Category: Alliance Report
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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…
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USPS July 2017 Financial Results
August 31, 2017 The Postal Service reported a minor controllable loss of $176 million in July, very close to its plan and to last July. With operating revenue dropping 0.4 percent, postal compensation and benefits continued to rise at 0.4 percent. USPS was, however, able to bring total controllable operating expenses down by cutting other…
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MTAC Update
August 31, 2017 The following notes come to us from our MTAC representative Deb Damore, of Fairrington Transportation, and her participation at the August 22-23 MTAC meeting. Pricing USPS VP of Pricing and Costing, Sharon Owens, shared pricing signals for rates they plan to file this fall. The implementation of the rates is scheduled for…
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USPS Webinar on Harvey Impacts
August 31, 2017 The United States Postal Service is holding a webinar on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 2 PM EST to provide information and answer questions regarding hurricane/tropical storm Harvey’s impact on Retail Operations, Delivery Operations and Drop Shipments. ATTENDEE INFORMATION Toll-Free Attendee Dial In: 866-381-9870 Conference ID: 79428518 Attendee Direct URL: https://usps.webex.com/usps/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0e32787091a1b655b3c422849235ee21 If…
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The Hill: A free-market fix to the Postal Service’s wasteful spending
BY LESLIE PAIGE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 08/29/17 The great eclipse of 2017 was a unique nationwide astrological phenomenon enjoyed by tens of millions of Americans. It was so significant that the United States Postal Service (USPS) engineered a ground-breaking stamp to commemorate the event. The stamp contains thermochromic ink, which allows it to transform from…