Presentations, Workshops, and Tabling Events

We tailor presentations to meet the specific needs of the group, including senior centers, hospice and hospital in-services for staff and volunteers, adult education in schools and churches, food co-ops, civic organizations, environmental and conservation groups, town cemetery trustees, and many more. To schedule an in-service, workshop, community presentation, or informational event, email [email protected].

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  • List of presenters
  • Presentations
  • Workshops
  • In-Services

Green Burial Presentations

A green burial survey by the funeral publishing trade industry Kates-Boyleston conducted in the spring of 2021 revealed that 91% of the respondents are interested in green burial and 84.4% would favor it if it was available near them. Town-wide presentations draw large crowds, and elected officials are eager to learn more. We are happy to speak with cemetery trustees to present the facts and materials we've developed to assist NH cemetery trustees make the change. Following up with a town-wide event helps everyone stay informed and cultivates community support.
  • For the Public: Presentations tailored to your group—some titles include Going Out Green, Exploring Natural Burial Options, What is Green Burial?
  • For Cemetery Trustees: Green Burial in Your Municipal Cemetery
  • ​For Land Trusts: Conservation Burial Whys and How-tos

Home Funeral Presentations

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For many who wish for green burial, home care is a natural choice. Regardless of the reason for choosing to do all or part of caring for our own dead, it's good to know we have choices. Through these public presentations and ensuing questions and discussions, we can all learn something new about how funerals work in general and how we can design and change them up to fit individual family dynamics, time constraints, and spiritual needs.
  • Home Funerals and Green Burials, Naturally
  • Caring For Our Own Dead: Individuals, Families, Care Communities, and Blended Service Funerals
  • ​For Hospice Staff: Inservice on Home Funerals

Overview of Funeral and Disposition Options

We can also present a combo of funeral and disposition options that cover the funeral period, and include green burial and home funeral, and home burial information. This is a favorite in senior facilities, schools, and churches.
  • It's Your Funeral, Do It Your Way: Learning about all the options​
  • ​Home Funerals, Green Burials, and Everything In Between

Hospice and Medical Professional In-Services

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Hospices, hospitals, emergency rooms, care facilities, government agencies, and other groups are often unaware of the liability issues involved when serving families who choose family-led after-death care. Hospices wishing to provide information to their staff will find everything they need in this 3-part in-service and training offered by Redesigning the End. I designed Hospice and Home Funerals to provide hospice staff with everything they need with a three-year access, including updates.

Knowing about the option of family-led after death care by all those who might be involved also increases professionals' and volunteers' ability to assist families in crisis, often before the death has occurred. Whether brief to cover the fine points, a more detailed session, or full day workshop, we've got you covered. And for funeral directors who may be asked for assistance from a home funeral family, we can explain the ins and outs what to expect. 

Educational Workshops

If you would like to schedule a workshop of 8+ participants from the general public, private groups or spiritual communities, we will come to you or prepare an online event.
Learn how to care for your own at home in this one-day, five-hour hands-on workshop and demonstration. We'll cover how to conduct a home funeral on your own terms from soup to nuts, including: legal responsibilities, paperwork and processes; how to perform basic body care; how to include family and friends, clergy and others; the roles of hospital, care facility, hospice personnel, home funeral guides and funeral directors; and explore the benefits of family-led, family-directed after-death care.