| Bulk Mailing Cost Worksheet | |||||||||
| One-time costs: | |||||||||
| IMPRINT: | $85.00 | Permit Imprint fee | |||||||
| Yearly overhead: | |||||||||
| BULK: | $85.00 | Annual bulk mailing permit | |||||||
| CASS: | $50.00 | Twice-yearly automated-rate address certification | |||||||
| Per piece postage rates: | |||||||||
| to 10/97 | to 10/98 | to 10/99 | to 10/00 | to 10/01 | |||||
| PS1: | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.36 | $0.36 | $0.40 | first class postage avg 5%/year increase | |||
| NABS: | $0.126 | $0.129 | $0.132 | $0.135 | $0.138 | Nonautomation basic standard mail | |||
| NA35: | $0.108 | $0.111 | $0.114 | $0.117 | $0.120 | Nonauto 3/5 mail (150+ to same 3-dig zip) | |||
| ABS: | $0.093 | $0.096 | $0.099 | $0.102 | $0.105 | Automation basic standard mail | |||
| A3DIG: | $0.089 | $0.092 | $0.095 | $0.098 | $0.101 | Auto 3-dig st mail (150+ to same 3-dig zip) | |||
| Assume 7/1/97 start date | mailing size: | 170 | (padded to 200 for bulk mailings) | ||||||
| Scenarios: | |||||||||
| STQUO | Continue single-piece first class mailing | ||||||||
| NA0-200 | Nonautomated bulk standard mailings, 200 pieces at basic rate | ||||||||
| NA150-50 | Nonautomated bulk standard mailings, 150 pieces at 3/5 and 50 at basic rate | ||||||||
| A0-200 | Automated bulk standard mailings, 200 pieces at basic rate | ||||||||
| A150-50 | Automated bulk standard mailings, 150 pieces at 3-digit rate and 50 at basic rate | ||||||||
| Year: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| STQUO | $652.80 | $714.00 | $734.40 | $795.60 | $816.00 | ||||
| NA0-200 | $477.80 | $400.00 | $407.20 | $414.40 | $416.20 | ||||
| NA150-50 | $345.50 | $350.00 | $354.50 | $359.00 | $360.80 | ||||
| A0-200 | $423.60 | $370.80 | $378.00 | $385.20 | $387.00 | ||||
| A150-50 | $333.60 | $363.10 | $367.60 | $372.10 | $373.90 | ||||
| NOTES: | |||||||||
| 1 | Extra postage for returned newsletters not included. At half a dozen per month, add $36.00 per year. | ||||||||
| 2 | Presort software ranges from $40 to $400+ depending upon product | ||||||||
| 3 | JCC, Jewish Federation, etc. may be able to handle CASS certification for free if they | ||||||||
| use the Envelope Manager or Dazzle-Plus PC software | |||||||||
| 4 | US Postal Service provides free one-time CASS certification to each organization (included above) | ||||||||
| 5 | Free USPS Web site "http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html" lets you standardize | ||||||||
| addresses with full ZIP+4 | |||||||||
| 6 | RIBBS provides a number of utility programs, including some barcoding stuff | ||||||||
| 7 | Consider targeting newspapers and foundations with extra padding of mailing. | ||||||||
| Or just send extras to the congregation office | |||||||||
| 8 | Carrollton experience is normally 1 to 3 business days for delivery of barcoded mail | ||||||||
| (Barcoding is essential for rapid delivery.) | |||||||||
| 9 | My own web page "http://sepwww.stanford.edu/oldsep/stew/" has Excel and Word macro packages | ||||||||
| that may help in preparing mailing lists and labels | |||||||||
| 10 | Barcoded mailings require 1"x4" labels to fit the 3-something inch USPS barcode. | ||||||||