Category: Press

Postal Service Proposes to Ban Merchandise From Marketing Mail Venable LLP USA September 13 2018 The U.S. Postal Service, in a major change to its eligibility rules, has proposed to exclude all merchandise from letter and flat-shaped Marketing Mail (formerly Standard Mail). The proposal, published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2018, would allow “[n]o merchandise or…

POSTAL September 7, 2018 New USPS Rule Would Limit Marketing Mail to Paper Products Only (No More Merchandise) By Brendan Menapace FACEBOOKFACEBOOKTWITTERTWITTERLINKEDINLINKEDINEMAILEMAIL1 COMMENTCOMMENTS Credit: Getty Images by tsz01 The United States Postal Service announced that it is “contemplating amendment” of its mailing standards for domestic mail, changing the standards for letter-size and flat-size pieces. According to the release…

PROMOGRAM September 06, 2018 Proposed USPS Mail Changes Could Affect Industry By Sara Lavenduski The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced a proposed rule change to its Mailing Standards for Marketing Mail, which could have ramifications on promo firms.The notice of the rule change, issued by the USPS in the Federal Register, would limit all USPS Marketing…

POSTAL UPDATES USPS confirms two individuals to board­ of governors September 05, 2018 12:45 PM Robert M. Duncan and David C. Williams were confirmed as new members of the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors on Aug. 28 by Senate vote. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister After 20 months with no members, the United…

NPT News & Articles Nonprofit Mailers Challenges USPS’s Regulation Authority Nonprofit Mailers Challenges USPS’s Regulation Authority  SEPTEMBER 4, 2018       PAUL CLOLERY U.S. Postal Service (USPS) does not have the legal authority to put in place regulations limiting what fundraisers can put in envelopes to content that is only paper-based, printed matter. The proposed regulation changes violate…

POSTAL UPDATES New rule about premiums in marketing mail troubles mailers August 31, 2018 01:15 PM Previous A keychain is one type of premium that a nonprofit organization might include with a fundraising appeal to receive a better response rate. An example of a mailing by the Disabled American Veterans organization that includes multiple premium…

USPS Proposal Could Impact Nonprofit Premiums  AUGUST 28, 2018       PAUL CLOLERY Nonprofits that use premiums for donor acquisition and renewal could face increased costs under an amendment being considered by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The proposal would limit all USPS Marketing Mail, regular and nonprofit, letter-size and flat-size, to content that is only paper-based/printed matter.…

New USPS Proposed Rule Threatens Nonprofits  August 27, 2018 Industry, Postal Information Developing Story: The Postal Service has proposed a new rule which is a huge potential threat to nonprofit mailers. The proposal eliminates all merchandise and goods from USPS Marketing Mail, which moving forward would be limited to paper-based, printed matter only. The biggest impact would…

Nonprofit Alliance Forming To Merge Advocacy Associations  AUGUST 22, 2018       PAUL CLOLERY American Charities for Reasonable Fundraising Regulation (ACFRFR) is changing its name and stated mission in anticipation of enticing members of other associations and nonprofit groups to join into a larger education and advocacy organization. It would be an unprecedented melding of mainstream nonprofit umbrella…

June 04, 2018 08:45 AM United States Postal Service mail delivery vehicle. U.S. Postal Service photograph. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister Original posting here. The latest news from President Donald Trump’s war on Amazon’s discounted mail contract with the United States Postal Service is bad news for Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan. And she…