USPS eases rule for non-profit fund raising associated press

USPS has announced a rule change to permit non-profit organizations to have professional fund-raisers handle their mailings.

Use of the lower postage rates allowed for non-profit groups had been limited to mail sent by those organizations themselves.

Under the change, effective Nov. 13, professional fund-raising businesses will be allowed to mail at the lower rates when they are sending mail for qualified charities.

The aim of the change is to assist smaller charities that don’t have the resources to do their own fund raising, allowing them to hire a company to handle that for them.

The final rule includes a provision that the charity can insist that the fund-raising company provide it a list of donors and the amount given.