Tender Funerals Australia

Australia’s first network of not-for-profit social enterprise funeral services, who offer affordable, meaningful funerals that meet people’s cultural and emotional needs and support healthy bereavement practices.

We have 3 successful social franchises in Illawarra NSW, Mid North Coast NSW, and Canberra with a history of sound business management and successful outcomes:

• Over $10M savings to communities
• 1,000+ families assisted with Benevolent Fund or at-cost funerals
• 99% customers surveyed reported they received a funeral that was value for money and were able to access the funeral service they wanted
• Reduction in long-term grief outcomes (7%) rather than national average (10-15%)

We are working to start up in 7 more communities:

• Far North Queensland
• Geographe, WA
• Geelong, VIC
• Gippsland, VIC
• Tasmania
• Western Sydney, NSW

Our Purpose
Traditional funeral services are often:

• expensive, lead to family debt
• one-size fits all
• not focused on holistic care of people who have lost someone
• not addressing complicated grief

Our Solution

Non-profit, purpose-driven, social franchise, community-owned, Benevolent Fund

Funeral services that:

• are affordable, meaningful and personalised
• focus on holistic care, prevention of complex grief
• include after-death care, funeral arrangements, community education, choices for family participation

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