Day 15: Does it really need to go snail mail?

Today’s tip: Use fax or e-mail instead of mail

Did you know that we spent $14,177 on postage last year? Yikes! I encourage you to evaluate every letter and postcard that you send to determine if it might be a good candidate for e-mail or faxing. Most of our regular attendees and lay leaders have e-mail, and most of those that have e-mail would rather receive an e-mail than a post card announcing an upcoming event. Ask yourself – do I really need to send this via snail mail? Sometimes the answer will be yes, and that’s why we have a postage budget. However, a small change in our percentage of mail habits can result in big savings.

(This is copied from an internal staff e-mail and is part of a series of posts)

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