16 Oct 2019

Funeral Director Monthly praised for ‘tackling sensitive issues’ as it wins silver at the Association Excellence Awards

In October, members of the NAFD team attended the 2019 Association Excellence Awards, held at The Kia Oval, for which the Association was a finalist in four categories – taking home a silver award for Funeral Director Monthly.

The NAFD was up for not only the Best Association Magazine award for Funeral Director Monthly, but also Best Longstanding Association Event for the National Funeral Exhibition 2019, Best Association Team for the work of National Office and it was shortlisted by the organisers for the coveted Overall Best Association Award too.

Founded in 2014, the Association Excellence awards have gone from strength to strength and are the acknowledged accolade to recognise and reward the hard-won achievements of trade bodies, professional membership organisations and associations. Bringing together an outstanding panel of judges, representing associations from every sector, these awards will recognise individuals, teams and initiatives and highlight excellence in how trade bodies operate and serve their members and clients.

Shortlisted entries were reviewed by 33 independent judges who are all chief executives of leading associations. The judges’ said of Funeral Director Monthly that it is “good use of a publication as a business tool to underpin renewal and also communicate on key topics for members.”

The judges also commented that the magazine “aligns well to key issues of small business owner in its purpose. The magazine is well positioned in the customer journey to build awareness with future members and also those influencers to the sector.”

The NAFD was against the likes of Diabetes UK, the Royal College of Midwives, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Builders’ Merchant Federation, the Law Society of Scotland, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the National Police Federation in the various categories.

Jon Levett, Chief Executive Officer of the NAFD, said: “I am delighted that the NAFD team was recognised for their work to support members in running their businesses, for representing the Association to Government and the media, for upholding and developing standards and the reputation of the profession and for organising events that inspire, inform and educate funeral directors.

“It is fantastic to bring home a silver award for Funeral Director Monthly. Given the nature of many of the projects we’re currently working on, who knows – next year we might secure a coveted gold one.”

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