--- title: Gather | Blog --- [![Logo_Rectangle_400](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo_Rectangle_400.jpg?width=1492&height=400&name=Logo_Rectangle_400.jpg "Logo_Rectangle_400")](https://gather.app/) Open main menu Close main menu - [HOME](https://gather.app/about-us/blog/) # Gather Blog Select Category Aftercare COVID-19 Death Care Funeral Home Software History LiveStreaming Technology Trends Zoom ![](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(61).png) [LiveStreaming,](https://content.gather.app/tag/livestreaming) [Trends,](https://content.gather.app/tag/trends) [COVID-19](https://content.gather.app/tag/covid-19) ### [What Is the Future of Live Streaming?](https://content.gather.app/the-future-of-live-streaming) Aug 11, 2021 3:57:00 PM As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most funeral homes adopted "temporary" technology solutions to pivot their operations and creatively solve for new challenges. For many, this included the ability to offer families a live streaming solution. Now, as we begin to realize a new normal many funeral home owners and funeral directors are left wondering what the future holds for live streaming.  ![Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Jessica%20Short.png?width=45&name=Jessica%20Short.png) [Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/author/jessica-short) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/the-future-of-live-streaming) ![Gather Abstract Cloud](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/Photo%20Template%20(1).png) [Technology,](https://content.gather.app/tag/technology) [Funeral Home Software](https://content.gather.app/tag/funeral-home-software) ### [The Benefits of Gather's Cloud-Based Software](https://content.gather.app/the-benefits-of-cloud-based-software) May 25, 2021 9:27:32 AM Introduction  Greetings - I’m Paul, the Chief Technology Officer here at Gather. I’ve been building software systems for more than twenty years across a variety of industries from finance to marketing technology, manufacturing, and more. I’ve never been involved in a project as exciting or as personally fulfilling as Gather. We’re proud of the software development team we’ve assembled here in Boise, Idaho. Our team members come from a variety of diverse backgrounds including industrial automation, data center and physical security, and microprocessor manufacturing - we even have an ex-Disney animator on the team. ![Paul Price](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Paul%20Price.png?width=45&name=Paul%20Price.png) [Paul Price](https://content.gather.app/author/paul-price) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/the-benefits-of-cloud-based-software) ![](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/Photo%20Template.png) [Funeral Home Software,](https://content.gather.app/tag/funeral-home-software) [COVID-19](https://content.gather.app/tag/covid-19) ### [5 Questions About FEMA You Need Answered](https://content.gather.app/5-questions-about-fema-you-need-answered) Apr 23, 2021 9:44:21 AM Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Acts of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Congress authorized FEMA to provide up to $9,000 in financial assistance to cover burial costs and related funeral expenses for those who have died as a result of COVID-19.  ![Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Jessica%20Short.png?width=45&name=Jessica%20Short.png) [Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/author/jessica-short) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/5-questions-about-fema-you-need-answered) ![Old photo collection](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/mr-cup-fabien-barral-Fo5dTm6ID1Y-unsplash-jpg.jpeg) [History,](https://content.gather.app/tag/history) [Death Care](https://content.gather.app/tag/death-care) ### [A Brief History of Funeral Directors](https://content.gather.app/a-brief-history-of-funeral-directors) Mar 23, 2021 10:14:50 AM For as long as history has been recorded members of a society have always cared for their dead. As we travel through time from the first embalmers of Egypt, to medieval undertakers, to 19th century funerals and the rise of modern embalming during the American Civil War, explore a brief history of funeral directors from the ancient world to today. ![Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Jessica%20Short.png?width=45&name=Jessica%20Short.png) [Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/author/jessica-short) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/a-brief-history-of-funeral-directors) ![](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/BLOG%20(11).png) [LiveStreaming,](https://content.gather.app/tag/livestreaming) [Zoom](https://content.gather.app/tag/zoom) ### [Top 9 Reasons You Should NOT Use Zoom to Live Stream Funerals](https://content.gather.app/top-9-reasons-zoom-0) Mar 5, 2021 9:14:11 AM ## Still Frustrated With Live Streaming? We talk to funeral directors every day all across America about their experience trying to live stream funerals. Many have tried using Zoom, but end up frustrated, searching for a better option. We've compiled our **Top 9 Reasons **why Zoom is NOT a good option for live streaming funerals.  ![Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Jessica%20Short.png?width=45&name=Jessica%20Short.png) [Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/author/jessica-short) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/top-9-reasons-zoom-0) ![](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/BLOG%20(5).png) [LiveStreaming,](https://content.gather.app/tag/livestreaming) [Trends,](https://content.gather.app/tag/trends) [Aftercare,](https://content.gather.app/tag/aftercare) [Technology](https://content.gather.app/tag/technology) ### [Trends to Watch in 2021: The Future of Funeral Home Software](https://content.gather.app/trends-to-watch-in-2021) Mar 5, 2021 9:12:17 AM The world of death care is changing — often in ways funeral directors and death care professionals are struggling to prepare for.  The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm and has brought unprecedented shifts in daily life, physical and mental health, and business practices. The funeral industry is no exception to this trend, with rolling waves of mass closures and gathering limitations, funeral homes have needed to rethink the way they support their families in this new world.  ![Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Jessica%20Short.png?width=45&name=Jessica%20Short.png) [Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/author/jessica-short) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/trends-to-watch-in-2021) ![Funeral Home Casket Display](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/BLOG%20(10).png) [Trends,](https://content.gather.app/tag/trends) [Funeral Home Software](https://content.gather.app/tag/funeral-home-software) ### [13 Things All Funeral Home Software Must Have in the Future](https://content.gather.app/13-things-all-funeral-home-software-0) Mar 5, 2021 9:11:45 AM As the world around us continues to change and the funeral industry evolves, so do the needs of funeral directors, their teams, and the families they serve. We have conducted dozens of interviews with funeral directors over a multi-year period to define growing pain points and trends and have found that three broad categories of needs emerge. ![Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Jessica%20Short.png?width=45&name=Jessica%20Short.png) [Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/author/jessica-short) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/13-things-all-funeral-home-software-0) ![](https://content.gather.app/hubfs/BLOG%20(9).png) [LiveStreaming,](https://content.gather.app/tag/livestreaming) [Trends](https://content.gather.app/tag/trends) ### [Integrated Live Streaming and 8 Other Must Haves](https://content.gather.app/integrated-live-streaming-and-8-other-must-haves-0) Mar 5, 2021 8:52:20 AM This post is the second of two covering what funeral home software must look like and do in the future. These two posts are the result of dozens of interviews with funeral directors over a multi-year period, delving into identifying trends and defining key pain points. In this, we have found that three broad categories of needs emerge. ![Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20Photos/Jessica%20Short.png?width=45&name=Jessica%20Short.png) [Jessica Short](https://content.gather.app/author/jessica-short) [Read More](https://content.gather.app/integrated-live-streaming-and-8-other-must-haves-0) #### Company - [About Us](https://gather.app/) - [Meet the team](https://gather.app/about-our-team/) #### Solutions - [LiveStreaming](https://gather.app/live-stream-and-record-funerals/) - [Case Management](https://gather.app/) #### COVID-19 - [How Gather Helps During COVID-19](https://gather.app/how-gather-helps-funeral-homes-with-covid-19/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MyGatherApp/) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gather-innovations/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/myGatherapp) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/mygatherapp/)