Your fall event is for the neighborhood. The invitation should reach all of it.
Trunk-or-treat, fall festival, harvest night: whatever your church is planning this October, we print the invitations and mail them to every home around your building. One phone call sets it in motion, and one shop is responsible from press to post office.
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A church invitation is not like most advertising. You are not hunting for customers; you are welcoming neighbors. That is exactly what USPS Every Door Direct Mail was built for. It delivers to every household on the postal routes around your church, street by street, with no mailing list to buy and no names needed, at saturation postage rates that are usually the cheapest way to reach every home. The families most likely to walk over on a fall evening are the ones who live closest, and a saturation mailing reaches every one of them.
Tell us the event and the streets you want to reach. From there, our full service carries the whole mailing: we help you pick the routes around your church on a live map, check your design against USPS mailing requirements, print the postcards, bundle them by carrier route, complete the paperwork, and deliver everything to the post office. Your office answers one phone call and approves one proof.
Have a flyer already? We can print from your file. Starting from a blank page? Ask us about the design and we will help.
The invitations that pull the best keep it simple: the event, the date, the time, the place, and the one line that matters most, everyone welcome. Free food, games, candy, a safe evening for kids. It is your invitation in your words; every piece mails exactly as you approve it.
Early-October events are September print jobs. A typical full-service order takes about 14 days from order to delivery in homes, and delivery dates are never guaranteed, so we plan backward from the week the invitation should land. Call with your event date and we will build the timeline with you.
Postcards run from compact to oversized, and on a crowded refrigerator the bigger card gets noticed. When we price the mailing with you, we will show you the sizes and what each one carries best.
No. That is the point of this kind of mailing. It goes to every home on the routes you choose, so there is no list to buy and no addresses to collect.
Then start with the phone. Call 602-433-9101, tell us the event and the date, and we take it from there: routes, printing, paperwork, and delivery to the post office.
It is your invitation in your words. We check the design against USPS mailing requirements before it prints, and every piece mails exactly as you approve it.
Tell us the routes you have in mind and we will price it with you on the phone, plainly stated. The number of homes around your building decides most of it.
Yes. Our EDDM postcard printing is we print, you mail: we print your postcards to mailing spec and ship them to you, and the schedule, the drop-off, and the postage stay in your hands. Most churches planning an October event choose full service, because fall is busy enough already.
Working back from a late-October event: the invitation should land about ten days before, in mid-October, so the order goes in by the end of September or the first days of October. A typical full-service order takes about 14 days from order to delivery in homes, and delivery dates are never guaranteed, so we plan backward from the week the invitation should land.
No. You write the invitation; we check the design against mailing rules, print it, and mail it. Your words stay yours.
Accurate Mailing Service has printed and mailed in Arizona since 1996. Call 602-433-9101, tell us the event and the date, and a person answers. We will price it with you.
It's no secret that donations are the backbone of many churches and nonprofits. In the US alone, nearly $50 billion is donated to churches every year by individuals. Thanks to these generous donors, these facilities are able to stay open, hire staff, and support people who need it most. The more money that you are able to raise for your organization, the more good that you can do.
If you want to increase fundraising, you’ll need to reach potential donors. With our direct mail expertise and experience working with non-profits, we can help you develop a cost-effective church mailing plan that is sure to increase donations.
Direct mail is one of the best ways to get your message in the hands of your target audience.
Direct mail has been scientifically proven to elicit a more emotional response than any other form of contact due to the connection formed when holding a piece of mail in your hands. With our professional design services, your mail will be seen, remembered, and lead to more donations thanks to our experience in creating impactful mailers.
Information is one of the most important tools when planning a successful direct mail campaign. With our Free Marketing Report, create a demographic list to help you find the neighborhoods, streets, and even individuals that are most likely to donate. This will tell you where you should target with your church mailers.
When it comes to choosing targets for your mailers, you have two choices:
Targeted Mail – You can target specific people – previous donors, churchgoers, or other groups – with targeted mail. This involves developing a list of people who are likely to give to you, taking the results from our free marketing report.
EDDM – Alternatively, you can send out every door direct mail (EDDM) to attempt to get into the hands of as many people as possible. Thanks to our marketing report, you’ll know which specific area to target.
Equally as important as targeting the right audience is building the right mail piece. You want to create something that evokes emotion, convincing the reader to donate to your cause. Fortunately, we know how to tug on the heart strings.
As a non-profit, you are entitled to receive our special postage rates in addition to bulk mail rates. Nonprofit postage typically runs about $0.16 to $0.26 per piece — roughly half of standard bulk rates — making direct mail a cost-effective option to use for church mailings, donation letters, and more. However, setting up a direct mail campaign to receive these discounts can be hard for new mailers. There are post office regulations that need to be followed for you to be eligible. Fortunately, as a mail house, we’re experts when it comes to mailing rules and regulations, and we’ll make sure you receive the discounts.
If you’re looking for a way to personally reach out to potential donors or keep people up to date with events and activities for your church or non-profit, we are here to help. Our church mailing services can help you grow your donor base and increase fundraising by delivering your direct mail postcards or letters to the right people, in the most affordable way — ensuring you get the best results for your fundraising efforts. Hire us to handle your bulk mail, and our discounts will pay for our service themselves!
For your church mailing campaign, you can choose between postcards, brochures, and letters to deliver your message. While postcards and brochures are more eye-catching and offer more creative options, we recommend a personalized letter for fundraising. Not sure how to personalize a church mailer? We’ll show you how.
Personalize your mailer. You want to personalize the mail because it changes the perspective of the donor from giving to an organization to giving to people. The goal is to build a connection with the reader so that they are more personally invested in the cause and more likely to donate. We’ll tailor your piece so that it sounds like you’re an old friend rather than a fundraiser.
Be concise. You’ll also want to be clear and concise, making it so that reading your letter isn’t a chore and clearly stating that you are looking for donations.
Ask a specific amount. When you ask for the donation, state a specific amount so that they don’t have to decide what the appropriate donation is, telling them what it will go towards to give their donation a purpose.
Using the correct format & verbiage can be the difference between receiving a check or a trip to the trash, so let our expert creative services help your mail shine.
Make it easy. Finally, if you want to increase fundraising, make it easy to donate! Almost half of the donations churches receive come from credit or debit cards online, with the remainder being cash donation or checks. Linking your website with a payment portal allows your donors to easily send in their donations, making them more likely to contribute.
Here is a general overview of the steps involved in developing a successful church mailing campaign with Accurate Mailing. Please call or contact us with any questions or if you would like to get started.
1. The Meeting – Begin with a thorough consultation. Over the telephone or in person we’ll discuss your ideas and goals, look at the budget, talk about mailing list options and develop a strategy for your church’s mailing program. Our goal is to make sure that your church mailing project goes perfectly, and this meeting helps to ensure everyone is on the same page to prevent any future problems.
2. The Proposal – After discussing and agreeing on how to proceed with your project, we’ll email a proposal to you. The proposal outlines the details of your postcard campaign and payment options. With your OK, we’ll immediately begin working on your project.
3. The Design – You may use your own graphic designer or we’ll design your mail pieces for you – based on your supplied ad copy (verbiage). In two or three days you’ll receive a draft proof. Let us know about any changes or corrections that need to be made. We do not set limits on how many times you make reasonable changes or corrections.
4. Print and Mail – Within a few days your customized church letters, brochures, or postcards will be printed and mailed to your targeted mailing list. Normal turnaround is 5 or 6 working days following your sign off. Rush options are available. After your mailing goes out, we’ll send you the documentation from the post office as certification that your mailing was accepted.
When it comes to fundraising for your church, a church mailing program offers a great opportunity to increase donations. At Accurate Mailing Service, our expert team can walk you through your church mailing campaign from start to finish. We offer design services, printing services, and bulk mailing services at nonprofit postage rates — as low as $0.16 per piece, about half of standard bulk pricing.
