Codi Shewan
11/2/2021	CANA’s Cremation Symposium Returns!
10/25/2021	CANA Welcomes New Directors
10/15/2021	Families Prefer Experience Over Extravagance
10/11/2021	Virtual Connection With Colleagues and Glenda Stansbury
8/23/2021	CANA Hosted Innovators In Seattle For 103rd Convention
7/27/2021	CANA COCP Resumes Limited In-Person Trainings
7/27/2021	Exhibitors Featured at CANA’s 103rd Convention
6/28/2021	Program Announced for CANA’s 103rd In-Person Cremation Innovation Convention
6/21/2021	Beyond Green: What Is Fair Trade And Why Should You Care?
6/14/2021	Peer Support Meeting For Funeral Professionals, By Funeral Professionals
5/24/2021	Discounted CANA Certification Honors Military Service Members
5/17/2021	Registration Now Open for CANA’s 103rd In-Person Cremation Innovation Convention
5/1/2021	CANA Announces Pandemic Cremation Data & 2030 Predictions
4/15/2021	Leverage Cremation Trends to Your Advantage
4/7/2021	Join CANA’s Final Crucial Conversation On April 14!
4/1/2021	CANA’s Third Crucial Conversation To Focus On Business Trends And Opportunities
3/23/2021	Join CANA’s Second Crucial Conversation on March 31!
3/23/2021	Funeral Service Fdn & ICCFA Educational Fdn Team up to Launch Veteran Recruiting Initiative
3/23/2021	Funeral Service Fdn & ICCFA Educational Fdn Team up to Launch Veteran Recruiting Initiative
3/16/2021	CANA Initiates Crucial Conversation Series March 24!
3/3/2021	A New Kind of Event From CANA!
1/19/2021	Results of the CANA Pulse Poll on COVID-19 Vaccines
12/22/2020	CANA’s 2021 Cremation Symposium Postponed. See You In 2022!
12/4/2020	Health for the Holidays: Self-Care Webinar for Funeral Professionals
11/23/2020	Snapshot: Cremation Statistics from the U.S. Pandemic
9/18/2020	CANA Elects New Directors
7/20/2020	The Virtual Connections are Real at CANA’s Convention
7/2/2020	Finding Purpose, Even In Times Of Uncertainty Codi Shewan Keynotes CANA’s 102nd Virtual Convention
6/25/2020	Discounts on CANA’s Virtual Convention & Trade Show
6/16/2020	Registration Now Open! CANA’s 102nd Annual Convention and Tradeshow Goes Virtual
4/28/2020	CANA’s 102nd Annual Convention and Tradeshow Goes Virtual
2/11/2020	Barbara Kemmis elected to National Museum of Funeral History Board of Directors
10/11/2019	Passages International and CANA: First-Ever Green Funeral Conference a Success!
5/1/2019	CANA’s 101st Convention: Step Into the Winner’s Circle with Us!
4/24/2019	First-Ever Green Funeral Conference Scheduled for October
3/11/2019	Radiation Contamination Following Cremation
2/21/2019	Business Superheroes Challenge Assumptions and Get to the Truth
1/24/2019	Work Smarter So You Can Serve Better Rediscover Your Inspiration at CANA Symposium
1/17/2019	Invest in Your Team and Everyone Wins! Learn How at CANA’s 2019 Cremation Symposium
1/10/2019	Untapped Potential: How Preneed Programs Bring Value to Businesses and Families Alike
1/2/2019	CANA Symposium Keynoter to Show How “Trigger Talk” Generates More Business
12/3/2018	Become a Business Superhero at CANA’s 2019 Cremation Symposium and Preneed Summit
11/29/2018	Certified Pet Crematory Operator Program Now Available Online
7/31/2018	CANA’s 100th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention: A Peek into the Next 100 Years
6/19/2018	CANA’s 100th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention
6/13/2018	Understanding Cremation Growth
12/6/2017	CANA’S 2018 CREMATION SYMPOSIUM • Connecting the Dots
7/19/2017	The Cremation Logs: CANA Launches Blog
6/19/2017	The U.S. Cremation Rate Exceeds 50%. Now What?
4/19/2017	CANA’s 99th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention in NYC
4/4/2017	CANA CREMATION OPERATIONS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM™ (CANA COCP™) NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
3/1/2017	CANA President Borden Joins Pierce Mortuary College Board
8/9/2016	Cremation Rate Rises to 48.6 Percent as Public Attitude Changes
8/4/2016	CANA/IAOPCC TO OFFER CERTIFIED PET CREMATORY OPERATOR PROGRAM (CPCO)
5/25/2016	Worsham College of Mortuary Science Cancels Proposed Merger
5/24/2016	CANA, CTQ, FSAC Partnership Bringing French Language Crematory Operations Training To Canada
2/16/2016	CANA’s 2016 Cremation Symposium a Huge Success
2/4/2016	Introducing CANA Education Online, a First-of-Its-Kind Industry Learning Tool
10/22/2015	CANA Board Member Erin Whitaker Joins Foundation Partners Group
10/14/2015	Crematory Experts Available to Discuss Ebola Precautions
10/7/2015	U.S. Cremation Rate Nearly Doubles Over Past 15 Years
10/1/2015	Cremation is the New Tradition
8/11/2015	CANA Welcomes New Board Members
8/11/2015	Breaking Attendance Records: CANA’s 97th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention
8/11/2015	“The History of Cremation,” a New Exhibit at the National Museum of Funeral History
4/30/2015	CANA's 97th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention
1/7/2015	ICCFA and CANA Partner on Joint Recycling Statement
11/20/2014	Leading Associations Team Up to Present 2015 Cremation Symposium
9/5/2014	CANA Legal Counsel: A Valuable Member Benefit
8/12/2014	CANA WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
4/23/2014	CANA's 96th Annual Convention Comes to Minneapolis
2/17/2014	ICCFA Partners with CANA for 2014 Cremation Training
7/30/2013	CREMATION’S PAST AND FUTURE: CANA’s Centennial Convention
7/8/2013	CANA's COCP: All-New Curriculum to Premiere August 7, 2013
6/17/2013	FAMIC Launches Unprecedented National Consumer Awareness Campaign
6/17/2013	FAMIC Launches Unprecedented National Consumer Awareness Campaign
2/1/2013	CANA President Responds to CNBC Documentary
11/29/2012	2013 CANA & NFDA Cremation Symposium Offers Success Secrets from Cremation Experts
5/14/2012	CANA Goes Mobile
5/1/2012	Member Benefits
5/1/2012	Member Benefits
11/5/2011	CANA/NFDA Shatter Pre-Convention Attendance Record
10/4/2011	CANA appoints New Executive Director

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