Author: Paul Joiner
-
Alliance Report – May 13, 2025
We have a new PMG Yes, at long last, the five presidentially-appointed USPS Governors have selected a new Postmaster General, David Steiner. Part of the reason it took so long was that the Governors apparently couldn’t decide on a PMG from three finalists, so they took the unprecedented step of asking the president who he…
-
Postmaster General Out, Higher Mailing Rates In – The NonProfit Times
Postmaster General Out, Higher Mailing Rates In Paul Clolery March 25, 2025 (Photo Via Deposit Photos) Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service Louis DeJoy accelerated his retirement, which he announced this past February, resigning effective yesterday in the face of reported clashes with members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The…
-
Alliance Alert – DeJoy Out as PMG
Louis DeJoy has left the office of Postmaster General. Doug Tulino, a longtime USPS employee and Deputy Postmaster General will take over until the USPS Governors name a permanent PMG. It appears that TIME broke the story: https://time.com/7271271/louis-dejoy-resigns-postmaster-general/
-
Alliance Report – February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025 Issue 25/02 The leading voice for nonprofits on postal issues for over 45 years. Copyright 2025: Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers—All rights reserved. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers is a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization established by nonprofits for nonprofits. PRC rules that USPS can claw back volume incentive discounts in the…
-
Alliance Alert – USPS Announces that it is Searching for Louis DeJoy’s Successor
February 18, 2025 Alliance Members: The Postal Service announced this morning that Louis DeJoy requested that the Governors begin a search for his successor. The announcement is here: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0218-usps-announces-tenure-plan-of-pmg-louis-dejoy.htm DeJoy, in a letter dated Monday, told the USPS Board of Governors to begin the process of searching for a new Postmaster…
-
Nonprofit Postal Advocate Phil Claiborne Dies – The NonProfit Times
Nonprofit Postal Advocate Phil Claiborne Dies The NonProfit Times February 18, 2025 Phil Claiborne, the longtime director of circulation of The Elks Magazine (Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the U.S.A) has died. He retired last year after nearly 26 years with the organization. He had been battling cancer. Claiborne was an important…
-
Alliance Alert – Update on USPS Rate Hikes to be Announced in April for July Implementation
February 12, 2025 This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the January 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI), which increased by 3.0 percent from January 2024 and increased by 0.5 percent from December 2024 (seasonally adjusted). https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) CPI price cap authority for a United States Postal Service (USPS)…
-
Alliance Report – February 6, 2025
February 6, 2025 Issue 25/01 The leading voice for nonprofits on postal issues for over 45 years. Copyright 2025: Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers—All rights reserved. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers is a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization established by nonprofits for nonprofits. USPS reduces its loss by $421 million in the first quarter of 2025,…
-
Alliance Report — December 30, 2024
December 30, 2024 Issue 24/12 The leading voice for nonprofits on postal issues for over 44 years. Copyright 2024: Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers—All rights reserved. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers is a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization established by nonprofits for nonprofits. OIG report raises questions about RTO The…
-
Alliance Report – November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024 Issue 24/11 The leading voice for nonprofits on postal issues for over 44 years. Copyright 2024: Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers—All rights reserved. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers is a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization established by nonprofits for nonprofits. USPS’s $9.5 billion loss raises questions The loss of $9.5…