Author: Steve Kearney
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Lame-Duck Congressional Action Very Unlikely; Performance Improves; Public Policy Questions Remain
Even though some have expressed hope for postal reform legislation during the lame-duck session that will take place before the new Congress starts in January, we continue to believe that it is highly unlikely. Senator Carper’s office expresses optimism and a burning need for legislation, and a group of business mailers who have teamed with…
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Venable LLP Nonprofit Alert
Nonprofit Fundraising: Top Ten Things to Know about Charitable Solicitation Regulation Overview In their search for the next big donor, many well-intentioned nonprofit fundraisers believe that “the wider the net, the greater the catch.” Yet expansive outreach can quickly become expensive outreach. Without a thorough understanding of charitable solicitation laws and registration requirements, comprehensive fundraising…
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Former stamp executive — Linn’s Stamp News
News Postal News 2014 October Former stamp executive returns to providing financial analysis NEWS Former stamp executive returns to providing financial analysis October 31, 2014 03:47 PM Stephen M. Kearney, executive director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, managed the U.S. stamp program in 2011-12. Facebook Tweeter Google + Get Link For most of his…
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Venable LLP Nonprofit Alert
Active Overseas? What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know and Do to Minimize the Risk of Terrorist Financing If your nonprofit operates outside the United States, you now have additional reasons to worry about your organization being associated with – and abused by – terrorists or terrorist groups. Absent additional internal controls and heightened due diligence,…
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Sometimes Moving Too Quickly Causes Problems
Alliance Report 14/20 October 22, 2014 Postal Service management promised in recent years that it would move much more quickly implementing major system improvements designed to save costs and improve the efficiency of mail. There have been several cases in which the faster pace has caused customers to experience errors and costly fixes. The latest…
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Senator Carper Continues to Express Optimism about Postal Reform Legislation in 2014
Alliance Report 14/20 October 22, 2014 With the USPS poised to announce a large operating profit for Fiscal Year 2015, and having ended the year with $5.45 billion in cash in the Postal Service Fund on September 30 according to the Monthly Statement of the Public Debt, hopes for near-term crisis-driven major postal reform have…
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Venable LLP Nonprofit Alert
Five Vital Legal Considerations for Nonprofits Developing a Mobile App Mobile applications or “apps” are everywhere. Mobile devices are outselling personal computers, and an increasing percentage of internet access is made through mobile devices. These developments have driven the rapidly growing usage of apps. It has, therefore, become increasingly important for nonprofit organizations to invest…
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Canada Post Experiencing a Backlash as it Begins National Removal of Door-to-Door Delivery
Alliance Report 14/20 October 22, 2014 In what might be a foreshadowing of what the United States Postal Service (USPS) could experience, the public and the media in Canada are not happy with the beginning this week of a major phasing out of door-to-door postal delivery and phasing in of neighborhood cluster boxes. Here is…
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October 22, 2014 Mailers Notes
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says he wants to stop the effort to privatize the Postal Service, stop the plans to close 82 more plants, and preserve 15,000 good-paying union jobs. Read more » CATO Institute says USPS should be privatized along with several other government agencies. Read more » Canadians are further upset that Canada…
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The Latest CPI Price Cap is 1.72%
Based on the September CPI release this morning the new cap is 1.72%. The next update will be based on the October CPI to be released November 20.