Before I Go, You Should Know
The planning booklet “Before I Go, You Should Know” was created by the Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) as a handy fill-in-the-blank workbook that prompts you to record your decisions and the locations of your important documents. We provide one planning booklet free to each new member of FCAWM. If you’d like more copies, let us know. We have a supply of the print versions (English or Spanish); we ask for a donation of $15 per copy. Or you may purchase a digital version (English or Spanish) from the FCA store.
The national FCA website, revised in 2024, provides much valuable information. Visit funerals.org and look under “Get Help” for links to specific topics.
FCA also provides a series of printable pamphlets on relevant topics. Visit FCA at funerals.org/affiliate-resources/pamplets to view or download the ones you want. Or request copies from us. Most are in English; some are in Spanish.
For photos of the Spanish pamphlets and Spanish FCA planning kit, see our Resources in Spanish / Recursos en español page.
In 2021 FCA created a new pamphlet in collaboration with the Consumer Federation of America (CFA): Planning a Funeral: 5 Key Tips. It is available (from our FCAWM website) in two design layouts:
