Freepost boycott 'not in the interests of charities'

By Hannah Jordan, Third Sector, 2 July 2008

The Institute of Fundraising is advising charities not to boycott Freepost services over revelations that they are being charged for postage even when donors use stamps.

The boycott campaign was launched last week by consultancy Company Solutions after Third Sector stories that the Royal Mail's mechanised Freepost sorting system was unable to recognise stamped envelopes and was generating an automatic charge to charities (Third Sector, 11 June). "Our members tell us that the inclusion of a...

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