Funeral Consumers Alliance

Valerie Bayham of the Institute for Justice gave this fun - and inspiring - description of how government regulators give in to industry demands at the expense of consumers.

FCA Executive Director Joshua Slocum delivered this welcome address to the 2008 FCA Biennial Conference delegation in Seattle.

A slideshow on how to get the word out to regulators and the public about your funeral consumer advocacy, from the oldest and largest funeral consumer group, Peoples Memorial Association. Presented by PMA President Ruth Bennett and Executive Director John Eric Rolfstad.

Executive Director Josh Slocum\'s slide show \"Advocacy 101\" for the 2008 FCA Biennial Conference.

Mark Harris, author of \"Grave Matters,\" prepared this slide show on natural burial and common questions about it for the FCA 2008 National Conference.

An illustrated slide show of modern families taking care of their own dead privately.

A step-by-step guide, with real-life examples, on how to track funeral consumer issues in your state. The Action Plan includes tips on attending state funeral board meetings, tracking good and bad legislation affecting funeral consumers, getting the word out to the media, and building coalitions with other organizations to ensure funeral consumer rights are protected. Presented by FCA Executive Director Joshua Slocum at the 2008 FCA National Biennial Conference.

Outgoing President Joyce Homan delivered this speech - \"The Chivas Regal Effect\" - to the 2008 FCA National Biennial Conference.

What\'s an \"elevator speech,\" and why do you need one? How do you get professionals from other advocacy organizations interested in what you do as a funeral consumer group? Julie Lomoe, Administrator for the Memorial Society of the Mohawk-Hudson Region has the answers in this guide.

Kathryn Tucker, Director of Legal Affairs for Compassion and Choices, gave this presentation on barriers to patient choice in pain management and hastening death at the 2008 FCA Biennial Conference.