toastmasters new club opportunities

TOASTMASTERS DISTRICT 83

New Club Opportunities

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By Brian Lin, DTM PDG

Why do you want to help chartering new clubs?

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• Good for the District District Mission> We build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence.

• Good for Your Area / Division - Replace faltering clubs - Add New Blood

Why do you want to help chartering new clubs (Cont.)?

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Your Personal Benefits

• Intellectual / Mental Rewards

Ex: New Skills, New Connections

• Spiritual Rewards (Great Karma)

• Tangible Rewards

Ex: Accolades, Educational

Award(s) – part of ALS, $$$

Requirements for a New club

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• People: At least 20 members, of who 17 or more must be new (not in any TM club)

• Place: Steady meeting location. Meet at least once a month, preferably weekly

• Finance: - Charter Fee $125 per club – one time. - New member Fee: $20 per person – one time (only for members new to TM) - Dues: $6 per month per person, Six month minimum (sync with dues cycle)

• Administrative / Paperwork: Form 1-6 in How to Build a Toastmasters Club

How Can you be Involved?

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• Club Lead: - Idea to form a club. - Warm calls, Insider information, initial contact - Convince the people to form a club (District rewards available $$$)

• Club Sponsor: help to promote, encourage, and guide the want-to-be club until it become a true club. (Partial credit for ALS)

• Club Mentor: helping the new club to “learn the ropes”, serving for a minimum of six months after the charter date. (Partial credit for ALS)

• Demo Team & Support Team: Toastmasters of the Day, Speaker, Evaluator, Table Topics Master, helper, coordinator etc. at the prospective club

(Great Way to meet people and to speak to new audience / Potential HPL project)

Extra Pt #1: You can be involved with more than one item on this list. Extra Pt #2: You can work on a High Performance Leadership (HPL) on the process

Where to Look for Club Leads?

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• Companies / Corporations: Tiffany’s, Wyndham Hotel, Avis, etc.

• Organizations: Churches, Non-Profit, Colleges / Universities, Chamber of Commerce, Unions, Career Offices, etc.

• Community: Special Interest Group (Union, Pride Group), large towns (Dover, Bridgewater, Plainfield, etc)

• Any place group which has more than 300 adults and no Toastmasters club

Conclusion

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Chartering new clubs is a rewarding experience.

It is win-win for you and our district.

Contact info

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Contact the following people if you have a club lead, want to be a club sponsor / mentor or participate in the marketing team.

Paula Markert, DTM, Lt. Governor of Marketing paula@markertconsulting.com

Kevin Thompson, DTM Club Extension Chair

kjt1206@aol.com

Or your Division Governor or Area Governor

http://toastmasters83.org/district-leadership/division-area-governors.html