January 6, 2017

Alliance notes–articles we recommend that nonprofit mailers read

• NBC41: Price of forever stamps set to increase this month
• Reuters: Amazon doubles deliveries in 2016 for third-party sellers
• USPSOIG: Top 10 Postal Stories of 2016
• Daily Herald: Constable: U.S. Postal Service rides to the rescue
• AARP: How Stamps Get Designed
• Fed Week: High Turnover Called a Drawback to Using Temp Workers
• Stanford Social Innovation Review: Pay-What-It-Takes Philanthropy
• Post & Parcel: PRC begins review of postal ratemaking system
• Fastcoexist: What’s the Future of Giving? 2016 In Philanthropy
• Bustle: The Oscar De La Renta Postal Stamps Are Absolutely Stunning & A Must-Have For Your Next Letter
• BBC: Amazon files patent for flying warehouse
• Tech Crunch: Amazon patents show flying warehouses that send delivery drones to your door
• People’s World: Labor leader: Members who voted for Trump and Clinton must unite to preserve unionism
• American Enterprise Institute: Infrastructure reforms for growth
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy: New Postal Rates Will Boost Costs for Charities
• Rasmussen Reports: Fewer Americans Use The Postal Service This Holiday Season
• Government Executive: Obama Administration Makes Long-Desired Change to Postal Service Pensions
• Engadget: USPS made an ornament that displays package tracking updates (updated)