Category: Alliance Notes

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    Alliance Notes—Articles Worth Reading March 20, 2018 The NonProfit Times, March 2, 2018–Groups Challenge Legality Of Postal Hike ISSUU, March 5, 2018–Magazine Media Response to PRC Proposal Office of Inspector General, March 5, 2018–A New Reality: Correspondence Mail in the Digital Age Linn’s, March 7, 2018–New USPS mail processing plant to set open soon in…

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    February 16, 2018 Linn’s: A proposal for multidenomination coils; could such a format help nonprofit mailers? Linn’s: Charities continue to use stamps on reply envelopes to encourage donations NALC: Trump administration’s 2019 budget targets letter carriers and their families R Street: THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE’S FINANCIAL CONDITION: 2018 Government Executive: Trump Suggests USPS Cut Retirement,…

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    January 30, 2018 Bloomberg Law: Postal Service Offers Early Retirement to Mail Handlers Chronicle of Philanthropy: Postal Rates Would Increase for Nonprofits Under Proposal Quad/Graphics Blog: Raising Prices Is NOT Managing Costs com: Trump signs bill to provide fentanyl screening equipment at borders, ports, postal facilities The Hill (Opinion): The Postal Service: A service Americans…

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    January 10, 2018 Association TRENDS: Another USPS lump of coal: Final rule on customized postage Linn’s: New rules for computer-generated postage rile some Reuters: Trump wants Postal Service to charge ‘much more’ for Amazon shipments The Washington Post: Trump trains crosshairs on favorite target, again – Amazon The Washington Post: Two Marines team up to…

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    December 19, 2017   The NonProfit Times: New System Might Spike Postal Rates   Linn’s Stamp News: U.S. Postal Service gets rate wish and more   Government Executive: Postal Regulator Allows Higher Rates, but Denies USPS Autonomy in Setting Prices   Publishing Executive: USPS Bail Out Could Hike Postal Rates 41% in Next Five Years…

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    November 3, 2017   USA Today–Package wars: Postal Service eyes next-day Sunday delivery for holidays   Townhall–Low Volume, Tough Competitive Environment No Time To Raise Prices … Unless You’re USPS   The White House–President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration   USA Today–Postal Service expects 10% rise in holiday mail volume  …

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    October 19, 2017 Alliance notes—articles worth reading New Atlas–DHL’s mail-carrying robot delivers the goods in Germany Des Moines Register–Having identity thieves steal their mail was bad. Getting the U.S. Postal Service to return it was worse. Better Ways–Don’t Get Dumped: 3 Ways to Guarantee Direct Mail is Read, Every Time! Roll Call–Watchdog Probes Postal Service…

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    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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    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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    August 31, 2017 Post & Parcel – My USPS and Informed Delivery set to merge USA Today – UPS, FedEx, USPS halt delivery to major areas of Texas, Louisiana The Hill – A free-market fix to the Postal Service’s wasteful spending RTV 6 ABC – Free mail service can help prevent identity theft The Washington…