In a significant departure from their strategy of the last several years, the USPS made this announcement last week:

Simply stated, there will not be a price increase for market dominant products including First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, periodicals, single-piece Parcel Post.  There will be no exigent price increase for these products.

In doing so, they recognized that “increasing prices might have generated revenue for the Postal Service in the short term, the long term effect could drive additional mail out of the system.” The entire announcement is after the break.

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I have long been an advocate of using sweepstakes (or raffles) to raise money.  We had a very successful sweeps while I was at Thirteen and here at CBA, we’ve helped KQED run their very successful raffle for quite some time.

Sweeps got a bunch of bad press in the 90s as some of them (not ones that non-profits ran) were seen as deceptive, especially to the elderly.  As a result, many non-profits let theirs fall to the wayside (including Thirteen unfortunately).

That’s too bad, as sweeps can be very profitable because they give donors another way to give.  (Read on …)

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DDC Advocacy is currently searching for a Marketing Manager to join our team. This position will be ultimately responsible for the creation, implementation and overall success of our marketing efforts. The ideal candidate must be experienced, innovative, results driven and have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with our sales and creative services teams. We are a small to mid-size company in a highly specialized industry, so we are looking for a candidate who is willing to truly roll up their sleeves and handle all things marketing, from concept to implementation. Ability to meet tight deadlines and thrive in a client-intensive environment is also required. (Read on …)

Just posted September 30, 2009 on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s career section of its website, Helen Keller Services for the Blind is looking to fill the position of President.

More info, including responsibilities, required qualifications and how to apply here >