Robert Taub, acting chairman of the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission, summed up the state of the USPS in 2015 during his DMA Nonprofit Federation Washington Nonprofit Conference keynote: “Very few people wonder if the mail will be there — it’s always there and always has been … but will the mail be there in the future?”
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(Press release, Jan. 15, 2015) — On Jan. 15, the United States Postal Service filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) a Market Dominant price change based on a Consumer Price Index (CPI) cap authority of 1.966 percent.
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Many promote the commercial spirit of giving at Christmas. I believe all of us should consider promoting philanthropy in a noncommercial way at this time of year. Think about your neighbors, friends and those in need this year. Do something nice without expectation of return. Can you afford to help at least one person this year? Become a Santa, and see how it feels!
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How can a printed fundraising direct-mail piece interact with a donor’s smartphone? The answer: QR codes.
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Two seemingly disparate developments spur this writing. One is the fiscal disaster that is the United States Postal Service and the other is the unprecedented attack on the deductibility of charitable donations. I see these as related and stemming from the same problem.
Read MoreMay 5, 2009 — The Nonprofit Federation of the Direct Marketing Association (DMANF) today announced a partnership with US Monitor, a mail monitor and list protection service, to perform a first of its kind study to track delivery results within the United States Postal Service (USPS) nonprofit standard mail.
Read MoreThe Nonprofit Federation of the Direct Marketing Association (DMANF) today announced a partnership with US Monitor, a mail monitor and list protection service, to perform a first of its kind study to track delivery results within the United States Postal Service (USPS) nonprofit standard mail.
Read MoreResponding to the financial crisis, American companies sharply reduced their spending on direct-mail marketing last year, according to the Winterberry Group, a marketing consultancy. Winterberry said this was the first such decline in more than 60 years of record-keeping. The company arrived at the figures by surveying 305 companies in the direct-mail industry.
Read MoreThe Governors of the U.S. Postal Service have approved new prices for mailing services, including a 2-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail stamp to 44 cents. Prices for mailing services are reviewed annually and adjusted each May. The new prices will go into effect Monday, May 11.
Read MoreLong-awaited postal reform finally seems a reality, as Congress passed postal reform bill H.R. 6407 — a compromise bill that grew from H.R. 22 — overnight on Dec. 9. The bill awaits President Bush’s signature for final approval. So what will be gained for mailers if the bill is approved? Maynard Benjamin, president and CEO of Alexandria, Va.-based Envelope Manufacturers Association, says that at its most basic, what will come is a different way of setting postal rates, a different way of regulating the mail and a different way of operating the U.S. Postal Service in the future. “We have a mail system that’s
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