Membership Building
How to Rebuild a Toastmasters Club
A step-by-step guide for a club coach or club officer including possible solutions and tactics in rebuilding a Toastmasters club.
https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/how-to-rebuild-a-toastmasters-club
Membership Building
A Toastmasters club is most beneficial to its members when operating at charter strength, which means 20 or more active members. This ensures ample opportunity to speak and lead within a more diverse group. To offset membership attrition, each club needs a constant influx of new members and should regularly devote time and effort towards promoting membership growth.
With more members, clubs gain:
- Increased enthusiasm at club meetings and functions
- Membership diversity, which enriches all aspects of club programs
- Greater depth of leadership and collaboration
- Additional funding for club supplies and events
In turn, members will benefit from a stronger communication and leadership development program that’s better suited to furthering professional and personal goals as well as improving local communities and organizations. The need for better communication and leadership is everywhere, and Toastmasters clubs must be ready to meet that need.
Membership Building Resources:
Membership Growth
This manual offers tips for finding new members and convincing them to join your club.
Virtual Guest Packet
This virtual guest packet is fully customizable for any club to update and make their own. In these changing times, many perspective members are joining via a virtual format, making it necessary for club officers to have a way to follow up with information necessary to draw in new members. This guest packet is exactly what every club needs.
Membership Building Incentives from Toastmasters International:
Smedley Award
Program Dates: August 1 – September 30
Can your club add five new, dual, or reinstated members with a join date between August 1 and September 30? Accomplish this goal and you’ll qualify to receive a Smedley Award ribbon, named in honor of Ralph Smedley, which you can display on your club’s banner. Qualifying clubs can also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order. (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer.)
Applications and payments for members with a join date between August 1 and September 30 must be received at World Headquarters or online no later than September 30. The addition of transfer and charter members does not count toward Smedley Award credit.
The winning clubs will be revealed online within a few weeks of the submission deadline. Winning clubs should allow up to 10 business days to receive their award if they are located in the United States, and up to 21 business days if they are outside of the United States.
Talk Up Toastmasters
Program Dates: February 1 – March 31
Toastmasters love to connect, so take advantage of it. The Talk Up Toastmasters membership program is the chance to encourage your members to invite guests to a special meeting where prospective members can learn about Toastmasters’ many benefits. Then add five new, dual or reinstated members with a join date between February 1 and March 31, and you’ll receive a special Talk up Toastmasters ribbon to display on your club’s banner. Qualifying clubs can also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order. (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer.)
Applications and payments for members with a join date between February 1 and March 31 must be received at World Headquarters or online no later than March 31. The addition of transfer and charter members does not count towards Talk Up Toastmasters credit.
The winning clubs will be revealed online within a few weeks of the submission deadline. Winning clubs should allow up to 10 business days to receive their award if they are located in the United States, and up to 21 business days if they are outside of the United States.
Beat the Clock
Program Dates: May 1 – June 30
Toastmasters are taught to run meetings on time, finish speeches on time and reach membership goals on time. In that spirit, Beat the Clock is a great motivator for finishing the year on schedule—on time and with record numbers! Make it your club’s goal to earn the Beat the Clock award and encourage every member to take part. Clubs adding five new, dual or reinstated members with a join date between May 1 and June 30 receive a Beat the Clock ribbon to display on the club’s banner. Qualifying clubs also earn a special discount code for 10% off their next club order. (The discount code expires six months from the date of issue and is not valid with any other offer.)
Applications and payments for members with a join date between May 1 and June 30 must be received at World Headquarters or online no later than June 30. The addition of transfer and charter members does not count toward Beat the Clock credit.
The winning clubs will be revealed online within a few weeks of the submission deadline. Winning clubs should allow up to 10 business days to receive their award if they are located in the United States, and up to 21 business days if they are outside of the United States.