Can I create an organization for my funeral home?

Yes! With Column, you can set up an organization for your funeral home — this way, multiple members can submit and pay for notices.

We recommend creating an account for your organization if:

(i) You intend to collaborate with your coworkers on Column (for instance, if someone else in your office manages the payment of invoices) and would like to receive automatic notifications.

(ii) Your coworkers need access to obituaries you submit. 

1. When you begin your registration process for Column, you will see a menu to select your Role. Be sure to choose the most appropriate category.

2. You can search through existing organizations in Column to see if someone from your organization has already registered. If you find your organization, you can request to join it — here is more information on the request process.

3. Otherwise, you can create a new organization. Simply provide contact information about your organization, invite anyone else who should have access to your organization, and you're all set to log in and start placing notices!

Note: When inviting additional members to your organization, you can set their Roles to Admin, Billing, or User. When in doubt, we recommend selecting Admin.

• Admin: Full access to your organization's account, and by default, receives all email notifications (email notifications can always be changed in My Settings).

• User: Access to all obituaries, but cannot invite additional members.

• Billing: Access to all obituaries, but cannot invite additional members.

Each person you invite will receive an email with the subject line "You're Invited to Column!" Each email will include a unique registration link specific to that invited user, and upon registering with their email, they will immediately be added to your organization.

If you already have an individual account on Column and would like to create an organization or join an existing organization, you can click the "New organization" button at the top of the page. You can search to see if anyone has already set up your organization on Column, and request to join. You can also create a new organization and invite other members to join.

If you create a new organization, your existing notices will migrate to the organization, and any saved payment methods will remain available for future invoices.

You may want to create an additional organization if a branch of your company or team wants to separate their obituaries from the rest of the organization. For example, if you have different locations for your funeral home, this may be a good option for you.

If you already belong to an organization, you can add a new organization by clicking your organization name in the header, then clicking the "Add Organization" button at the bottom of the dropdown menu. You'll enter the same series of steps to join or create an organization, as outlined above.

After you create a new organization, you can invite other members to join. You'll be able to access all of your organizations from the organization menu in the top-left corner of Column. When you place an obituary, you can select which organization you're placing it for.