What is Women in Funeral Service (WIFS)? The Minnesota Funeral Directors Association (MFDA) is working on opportunities for women death care professionals who work in all areas of the industry (for example: funeral directors, funeral home owners, unlicensed funeral home staff, preneed insurance agents, death doulas, mortuary science students, hospice staff, cemetery staff).
MFDA WIFS Mission Statement: Provide support and connection of women working in Minnesota death care.
Answering the following survey questions will provide further feedback to assist the MFDA WIFS Task Force in planning future events and support.

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* 1. How important is it to you to have networking opportunities with other women in the death care profession?

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* 2. What format would you prefer for the group events? (Select all that apply)

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* 3. How often would you like to participate in an MFDA WIFS event?

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* 4. What time of day is most convenient for you to attend events?

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* 5. To what extent do you agree with this statement, "I currently feel connected to other women in funeral service".

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* 6. What type of investment would you be willing to make to attend events?

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* 7. Topics of interest for events (please select as many as you are interested in and provide your own topics under “Other Topics”)

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* 8. Our task force is looking at creating an online community for WIFS. Would you be interested in any of the following options?

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* 9. What is your gender? Woman, man, non-binary, transgender, prefer not to say, prefer to self-describe

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* 10. How many years have you been working as a death care professional?

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* 11. Is death care your first or second career?

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* 12. What area of Minnesota do you live?

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* 13. Where did you receive your education?

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* 14. What area do you work in death care?

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* 15. Do you have a place to facilitate a WIFS event or meet up in the future?

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* 16. Did we miss asking you something you’d like to share with the task force? Please include it below

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* 17. Please include your name and email to be included in future WIFS communications (optional):

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