can be challenging -- and enjoyable. Hopefully,
it will also be a productive means of providing information to
prospective members as well as your club's members and officers. These
days, your website can easily be your most reliable source of members.
In order for that to happen, the site should be attractive, and
the prospect should be able to find the information they seek right
there on the first page. Essential information that should be on
the "home page" includes:
- The Club name
- The Club's meeting time
- Location and directions if necessary
- a contact e-mail or telephone number
Less essential, but very helpful information that can be included
on other pages are:
- The features and benefits of Toastmasters membership
- Membership promotion ideas for the Club's members
- A calendar listing appropriate information about Club
events or events the Club's members should attend
- The mission of the Club
- A published or "last updated" date to identify the timeliness
of the information.
Club web pages may also include an on-line version of the Club's
newsletter or information appropriate for publication in a club
newsletter. If you feel you must include your club officer's names
and e-mail addresses or telephone numbers, but be sure to obtain
their written permission in advance and keep a
copy in your club's permanent records. The prefered approach
is to simply have one main contact email address or link on the
site.
If you're unsure how to start or don't have the software, you
may want to check out www.freetoasthost.org which
offers web hosting and design tools free for Toastmasters clubs.
Here again, the essentials apply. Your free club website will be
infinitely more effective if it includes the Club name, the Club's
meeting time, location, and a contact e-mail or telephone number
on the home page. The more you customize your Free Toast Host site,
the better.
Feel free to use the Toastmasters emblem and the words "Toastmasters" and "Toastmasters
International". Please do not alter the logo,
nor incorporate it in your club's logo. Always include
the following trademark statement on your opening page:
"The names "Toastmasters International," "Toastmasters," and
the Toastmasters International emblem are trademarks protected
in the United States, Canada, and other countries where Toastmasters
Clubs exist. Unauthorized use is prohibited."
You may wish to create a link to the District 47 web site (http://www.toastmastersd47.org)
and the Toastmasters International web site (http://www.toastmasters.org). If
you would like yours Club's link (URL) and email address to be
part of the Club listing on the Toastmasters International web
site please email the information, including your Club and District
numbers, to clubofficers@toastmasters.org.
Note: Clubs URL should
be a maximum of 65 characters and email address should be a maximum
of 35 characters.
A web page is an official publication of the club, and the club
president is responsible for its content. Please check Toastmasters
official guidlines for web pages. If you have questions or
concerns regarding your club website, or webhosting feel free to
ask the District
webmaster. Let us know when you publish your site, so
we can put your link here on the District site. Good
luck with your website.
Jim
Miller, DTM LGM
District Webmaster
Here are some authorized logos for your convenience:
  
High
resolution logos,
Terms
and conditions for using the Toastmaster's logo,
and Special authorization
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