Benefits

“As the old saying goes, this is a men’s club. But not any more!”

Funeral service has been dominated by men – but that’s changing. And AWFD is here to support the hundreds of women who are venturing into this long-dominated field.

Welcome to the only association for women funeral service professionals. We exist to provide you with resources, tools, and networking opportunities to empower you to do the work you love, and live the best possible life: to strengthen the presence of women in funeral service. Our members include women who are:

• licensed directors and embalmers
• those in service as apprentices
• mortuary college students

$120.00 for licensed professionals

$25.00 for mortuary college students and apprentices

Pay by Check

You may send a check for your annual membership dues to:

Association of Women Funeral Directors
12949 Irwin Way
Boulder Creek, CA. 95006

Please provide all contact details including: Full Name, Firm/College Name, Physical Address, Your Firm’s Web site address, and your personal or professional email address.

You’re Taking Back Your Rightful Place

As you all know, in America’s early days, women were much more likely to be the ones most intimately involved with caring for the dead. It was women who washed, shaved and dressed corpses for quick burial services, a necessity before refrigeration or modern embalming techniques took hold.

But the Civil War changed everything. Instead of mothers or wiveswomen, male “experts” took dominion over caring for the dead. For the past 144 years, it’s been the rare woman who came into funeral service. But, that’s changing.

Get the Support You Need to Succeed

“As the old saying goes, this is a men’s club.” So said one candid young female funeral director I contacted.  She echoed the feelings of other women in funeral service: that it was a challenging place to be, but that she wouldn’t be or do anything else. “I gave up a career making 4 times the salary but I feel this is the place I need to be.”

It is for her, and for you, that I founded this association. It is my goal to nurture you, as you care for others. Teleseminars and Webinars with leading life coaches and self-development leaders, networking opportunities, and mentoring relationships through Mastermind groups will all serve to provide you with the means to live healthy, centered lives, while doing the work you are called to do.

Membership dues are affordable, and the rewards plentiful.

Membership Benefits

• Monthly newsletters with valuable articles from leaders in self-development, self-care, and professional growth
• Monthly podcasts on topics of interest to women funeral professionals
• Mastermind mentoring groups
• Significant discounts on self-care products and services, as well as professional development programs and services
• A free Website analysis, done by a leader in funeral home Website design – a $125.00 value!
• A State-based listing in the “Women in Funeral Service Locator Pages,” available to all who search the Internet looking for women funeral service professionals. The listing includes your name, funeral home name, address, phone number and URL.
• Plus much more – our strategic partners, and others, are creating valuable content and services just for you!

As of August 14, 2009, our benefits include:

$100.00 in Life Tributes Credits

For those of you who create Tribute Videos, print collateral, or the other personalization products available to you within the Life Tributes software – you’re able to get $100.00 in use credits from our strategic partner, funeralOne, using our unique AWFD promotional code.

If you’re not aware of the superb quality of this cutting-edge software, then by all means, request your free copy from funeralOne today. Once your free trial with them ends, you’ll be able to easily obtain your membership credits.

Other benefits include discounts on trade journals, graphic design services (from the wonderful creator of our beautifully-expressive AWFD logo!), inspiring  e-books, audio meditation files, DVDs from the Funeral Futurist on social media marketing, and access to our bi-monthly teleseminars – either live, or recorded – whichever suits your busy schedule.

Cost to Join

Annual membership dues are:

$120.00 for licensed professionals

For $10.00 a month, you will have access to a network of other women in funeral service, and monthly programs for support, enrichment, and personal growth.

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$25.00 for mortuary college students with proof of enrollment and apprentices

As an AWFD member, you’ll gain the networking and mentoring opportunities with women in the field, unavailable to you within the college setting. You’ll also be given well-rounded support tools and resources to enhance your education.

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We would like to invite all our new members to apply for the openings on our Advisory Board.

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• About Us

  • The Association of Women Funeral Directors was formed in 2009, in direct response to the growing numbers of women in funeral service. From the outset, our intention was two-fold: to strengthen the presence of women in the field, and to support our members in creating highly-successful careers, and more enjoyable lives. Read more...