There are a number of ways that technology can be used to help arrange and document a funeral. We hope that the guides and resources below are of value to you and those you support.

You might decide to

• Use social media to share an obituary and/or post about the funeral service.
• Share documents (such as Google Docs or Microsoft Word Online) for funeral service details.
• Create a family group on WhatsApp, IMessage, Facebook or something similar
• Send Email invitations for a funeral or wake.
• Select digital photos of the person. Download, print and share them.
• Create a playlist of the person’s favourite songs for use at the funeral, wake or celebration of life.
• Livestream the service, wake of celebration of life.
• Create a slideshow of the person using Google Slides, Keynote, Canva or PowerPoint.
• Create a online fundraiser for the a selected charity or to help pay for the funeral costs.
• Ask for digital photos and videos of the person to be shared with you.

Training funeral directors

We have trained many funeral directors and spoken at a variety of funeral industry events. If you feel that your organisation could benefit from our digital asset, digital remains and digital legacy course please feel free to get in touch.