Building Membership
10 reasons why mentoring is important
Contributed by the Division A Team
1. Enables the new member to form a friendship bond with a member
of the club
2. Assures the new member knows what to do for each assignment
3. Prepares new members for success rather than be left on their own
4. Helps shape both members - the old member can be renewed and the new member
can be informed
5. Facilitates the new member to complete the requirement to obtain Competent
Leader
6. Cultivates high standard of discipline
7. Instills the process of developing future leaders
8. Services the club and strengthens the club toward obtaining Distinguished
status
9. Draws mentor's attention to what is required in club policies and procedures
to be able to teach these traditions to the new member
10. Provides club officers a reason why a member may be absent and provides
feedback on the member's assignment
19 ways to make members important
Contributed by the Division B Team
1. Conduct new member induction
2. Give temporary badge
3. Give immediate assignments
4. Give ribbons for ice breakers
5. Know their names
6. Announce "First Time" recognition for new job at meeting
7. Assign them mentors
8. Ask them to be mentors
9. Nominate them for office
10. Invite them to visit another club
11. Recognize their accomplishments
12. Email them about upcoming events
13. Mention them in the newsletter on a rotating basis
14. Give ribbons for accomplishments
15. Give newsletters
16. Get personal info and celebrate birthdays
17. Pay their way to District Conference the first time
18. Give ribbons for best speaker
19. Invite them to attend training sessions
14 ways to give guests more than they expected
Contributed by the Division C Team
1. Guest Pack
2. Club Newsletter
3. Introduction opportunity
4. Thank-you email or postcard
5. Evaluation opportunity at end of the meeting
6. Experienced member as guide
7. VP of membership introducing guest
8. Table Topics opportunity (if guest volunteers before the meeting)
9. Warm welcome
10. Agenda
11. Guest information card
12. Escort to vehicle
13. Water/beverage
14. The Toastmaster magazine
17 reasons to recruit new members
Contributed by the Division D Team
1. Promote club growth
2. Achieve first DCP membership goal
3. Achieve second DCP membership goal
4. Generate fresh ideas
5. Replace lost members
6. Recruit potential officers
7. Hear ice-breaker speeches
8. Increase club funds
9. Develop leadership skills as VP Membership
10. Develop leadership skills among senior members
11. Mentor new people
12. Achieve more CTMs
13. Add new skills to the club
14. See members grow at the beginning - encouragement to each other
15. Introduce new people to Toastmasters to grow their skills
16. Increase per caps
17. Obtain future ATMs and leaders
15 ways to promote your club
Contributed by the Division E Team
1. Place meeting announcement in newspaper
2. Develop website
3. Have table at trade shows
4. Distribute business cards
5. Wear club tee shirts
6. Post flyers
7. Have posters by the door
8. Publicize contests in the newspaper
9. Sponsor community public speaker workshops
10. Develop public speaking award and award publicly a business or community
leader
11. Provide name tags with club name
12. Have a member on the TV program "Speaking for Success" and mention the
club
13. Publish a club newsletter promoting successes
14. Develop reputation for running excellent meetings that are fun, educational,
punctual
15. Instill in members they did not join just "A" club, they joined "This" club
11 reasons why the above club activities are important
Contributed by the Division F Team
1. Know the benefits of membership to sell it
2. Inspire each member to recruit others
3. Give people more than expected to gain them as members
4. Provide needed visibility
5. Get new members off to a good start by mentoring so you will retain them
6. Recognize achievements
7. Measure results (this is what competition does)
8. Keep meetings fun and exciting
9. Give direction by providing resources such as a membership packet
10. Keep all the files front and center - you'll miss something important if
you leave out one facet
17 items to put into your membership packet
Contributed by the Division G Team
1. Membership application
2. Everyone's Talking About Toastmasters tape
3. Why you need TM brochure
4. List of members
5. List of officers
6. Definition of roles and responsibilities
7. Name and address of mentor
8. Membership pin
9. Name tag
10. The Toastmaster Magazine
11. Basic manual or first speech program
12. Agenda and explanation
13. Copy of Sunshiner newsletter
14. Explanation of District, Division and Area
15. URL for Toastmasters International, District 47, and club website
16. List of events in Area, Division, and District
17. A hug
21 benefits of being a Toastmaster
Contributed by the Division H Team
1. Meet professional goals
2. Meet personal goals
3. Develop team leadership skills
4. Learn in a friendly environment
5. Learn in an encouraging environment
6. Have fun!
7. Promote congeniality
8. Network
9. Receive recognition
10. Learn to listen effectively
11. Learn to "speak on your feet" - impromptu
12. Build friendship
13. Increase your value to your employer
14. Think creatively
15. Promote goodwill
16. Learn and promote business etiquette
17. Learn and promote social skills
18. Have a platform to practice skills
19. Receive The Toastmaster Magazine
20. Help others achieve
21. Learn marketing, sales, and recruiting skills
7 types of special meetings
Contributed by the Division I Team
1. Impromptu meeting
2. Demo meeting
3. Backwards meeting
4. Business meeting
5. Leadership meeting
6. Educational meeting
7. Executive meeting
7 reasons why competition builds stronger clubs
Contributed by the Division J Team
1. Stimulates participation by club members
2. Provides learning experience
3. Encourages club interaction
4. Develops excellence
5. Pushes participants out of their comfort zone to encourage growth
6. Is fun! People learn best when they are having fun
7. Encourages club bonding - competition requires collaboration or teamwork
to be successful
Contributed by District 47 Division and Area Governors 2003-2004
1. Conduct membership drive
2. Send invitations to corporations to attend a meeting
3. Have a media blitz - radio, TV, newspapers
4. Be friendly to guests
5. Conduct SpeechCraft
6. Have theme nights for fun and friendly meetings
7. Distribute TM literature
8. Address what's in it for me
9. Design incentive program for most members brought in
10. Conduct community program drive
11. Encourage interclub activities and dual members
12. Publish testimonies from celebrity Toastmasters on what Toastmasters has
done for them
13. Publicize in city brochure
14. Visit human resources departments at companies
15. Contact Chamber of Commerce to hold a Speechcraft
16. Contact the self-employed
17. Talk to associates
18. Recruit in churches - members/ministers
19. Contact non profit organizations
20. Contact volunteer phone operators, insurance companies, sales and marketing
reps
21. Each member invites one person
22. Conduct a Speak-a-Thon at the mall
23. Host an open house
24. Approach special interest groups
25. Have local personality attend a special meeting
26. Announce contest winners in newspaper
27. Track progress from guest to applicant to contestant
28. Hold a reunion meeting
29. Hold mock comedy show
30. Have booth at craft fair
31. Offer free pizza night
32. Debate on local community topic (i.e. public forum)
33. Hold a corporate contact campaign
34. Involve in civic activities
35. Conduct Youth Leadership program
36. Hold prospect parties
37. Conduct membership drives at companies
38. Use door to door marketing
39. Offer 2 for 1 Per Caps
All this information is helpful not only in identifying
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