District 96 Club Growth Team - Renewals Chair
This year’s Renewal Chair is non other than Tanya Horne! Here is a bit about this community driven leader:
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D96 Hybrid Meeting Committee and Resources
The District 96 Hybrid Meetings Committee was created to help clubs become comfortable with hybrid meetings.
District 96 Club Bingo - What you need to know
To support ALL clubs in achieving excellence, we have designed a game of Bingo Card for this Toastmaster Year 2021-2022. We encourage you to strategize with your club to see which squares your club will complete between now and December 31, 2021. Unlike a traditional Bingo card, you can choose any 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 squares. We want to give all clubs the ability to participate and to win.
Let us spark some fun competitions in our District. Here is the information:
Mystery Shopper Winners (and why)
District 96 ran a contest in December 2020 to test out how clubs responded to prospective guest inquiries.
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Need Club Promotion Ideas?
Sometimes we just need ideas and how to get started on a worthwhile project. If you’re like me, reading a quick list of ideas others have used can get the juices flowing and a plan comes together. Adding an Open House (or two or three) to your Club Success Plan this year as a way to promote your Club, is a sound idea. But then what?
Open House - Advertising Dollars
To help you Talk Up Toastmasters & increase membership for one of your Open Houses the District will match advertising/
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Public Relations Awards 2016-2017
- Winners will be announced at the Spring 2017 Conference May 13th, 2017
- Awards will be gift certificates to the Toastmasters International Merchandise store, to buy merchandise, ribbons, equipment and prizes for your club members.
- Timeframe: Nov 2016- May 2017
- Open to ALL clubs in District 96
1) Social Media Awareness Award - $100
· Most “likes” gained on your Club Facebook page between Nov 2016- April 30st, 2017
Still Relevant
The ability to communicate is just as important today as it was pre Covid. Skills in leadership and communication are highly valued in corporations and in our communities. One could be the best in the world in their job, but if they lack confidence or skills to lead others their career could suffer.
OnlineToastmasters will still teach members to:
Summer & Fall Open House Challenge
Summer and Fall are great times to challenge your club to host an Open House.
Build club membership by inviting guests into your club so they can experience a well run and engaging Toastmasters meeting!
This challenge is open to any club.
Host an Open House in July, August or September - and we will help.
VP Membership Recap - September 13, 2020
THANK YOU so much for caring so much about your club! Of all the years this is definitely the year that your club needs your leadership.
There are lots of people that don’t know what Toastmasters is so keep inviting!
People that show up to online meetings are looking and okay with online meetings. For those clubs that are meeting online, keep in mind, this is the way of the world now. Communication and Leadership never go out of style. Many people won’t ask to join, they are waiting to be asked.
VP Public Relations Meeting Recap - September 27, 2020
THANK YOU so much for caring so much about your club! Of all the years this is definitely the year that your club needs your leadership. There are lots of people that don’t know what Toastmasters is, so we need to work together to get the word out.