Tender Comment: The what, how and why of being a social franchise
Tender Funerals is structured as a social franchise, with Tender Funerals services operating as social franchisees of Tender Funerals Australia. With the concept of social franchising still fairly new in Australia, we’re often asked what this means, how it...
Port Kembla’s Tender Funerals expands across the country providing an affordable yet memorable service
Illawarra Mercury 15 June 2022 A community-based model to ensure funerals don’t leave loved ones in mountains of debt is finally taking off around the country, thanks to a dedicated group in Port Kembla. Not-for-profit Tender Funerals has just expanded with a...
Tender Funerals Mid North Coast launch celebrates community support
Port News 9 June 2022 A push to bring the Tender Funerals’ not-for-profit funeral service model to the region started with a working group formed in 2019. The group of volunteers launched into fundraising, community engagement and community education. They...
Tender Comment: Collapse of Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund
Recently it was announced that the group of funeral funds known as the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund or Youpla has gone into liquidation, leaving around 15,000 First Nations funeral policy holders unable to pay for their funerals. This is a disaster for the many...
Tender Funerals Mid North Coast creates crowdfunding campaign for healing garden
Port News 25 March 2022 Tender Funerals Mid North Coast has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the establishment of a healing garden. Tender Funerals is a registered charity, newly established in the Hastings, offering holistic funerals and community...Media
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Tender Comment: The what, how and why of being a social franchise
Port Kembla’s Tender Funerals expands across the country providing an affordable yet memorable service
Tender Funerals Mid North Coast launch celebrates community support
Tender Comment: Collapse of Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund
Tender Funerals Mid North Coast creates crowdfunding campaign for healing garden
Media release: Videos highlight Wills risk for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Media release: Organisations call for extra time for funeral policy holders to claim against failed funeral insurance fund
How funerals are changing
At the Community Coffin Club in Ulverstone, living and dying well are part of life
Building soon to start on home for Tender Funerals Mid North Coast
Affordable funerals with community-run funeral service
Tender Funerals to hold day of commemoration with picnic, get-together on Sunday
Community-based funeral service at Port Kembla receives a NSW government funding boost
Jenny Briscoe-Hough: We have to give up the idea of what will I get out of it?
Tender Funerals: Port Kembla community throws support behind affordable funeral parlour
Non-traditional funerals are changing how families and loved ones say goodbye
Best of 2018: Jenny Briscoe-Hough
Consumer advocacy group investigates the world of DIY funerals
Woven coffins and affordable funerals as community-run funeral service breathes new life into the death trade