Charities and businesses that rely heavily on mailings are banding together to fight a proposed increase in postal rates, writes The Washington Post.
The U.S. Postal Service announced plans Tuesday to raise the price of a first-class stamp from 44 to 46 cents and institute other rate hikes to help close a $7-billion budget gap. Government regulators have 30 days to consider the proposal.
The Affordable Mail Alliance, which includes the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, as well as several major magazine publishers and catalog retailers, argues the agency should make deeper spending cuts before raising postal costs.
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One Response to Nonprofit Groups Lead Charge Against Planned Postal-Rate Hike
taracollins - July 7, 2010 at 6:32 pm
We use our bulk mail account a lot more since buckling down to save money. I encourage NFPs who consistently mail 200+ pieces or more at a time to take advantage of this USPS offering. Yes, it costs money to get started (usualy $180 to apply and $180 annually) but you will save half of your first-class mail costs. Bulk mailing does require planning and forethought, so if you’re a firedrill mailer, forget it.Also, we should remmeber that we are fortunate to have a national mail service that actually delivers mail in a reasonable amount of time to the address listed. Many countries are not so fortunate. As an example, an Oregon friend sent mail to his daughter doing an exchange in Brazil; she received his mail the day before she left — three months late. for 46-cents, it’s still a steal.