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Name	Fall 2008 Newsletter
Description	The Money Issue: How to Raise it and How to Stretch it Fundraising basics for FCA affiliates Don't let funeral prices scare you to death - 10 tips for saving funeral dollars FCA national board adopts policy on accepting paid advertising Celebrity undertaker sues FCA for libel and defamation - well-known funeral director Thomas Lynch takes FCA to federal court (and we fight back) Sustaining Membership - we appeal to you to make a monthly or annual commitment to support Funeral Consumers Alliance Dollars doing double-duty - how to find company matching grants your donors can use to boost their support to your FCA Pinch those pennies - how to run a lean office without skimping on the necessaries
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Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) is a Federation of Nonprofit Consumer Information Societies protecting a consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral since 1963.