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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 [email protected]
Kevin Thompson, DTM Club Extension Chair
Or your Division Governor or Area Governor
http://toastmasters83.org/district-leadership/division-area-governors.html