Postal Panel Wants Review of Rate Hike Blasted by Nonprofits - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Postal Panel Wants Review of Rate Hike Blasted by Nonprofits - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "For the second time in less than two weeks, the Postal Regulatory Commission has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to review a planned rate increase on periodical mailings that has angered nonprofit magazine publishers, reports Postalnews.com, an industry news site."



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April Postal Increases Worry Nonprofit Magazine Publishers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

April Postal Increases Worry Nonprofit Magazine Publishers - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Some iconic publications by charities like Consumer Reports and Guideposts may decide to publish less frequently in print because of unexpectedly large postage increases due to take effect next month.





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It is Official: Postage Costs More

It is Official: Postage Costs More: "he average 1.7-percent increase did not affect First Class mail but it did affect standard mail used by nonprofits, including letters, flats, non-flat machineables, as well as library mail retail. The increase was an average 1.7 percent but can vary within classes and subclasses of mail.

Conway said the average increase within classes used by nonprofits is likely to be less, depending on the types of presorts used when mailing. “Nobody likes price increases but these are pretty darn reasonable,” he said."

The NonProfit Times - Nonprofit Postal Rates Targeted For Hike

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Nonprofit Postal Rates Targeted For Hike
By Mark Hrywna

As the nonprofit community determines just how much they might see postal rates increase next year, it's clear that Standard Mail Parcels will get hit with the largest increases – 23 percent – under an exigent rate case filed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) today.

How much the nonprofit rate for Standard Parcel or other categories used by nonprofits will increase is unclear, but USPS appears to be moving toward having categories cover more of their costs to handle."