Mailing

If you plan to mail a printed piece, remember to account for postal fees in your budget. The CCA mailroom meters the daily mail for the entire college, so large mailings create an unreasonable strain on its limited resources.

All postage and processing fees for large mailings are charged to the corresponding department. Marketing and Creative Services can arrange for your mailing, but all costs are a part of the project's budget.

For additional information regarding the postage fee billing, you may email Purchasing Manager Jackie Craddock or call x3612.

If the mailing exceeds 500 pieces, the CCA mailroom is not an option. Marketing and Creative Services recommends using Business Services Network, located in Hayward. Be sure to add 5–7 business days into your schedule for the mail house to sort and process the mailing.

Nonprofit bulk mail is the least expensive method. Cost per standard envelope is $0.21–$0.33, as opposed to $0.42 for USPS first-class postage. To save costs, larger mailings should be sent this way whenever possible.

Bulk-rate delivery time averages only 3–5 days longer, during nonpeak times of year, than first class. You should plan to have your project at the mail house 4–7 weeks prior to your event: Figure on 5–7 days to process, 10–12 days in postal transit, then the arrival of the piece in people's mailboxes 3–4 weeks in advance of your event.

During peak business times, such as the winter holidays, nonprofit bulk-rate mailings can take up to 24 business days.

Requirements

• printed CCA indicia (permit #271) on each piece
• minimum 250-piece mailing

First-class bulk mail is an option for time-sensitive mailings (CCA's Business Office must preapprove all first-class mailings).

Requirements

• printed CCA indicia (permit #271) on each piece
• minimum 500-piece mailing