The Order of the Good Death is a nonprofit organization founded in 2011, whose goal is to build a more meaningful, eco-friendly, and equitable end-of-life by providing education and resources, and through consumer and legislative advocacy.

Here at The Order, we believe that everyone deserves a healthy relationship with mortality grounded in accurate facts, science, and history. The Order has fostered a national dialogue calling attention to the funeral industrial complex and the ways it impacts the public’s rights to care for their dead.

We’ve created a wide variety of resources enabling people to make accurate and informed decisions about funerals.

We also provide financial support to nonprofits and individuals working to make a good death more attainable, and we work with legislators and other advocates to protect and expand access to sustainable, affordable, and meaningful death care.

Over the past decade, the work of the Order has grown and expanded into an international movement.

You are contributing to our continued work and expansion by supporting The Memento Mori fundraiser. Read more about our past and current projects here.

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