CFDA’s Quarterly Pop Up Mixer - Los Angeles Edition! The CFDA meetings took place in Los Angeles this quarter, and to kick it off, Hollywood Forever hosted a Pop-Up Mixer on the rooftop of their Gower Mausoleum. This was a wonderful opportunity for members, non-members, students, and vendors, to come together for some conversation and camaraderie. For those who were able to arrive a little early, Hollywood Forever offered a brief tour of the grounds. Peacocks, cemetery cats, notable...

In 2027, Natural Organic Reduction (also known as Terramation), will be legal to perform in California. What does this mean? How do we offer it? How do we implement it? How do we carry out the process ourselves? These are excellent questions for our 2026 CFDA Convention Platinum Sponsor, The Natural Funeral, Inc. The Natural Funeral is a leader in eco-conscious funeral care, and a pioneer in natural organic reduction. Through their TerraCare Partner Program, they empower funeral homes,...

If you haven’t met Jim Luff of Aurora Payments, make sure you do at this year’s CFDA convention. Jim’s passion for his work, his infectious energy, and love for connecting with people make him an excellent representative of his company. Aurora Payments offers unique payment solutions tailored to the death care industry. They provide funeral homes with payment processing tools that include flexible options such as text-to-pay, ACH payments, and installments, and dividing invoices into multiple...