Author: Steve Kearney
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Notes–May 27, 2015
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Notes May 27, 2015 USPS Suspends Facilities Closures Scheduled for 2015 Boston Postal Land Swap on Hold Seven Reasons to make Direct Mail Part of Your Digital Marketing PennySaver Shuts Down OIG White Paper Envisions more Revenue from Postal Financial Services Senator Carper Convenes Roundtable on Future of USPS Court Rules…
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Letters to the Court on Exigent
Alliance Alert — May 20, 2015 Three Letters Sent to Court of Appeals Regarding Exigent Surcharge It has now been 255 days since the oral arguments were held by the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals in the appeals of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) decision in the exigent rate case. And no…
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Nonprofit Periodicals Say They Will be Hit Hard by Postal Increases
May 8, 2015 By Holly Hall The Postal Regulatory Commission approved higher nonprofit postage rates Thursday that charity magazine publishers say will impose onerous new financial burdens. The new rates take effect May 31. Charities that send out letters and small pieces such as postcards, a category known as nonprofit standard mail, will pay about…
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PRC Approves USPS Rates for May 31
Alliance Alert — May 7, 2015 Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the latest rates proposed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) for implementation on May 31, 2015. This was the USPS response to the second remand by the PRC. The USPS fixed discriminatory disparities in Standard Mail workshare discounts between commercial and…
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Take advantage of these postal promotions for nonprofits
By STEPHEN M. KEARNEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALLIANCE OF NONPROFIT MAILERS | 04/30/2015 MORE SHARING SERVICESSHARE|SHARE ON FACEBOOKSHARE ON MYSPACESHARE ON GOOGLESHARE ON TWITTER Several upcoming promotions present opportunities for nonprofit mailers to try out new applications of postal mail and earn discounts on their postage. The Postal Service has a web page dedicated to its…
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“Modes of Delivery” Survey by OIG Very Important to Nonprofits
April 28, 2015 The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) often plays a critically important role in performing market research and analysis. A report issued recently titled “Modes of Delivery and Customer Engagement with Advertising Mail” is well worth reading. “Mode of delivery” refers to whether mail is…
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Senator Carper Schedules Second Roundtable on USPS
April 28, 2015 The ranking minority member of the Senate oversight committee, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), has scheduled the second members’ roundtable on the state of the Postal Service as he gears up for a further attempt at reform legislation. The first was on USPS finances on April 17 and the second will be on…
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Americans Look Forward to Receiving Mail
April 28, 2015 In spite of all the digital, social media, and smartphone alternatives, Americans still love to receive postal mail. A recent Gallup poll summarized below confirms that mail still matters, a lot. For us, this type of information confirms our strongly held belief that strategies for the future of the USPS, whether legislative…
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Nonprofits Should Consider USPS Mail Promotions
April 28, 2015 Several upcoming promotions present opportunities for nonprofit mailers to try out new applications of postal mail and earn discounts on their postage. The Postal Service has a web page dedicated to its upcoming promotions and incentives. These include an Earned Value Promotion, in which nonprofit mailers who use Business Reply Mail (BRM)…
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Notes–April 28, 2015
Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Notes USPS aims to stop theft of transport equipment. Changes in mail volume vary by region, finds the OIG. Swiss Post to test drone mail delivery. New Shyp app makes sending packages easier. USPS narrows list of new postal truck suppliers. USPS accused of abusing spy program. Being on a nonprofit…