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Vision, Mission &
Strategic Plan |
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 The
Values of Toastmasters International |
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Toastmasters
International’s core values are integrity, dedication to excellence,
service to the member, and respect for the individual. These are values
worthy of a great organization, and we believe we should incorporate
them as anchor points in every decision we make. Our core values provide
us with a means of not only guiding but also evaluating our operations,
our planning, and our vision for the future. |
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 The
Vision of Toastmasters International |
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Toastmasters
International empowers people to achieve their full potential and
realize their dreams. Through our member clubs, people throughout the
world can improve their communication and leadership skills, and find
the courage to change. |
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 The
Mission of Toastmasters International |
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Toastmasters
International is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral
communication a worldwide reality. |
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Through its
member Clubs, Toastmasters International helps men and women learn the
arts of speaking, listening and thinking – vital skills that promote
self-actualization, enhance leadership, foster human understanding, and
contribute to the betterment of mankind. |
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It is basic
to this mission that Toastmasters International continually expand its
worldwide network of Clubs, thereby offering ever-greater numbers of
people the opportunity to benefit from its programs. |
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 The
Mission of the Club |
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The mission
of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive
learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to
develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster
self-confidence and personal growth. |
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 The
Mission of the District |
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The mission
of the District is to enhance the performance and extend the network of
Clubs, thereby offering greater numbers of people the opportunity to
benefit from the Toastmasters educational program by: |
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Focusing on the critical success factors as specified
by the District educational and membership goals. |
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Insuring that each Club effectively fulfills its
responsibilities to its members. |
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Providing effective training and leadership
opportunities for Club and District Officers. |
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 The
Strategic Plan |
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1. Every Club Distinguished |
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Provide systems, educational and training programs,
and increase the overall quality and performance of the Toastmasters
Club so that it meets the needs and wants of each member while
becoming a Distinguished Club. |
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Create an environment that maximizes quality and
efficiency in every Club. |
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Through consistently effective Club officer training,
ensure that Club programming is based on the quality Club standards. |
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Train Club officers to meet and exceed minimum
standards of performance. Pursue improvement in educational
programming and the improvement of Club leader effectiveness through
training. |
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Increase Club awareness of and involvement in the
Distinguished Club Program through publications and promotions. |
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Create a system that will allow clubs to compare
their progress to that of other clubs, thereby encouraging
involvement by creating competitive awareness. |
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Continue to create/update materials on communication
and leadership subjects. |
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Continue to implement and expand the "Better Speaker
Series," "Successful Club Series," and the “Leadership Excellence
Series.” |
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2. Ensuring District Excellence in
Service to Clubs |
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Evaluate, develop and maintain a District
organization structure that provides for: |
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Helping all clubs be distinguished |
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Optimum service to clubs |
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Effective and efficient communication to and from
membership |
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Effective responses to the needs of clubs |
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Train District officers to enable Clubs to deliver
quality programming based on the quality Club standards. |
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Continue to maximize the support that Club and
District officers receive in terms of updated programs/
tools/technology necessary to meet member needs. |
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Promote existing Toastmasters International
recognition systems for Club extension, membership growth, and Club
achievement. |
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Provide District officers/Clubs with the most
current, useable performance data as quickly as possible. |
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Help Districts focus upon and make a true commitment
to service excellence. |
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Train and coach District leaders on service
techniques and inspire them to build within Clubs the belief that
commitment to service is to the member is job "one." |
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3. Every Area, Division, and District
Distinguished |
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Ensure that all Districts focus on Club building,
membership growth, and educational accomplishments. |
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Continue to promote the importance of District,
Division, Area, and Club recognition programs. |
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Create a realization that the success of an Area,
Division, or District is ultimately based on the success of the
Clubs. |
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Provide Club officers with training that will enable
them to influence their club to become a Distinguished club, which
will help Areas and Divisions be Distinguished. |
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Encourage Districts / Divisions / Areas to focus on
helping clubs that are not Distinguished to become Distinguished. |
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Ensure that Districts train and support each Division
and Area Governor so that he/she will be Distinguished. |
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Ensure that all funds entrusted to Districts are used
to achieve the Mission of the District. |
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Ensure that International Directors are involved in
helping Districts become Distinguished by making this objective
their primary field responsibility. |
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Eliminate programs and activities that divert
individual or District-wide attention away from being Distinguished. |
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Provide programs and materials that will increase the
effective use of District officer time and District resources. |
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Focus all meetings on the business of being
distinguished. |
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4. Membership and Club Growth |
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Increase our total number of members and Clubs
through vigorous marketing and retention efforts. |
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Survey member interests, satisfaction levels, and
demographics to ensure we are meeting their wants and needs. |
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Maintain our "market driven" approach to marketing
Toastmasters to ensure we continue to meet the needs and wants of
current and prospective customers. |
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Identify and cultivate new and diverse markets for
Toastmasters Clubs. |
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Determine strong and consistent corporate Club
sponsors and expand our markets with them. |
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Promote existing membership and Club growth programs
to Clubs and Districts. |
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Maintain Toastmasters’ cost/benefit ratio to ensure
that Toastmasters continues to be perceived as a good return for the
time and money invested. |
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Ensure that Area Governors have a valid perception of
their role and responsibility in the Club building and membership
building processes. |
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Promote consistency of the Toastmasters product - the
Club. Encourage consistent quality among Clubs. Promote consistency
from meeting to meeting within Clubs. |
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5. Financial Security |
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Maintain a minimum amount in reserve sufficient to
sustain the organization and support its ongoing development. |
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Strive to develop an annual budget that generates
a surplus. | | |