Author: Steve Kearney
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USPS Calculation of 60% Ratio of Nonprofit to Commercial
October 10, 2017 The law requires the US Postal Service to ensure that the revenue per piece it receives from the customers who use Nonprofit Marketing Mail equal 60 percent of that received from commercial users of Marketing Mail. This is a matter of public policy to encourage charitable giving, similar to the tax deductibility…
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Alert–USPS Proposes Higher Rates for 2018
USPS Proposes Higher Rates for 2018: Drop-Shipped Nonprofit Marketing Mail Letters Take Another Hit Above Inflation Exclusive ANM Rate Comparison Charts available through the links below Friday, October 6, 2017 The US Postal Service issued the following announcement today. The filing at the Postal Regulatory Commission can be found HERE. WASHINGTON — The United States Postal…
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Alliance responds to unusual USPS reply comments in 60% case
October 3, 2017 This is “Periodic Reporting Proposal 8.” The Postal Service has had a much easier time getting its way in the previous proposals. For example, predecessors have generated only a few documents: Proposal 4: 20 documents; Proposal 5: 15 documents; Proposal 6: 33 documents; and Proposal 7: 12 documents. Proposal 8 has attracted…
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USPS to announce historic 2018 rates proposal before Friday the 13th
October 3, 2017 The United States Postal Service is likely to inform its customers and the Postal Regulatory Commission of its historic 2018 rate increase proposal prior to Friday, October 13, when the next Consumer Price Index is released. Why historic? It will be the first general postage increase in which the rates were not…
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Nonprofit rate hike not included
October 3, 2017 The proposed 2018 rates will not incorporate the USPS proposal to further hike nonprofit Marketing Mail rates well above inflation by reversing the way it calculates the ratio to commercial rates. The action at the PRC continues. The USPS proposed the change on July 31, and 87 organizations submitted comments in mid-September.…
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Alliance notes
October 3, 2017 Alliance notes—articles worth reading Association TRENDS–Alliance represents all nonprofits in opposing USPS proposal to change preferred rates Veritiv Blog–USPS Nonprofit Proposal Eight Battle Continues USPS Inspector General–Autonomous Vehicles for the Postal Service Composites Manufacturing–K. Royal Mail Begins Trials of Autonomous, Electric Delivery Trucks Federal News Radio: Jake Soffronoff: Is driverless delivery coming…
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Alliance leads opposition to preferred rate change
September 20, 2017 Alliance represents all nonprofits in opposing USPS proposal to change preferred rates At stake: Nonprofit Marketing Mail rate increases of 3.3% to 6.9% on top of other increases USPS filing attempts to solve nonexistent problem The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, as it always does, took a strong position to support and protect…
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Pay no attention to 20% rate increases
September 20, 2017 Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain trying to scare you with a 20% postage increase The Associated Press recently took a typical Capitol Hill persuasion tactic—big postage increases if Congress fails to act—and made it sound like a real possibility. Some of the articles that this unfortunate “news” reporting…
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Alliance notes
September 20, 2017 Alliance notes—articles worth reading Nonprofit Quarterly–Public Favors Nonprofit over For-profit Social Enterprise Billings Gazette–Tester wants firings after postal workers accused of delaying mail delivery The New York Times—Simple Investing for Nonprofits Blomerang—13 Nonprofit Thank You Mistakes to Avoid Post & Parcel—Autonomous Alliance USA Today–An inside look at the hunt for fentanyl, the…
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Harvey
The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, on behalf of our members and sponsors, extends our sincere sympathy and well wishes to all affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey. Our hearts and thoughts also go out to all of the nonprofit organizations that are rendering aid and assistance to the people and property affected by this…