Commander Initiative Details

We at Cooper Professionals have been hard-at-work implementing our core business strategy- pooling the funds of African-American and other minority funeral homes and service providers to increase purchasing and contracting power. The support we’ve attracted from folks like you- providers with long-standing ties to their local churches and communities, along with active membership in professional associations- has help us gain serious traction from major vendors of death-care products & services.

We’re reaching out to a select group of around 500 businesses from our national network of African-American and other minority funeral homes & service providers to participate in our new Commander’s Initiative. By creating a pool of buyers willing to consistently purchase as-a-group, we can extract even more cost-concessions & incentives from vendors coveting our communities as a crucial element in their long-term survival.

As a Commander Partner, your most-immediate benefit are the rebates you receive (exclusive to Commanders) on all products & services you purchase thru the Commander Initiative. We’re currently reviewing offers from major death-care vendors- Command Partners will receive exclusive discounts & incentives on top of those we negotiate for our public listings. We will only have a limited number of Charter Member Commander Partners although others will join the Initiative and share the benefits.

There’s no upfront or additional costs, no major obligations required to join the Commander Initiative- just your consistent support in helping us drive down costs thru your commitment to purchase from our vendors who meet our designated price points. In no-small-part every time you purchase thru the Commander Initiative your dollar commitment makes our effort stronger. I’m looking forward to the chance to connect with you directly in the near-future after reviewing the surveys and making some selections.

We at Cooper Professionals are confident that pooling funds will magnify the influence of African-Americans within the death-care industry. I hope you’ll join us in our efforts to make this vision a reality.