So, today we met again with some reps from the mail-machine company. The meeting went pretty well, we basically decided what things we could use to improve & make more efficient our mailings. They proceeded to exhibit to us a couple slick multi-function mail handling devices, all very nice. The showed us their software that allows us to perform virtually instaneous NCOA and CASSlook-ups on all our constituents before mailings.

Needless to say, we were excited by the potential good served by these marvelous devices. Then we get the price tag for this package: $678 a month!

That’s over $8000 a year, holy shit! Needless to say, I think aren’t getting any hot new mailroom tech any time soon. For minute though, sitting there, I saw the future, the future of nonprofit mailing technology… it is a beautiful thing