Summer Postage Sale?
Thanks to Direct! for this breaking story… The U.S. Postal Service has offered more details on its proposed summer postage rollback — including who is eligible and how discounts will be calculated — according to…
Read morePostal Rates to Rise (Yet Again)
Standard Mail and standard nonprofit rates will increase an average of 3.8% in May, in keeping with legal limits established under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. Standard Mail was previously knows as Third…
Read more“Can Volunteers Be a Lifeline for Nonprofit Groups?”
By KELLEY HOLLAND Published: January 24, 2009 from the NewYorkTimes.com “TIMES are certainly tough on Wall Street, and the automakers are suffering as well. But consider the hardships that nonprofit organizations are enduring. Sean…
Read moreCAJE possibly closing up shop
This just in regarding the possible closure of CAJE – The Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, a well respected Jewish non-profit founded in the 70’s. From the eJewishPhilanthropy blog, by Dan Brown,…
Read moreRaleigh N.C. mailman gets probation for hoarding mail
This is a unusual legal case, but it’s worth reading about. “A judge sentenced a former Raleigh mailman to probation for hoarding junk mail. Steven Padgett, 58, admitted to keeping people’s junk mail in…
Read morePostal Rates Prediction for 2009
Dan G. Blair, Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, offers his insider prognostication on future postal rate increses: “It appears that the average increase for each class of mail will be approximately 5%. The…
Read moreChoosing A List Broker
Some quick tips on what to look for in a list broker: Experience: Do they have it? Do they have it in your market segment? Knowledge: Experience isn’t the whole package. Do they really…
Read moreChoosing Lists
In a perfect world, choosing the right lists would be easy. But it’s not a perfect world. There are many factors that can influence list performance. First of all, in most cases a direct…
Read moreRentals vs. Exchanges
List rentals are the one time-use of a list at a set fee (also know as the base price). There may be additional charges, such as fees for selects and shipping. The price is…
Read moreList Broker Vs. List Manager
This is elementary stuff, but it is worth explaining. What’s the difference between a list broker and a list manager? Most people, and that includes some people working in this business, don’t really know.…
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