Contact us to learn more about this unique benefit and how we can work together to help you and your employees plan for your future.
As a premier manufacturing, service and repair company since 1974, we take immense pride in upholding the highest standards and operating with complete integrity in the industry. Our state-of-the-art operating platforms and innovative design and engineering ensure that you'll be receiving the latest in technology. Not only that, but our equipment is also dependable, environmentally conscious and cost-effective. And because we stand behind the quality of our products, we offer the best warranty available on the market today. At American Crematory, we are proud to be leaders in our industry and we are confident that our dedicated team of professionals will exceed all of your expectations.
Our industry is unlike any other. We deeply understand the significance it holds, not just in terms of the products and services we provide, but also the profound connection to the cycle of life that brought our industry into existence. This is why we empower our team to work together with immense pride and a shared vision of serving our industry with integrity and quality.
We consider ourselves more than just equipment providers. We are partners in communities all around the world, dedicated to making a difference. Together, we can forge a future where compassion and family remain at the heart of our industry.
John Raggett
[email protected]
(562) 755-1244
www.AmericanCrematory.com
Dodge
A family-owned and -operated business since 1893, The Dodge Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of preparation room supplies. We carry a complete line of stationery, urns and urn vaults, and are a source for memorial products through our partners Glass Remembrance, Capture Bead Keepsakes and Legacy Touch.
Consolidated Funeral Services (CFS), Dodge’s technology partner, provides revenue-generating websites, development services and hosting, all while paying dividends to our 5,000 website customers.
Dodge is proud to have been partnered with Insight Books and Doug Manning for more than 25 years, supplying grief recovery materials and the Continuing Care series.
As an Endorsed Supplier, Dodge supports OGR through a financial contribution toward the association's educational programming. Dodge believes that education is key to the future of our profession.
Member Benefit: 25% freight discount for orders of eligible product valued at $300 - $499.99 and 50% on orders of eligible product valued at $500 or more.
Timothy Collison
[email protected]
800.443.6343
DodgeCo.com (website)
Shop.DodgeCo.com (webstore)
Homesteaders Life Company
Homesteaders Life Company is a national leader in providing products and services to promote and support advance funeral planning and funding for end-of-life expenses.
Founded in 1906 for the expressed purpose of funding funeral and final expenses, Homesteaders has emerged as the trusted name in the funeral profession because of the stability, security and integrity of our preneed products.
We also offer comprehensive marketing and operational support to help funeral providers connect with more families than ever before, including everything from in-depth marketing analysis and text-based aftercare to lead generation and online funeral sales, all centered around EnGauge, a robust customer relationship management system (CRM) custom-built through Salesforce. Everything we offer is tailored to your business and backed by data-driven testing to ensure maximum effectiveness.
Member Benefit: OGR members receive a free, comprehensive market analysis for main branch and branch locations as well as six-months of complimentary service on eFuneral's Pro tier ($900 value).
Brent Thomas
[email protected]
800-477-3633
www.homesteaderslife.com
Johnson Consulting Group
We help businesses achieve increased performance, profitability, and success at every stage of their business lifecycle to improve and maximize their enterprise value. Whether you’re buying or acquiring, growing, building value, needing a valuation, or formulating an exit strategy, we’ll evaluate the individual components of your business and combine that with a holistic 20,000-foot-view to deliver the most powerful impact to your bottom line.
Our comprehensive suite of services revolves around four pillars of success:
Customer Service, Workplace, Marketplace, and Financials. Our experienced consultants conduct thorough assessments, identifying strengths and opportunities in each area. From enhancing customer experiences to fostering positive workplace cultures, defining market niches, and ensuring robust financial foundations, we cover every facet of your operation.
Whether you're a single location or have multiple rooftops, our tailored solutions ensure a seamless integration into your operations.
Our expert services include mergers and acquisitions, business valuations, bank lending, accounting services, business performance analysis, business performance improvement, customer survey/sales analysis program and incentive compensation programs.
Member Benefit: complimentary no-obligation one-hour consultation to cover your questions in any of these key areas: Customer Service, Workplace, Marketplace, Financials, Succession Planning
888.250.7747
[email protected]
JohnsonConsulting.com
Matthews® Aurora Funeral Solutions
Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Solutions is dedicated to providing solutions that help you grow your business and meet the evolving needs of families in today’s digital world. We deliver the broadest selection of high-quality products and are your experts on the latest in funeral solutions — from caskets to cremation merchandise to technology solutions. Ask your Matthews Aurora™ Funeral Service Consultant how OGR member funeral homes can begin to Experience the Matthews Aurora™ Difference.
Chris DiMascio
[email protected]
MatthewsAurora.com
Passages International
Passages International is dedicated to providing the best, most sustainable solutions to those seeking environmentally-friendly funeral options, including scattering solutions, biodegradable urns, eco-friendly caskets, and dignified cremation containers. We design most of our products and produce many in-house. We stand behind our unsurpassed quality and service and are proud to offer the largest selection of eco-friendly funeral products available.
Since 1999, Passages has created products that help you serve families that are looking for something different than a traditional burial. For natural burial families, we offer a variety of fair-trade certified, Green Burial Council certified, eco-friendly caskets and burial shrouds. For cremation families, we have clean-burning, sustainable bamboo cremation containers and a wide variety of Scattering Tubes and biodegradable urns that bring intention to scattering cremains. We also provide training, merchandising materials, and more to help funeral homes get comfortable offering these new, maybe unfamiliar, services to their families.
Today, over 60% of people say they are interested in greener funeral options. Today's funeral customer is looking for something that is meaningful and personal, something that represents the life they lived. Passages products help create goodbye experiences that families will remember for a lifetime.
Member Benefit:
- 5% off on Caskets, Carriers, Shrouds and the Simple Bamboo Container
- 10% off on urns and other miscellaneous supplies
[email protected]
505.830.2500
PassagesInternational.com
Ring Ring Marketing: Tailored Digital Solutions for Funeral Homes
Navigating today's digital landscape requires profound expertise and a deeply personalized approach, especially when serving funeral homes and the families they support. Ring Ring Marketing stands as a beacon in this sector, skillfully generating both at-need and pre-need calls through a wide array of digital marketing tools. Whether it's Google Ads, SEO, responsive websites, social media or targeted display ads, our strategies are meticulously crafted for each unique funeral home, eschewing the one-size-fits0all approach.
Our mission is not just about marketing; it's about legacy and community. We are committed to helping funeral homes protect and expand their market share, ensuring they remain steadfast pillars in their communities and the primary choice for families.
Integrity is more than a guiding principle at Ring Ring Marketing; it's our very foundation. Every step we take is rooted in doing what's right. Recognizing the significance of every dollar entrusted to us by families, we make sure that no ad budget is squandered and no unnecessary service is pitched. We treat each dollar with the utmost respect, as if it were our own. This commitment to families is why we offer a contract-free partnership, bolstered by a 100% money-back guarantee in the first 60 days.
Member Benefit: 20% off of GPL on all services
Welton Hong
[email protected]
888-383-2848
www.RingRingMarketing.com
SpartaCraft Inc.
A proud member of the OGR family!
Words cannot express our gratitude to you for the caring service you provide to families. In addition to our military, SpartaCraft truly appreciates the heroes of the funeral profession.
The flag cases and urns SpartaCraft builds and provides to all OGR members are the finest and most requested memorials in the United States. In addition to providing an American-made product to honor our country’s heroes, past and present, the quality of SpartaCraft memorials gives the funeral provider a source of referrals for the future needs of the families you serve.
In addition to the highest quality products, personalization is a key service we provide, so with one phone call or email to OGR Products & Services, every memorial product can be custom engraved with Laser Engraving and/or Black-on-Brass plate engraving –– and can ship the same day!
Consider this: When speaking with the family of a U.S. Veteran thinking about a flag case or urn, consider asking them, "Would your loved one prefer an American-made product, or an imported product?" This gentle reminder helps the family make a decision that best honors their loved one and hero.
Member Benefit: 5% savings over wholesale prices
Gwen Miller, Director of Sales & Marketing
[email protected]
800.282.8044 (toll-free)
SpartaCraft.com
Thumbies® Fingerprint Keepsakes
Thumbies® keepsake jewelry celebrates people and pets (Buddies Pet Keepsakes®), and is also offered in Phoenix Collection® cremation keepsakes. With this wide array of options, Thumbies remains the industry leader in quality and selection.
Thumbies keepsakes are individually handcrafted in the U.S. heartland by skilled artisans working with the highest-quality available raw materials. The team at Thumbies is able to utilize a variety of print sources to craft the perfect keepsake, including scanners, apps, or ink options. We offer the widest range of exclusive designs and proprietary materials that are not available anywhere else.
We make working with us easy by offering two sales models: you can place orders on behalf of your families, or Family Direct Ordering empowers families to purchase keepsakes when they are ready, while still providing you with additional operating revenue.
Help your families celebrate life and the ones they love by offering the most meaningful keepsake in the industry - Thumbies Fingerprint Keepsakes.
Member Benefits: 35% off retail pricing
Susan Dice, Manager of Customer Care
[email protected]
847.713.8257
Thumbies.com
Veterans Funeral Care
Veterans Funeral Care provides educational workshops focused on how to engage the veterans in your market area. How to Become the Go-to Funeral Home for Veterans, led by Licensed Funeral Directory Jim Rudolph, covers everything from branding to talking "tribally" A four-hour course is available in OGR's Learning Library to take at your convenience. Occasional in-person workshops are scheduled through OGR.
Upon completion of this course, attendees may have the option to become a licensed Veterans Funeral Care Network provider. Veterans Funeral Care Network providers are able to offer proprietary programs such as "Operation Toy Soldier" and "Retire Your Flag with Honor" to their communities. Every network provider has exclusive rights to their territory.
Member Benefit: 15% discount on VFC Network annual licensing fee
Jim Rudolph
[email protected]
727.524.9202
VeteransFuneralCare.com
Victoriaville & Co USA, Inc.
Victoriaville & Co USA, Inc. is proud to be an Endorsed Supplier.
Founded in 1907 and committed to serving funeral professionals since 1948, Victoriaville & Co is a fourth-generation family business that employs hundreds of people in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Victoriaville & Co's Urn and Keepsake Service Center located in Twinsburg, Ohio is the newest addition to the Victoriaville family. Our service center is designed to provide funeral homes and cemeteries throughout the US with a diverse collection of cremation urns, keepsakes, jewelry, appliques and engraving services.
Our comprehensive and diverse product selection provides an array of options to meet the needs and circumstances of the families you serve.
Member Benefits: 10% discount on all purchases, ground shipping at no additional charge, free basic engraving.
Dennis Plank, Product Specialist
[email protected]
Phone: (330) 840-5143
Toll Free: (866) 881-7391
Orders: [email protected]
Website: www.victoriaville.us
For nearly 30 years, Access Financial Group has managed the Golden Rule® Funeral Trust, providing pre-need trust accounting and investment advice. The Golden Rule 401(k) Plan was designed to help you meet your retirement savings goals. The plan was exclusively developed to support independent funeral homes and their employees.