Standard Appeal
68¢per piece
- #10 outer envelope, 4/4*
- 8.5×11 letter on 70# offset, 4/4
- #9 reply envelope, 1/0
- 8.5×3.5 reply slip on 60# offset, 4/4
- Data services included
Welcome aboard the
Smooth sailing for your next appeal, gala, or campaign
Printing, mailing, and event signage for nonprofits, mailed nationwide — scheduled backward from the date it has to be in hand.
$325,000 raised by three mail appeals — Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
§01 Start here
Tell us the mail date. We’ll plan the job around it.
Print, mail, and signage on one quote.
Request a quote
No obligation- Your list stays yours — never rented, never reused.
- On deadline? Call 847.588.7600 and talk it through now.
§02 On the record
Northwestern’s three mail appeals raised $325,000
Grateful-patient appeals, printed and mailed by us.
“Truly, none of these accomplishments would be possible without your team and the great work you do to make these appeals beautiful, seamless, and successful.”
Assistant Director, Individual Giving
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
$265,460 from the Lurie Cancer Center renewal alone — a new benchmark for that appeal
127% ROI on one campaign
93% of donations came from direct mail, not online
§03 Pricing
What these jobs cost
Per-piece pricing based on 5,000 pieces, data services included. Larger runs price lower.
Appeal with Remit
63¢per piece
- #10 outer envelope, 4/4*
- 8.5×11 letter on 70# offset, 4/4
- Remittance envelope, 1/1
- Data services included
Invitation Package
75¢per piece
- A7 outer envelope, 4/4*
- Invitation folded to 5×7 on 100# matte cover, 4/4
- A6 reply envelope, 1/0
- 4×6 reply card on 80# uncoated cover, 4/4
- Data services included
Postcard or Save the Date
30¢per piece
- 6×9 on 100# gloss cover, 4/4
- Data services included
Step & Repeat Banner
$462each
- 8′×8′ matte vinyl banner with hardware*
Retractable Banner
$220each
- 33″×81″ matte vinyl with hardware*
*Prices do not include full-bleed envelopes. Postage and delivery are not included. Pricing varies with quantity and customization; per-piece pricing is based on 5,000 pieces, and higher quantities may price lower.
§04 Fundraising staples
What we print most for nonprofits
Appeals
Invitations
Signage
More ideas
- Custom box mailings for major donors
- Custom remittance envelopes
- Folded self-mailers
- Gala save-the-dates with gold foil
- Event programmes and table cards
- Thank-you mailings
- Kitting and hand assembly
The invitations, the signage, and the appeal that follows — printed on one schedule.
§05 Postage
Nonprofit postage is the biggest line you can move
Postage usually costs more than the printing. Authorized nonprofits mail Marketing Mail letters at a little over half the commercial rate.
Have your USPS nonprofit authorization number handy when you ask for a quote — the discount only applies once it is on file.
$4,200
the gap between the nonprofit and commercial Marketing Mail rates below, on 20,000 letters
- Nonprofit letter, Mixed
- $0.257
- Marketing Mail letter, Mixed
- $0.467
- First-Class letter, Mixed
- $0.707
§06 The schedule
Chart your course
Invitations for a November 1 gala go to the printer in early September. An appeal mailing on November 16 needs art and lists by November 4. This is the schedule printed on the mailer that brought you here.
- Gala track
- Appeal track
Gala track
- 09/07Invitation art and mail list to the printer
- 09/18Invitations mailed
- 10/23Signage and event collateral delivered
- 11/01Gala
- 11/20Thank-you mailing drops
Appeal track
- 11/04Appeal art and mail list to the printer
- 11/16Appeal mail date
- 12/01GivingTuesday — the mail is already working
- 12/31Year-end deadline donors are giving against
On schedule? Send the specs and dates. The quote comes back itemized, ready to forward to whoever signs off.
Get my free quoteAlready tight? Call and we will tell you what still fits.
Call 847.588.7600§07 From Google reviews
What clients say
“They have provided us with fantastic service, products and production. Thanks so much, you make my job easier!!”
Tammy H.
“I am very impressed with their knowledge, expertise, and willingness to help us where needed in order to get the job done right.”
Amanda S.
Printing and mailing nationwide since 1927
§08 Get a quote
Send the dates. Get the number back.
What you are printing, roughly how many, and when it has to be in hand. If the schedule will not work, we will say so.
“Beautiful, seamless, and successful.”
Assistant Director, Individual Giving
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Rather talk it through?
Call 847.588.7600Request a quote
No obligation- Your list stays yours — never rented, never reused.
- Quotes are itemized, so they can go straight to your director or board.