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Abstract

This research aims to: 1) Study the financial management conditions of the Red Cross Society's Funeral Association. 2) Investigate the operational factors that affect the financial management of the Red Cross Society's Funeral Association. 3) Propose guidelines for the financial management of the Red Cross Society's Funeral Association. This research is a mixed-methods study, which includes both qualitative and quantitative research. The key informants consist of 20 board members and employees of the association, with data collected through interviews. The research population includes 385 members of the Red Cross Society's Funeral Association, who were surveyed using Google Forms. The collected data were analyzed using statistical methods, including frequency distributions, percentages, means, standard deviations, and multiple linear regression analysis, with statistical significance tested at the 0.05 level. Research findings are as follows: 1) The financial management conditions of the Red Cross Society's Funeral Association were perceived in a similar manner by the interviewees. They agreed that the financial management is transparent and appropriate, but improvements can be made in terms of technology use and better communication to increase members' confidence in the financial management. 2) The operational factors, including legal regulations and the economic environment, have a statistically significant impact on the financial management of the Red Cross Society's Funeral Association at the 0.05 level. 3) The financial management of the Red Cross Society's Funeral Association needs to incorporate modern technology for monitoring and managing finances, as well as establishing a transparent financial plan that can be regularly audited. This will help build trust among members and enable the association to operate efficiently and sustainably.