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FROM THE DESK
Club Success Plan Incentive –
and The Winners Are. . .
by Donna Stark, DTM—Program Quality Director
The real winners sometimes you need to change course (recal-
are the members of clubs where the officers have culating!). There is benefit in simply preparing
taken the time to assess their club’s needs, set a Club Success Plan, but the maximum value is
goals, developed action plans to achieve those realized when it is used. Don’t file it away and
goals, and documented them in a Club Success forget it. Make the CSP a standing agenda item
Plan (CSP). What is a Club Success Plan? It’s for each officer team meeting. Evaluate your
the roadmap to success for a club that meets progress, adjust the plan as needed, repeat.
the needs of its members. To encourage club
officers to discover the value of a Club Success All seventeen clubs that submitted plans
Plan, those that prepared and submitted a CSP have their roadmap to success in place.
to me were entered into a drawing for one Congratulations to the three clubs that will
of three $100 Toastmasters International gift continue their road trip with $100 certificates
certificates. Seventeen clubs took advantage of from Toastmasters International – Downtown
the opportunity. Lunch Bunch #2714463, Corvallis #395, and
Daylighters #2039!
I define a successful Toastmasters club as a
club in which members are working the program If your club hasn’t prepared a Club Success
– making progress through the Communication Plan, download Item 1111 from the TI website
and Leadership tracks. It’s a club that takes care of and map your club’s course to Success!
business for its members—submits applications
for awards, dues, and other reports in a timely The first round of officer training has wrapped
fashion. It’s a club with a team of officers that up with 127 clubs completing half of the officer
takes advantage of training opportunities so they training goal for the Distinguished Club Program
are prepared to effectively serve their members. by having at least four officers attend district-
Club success equates to member success. sponsored training. A special shout out to the
Central Division, with every club having at least
Even when you have a map (or GPS), four officers trained.
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