Toastmasters International is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality.
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 potential, foster human understanding, and contribute to the betterment of mankind.
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.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 January 2008 )
Mission of a Toastmasters Club
Written by Administrator
Sunday, 03 April 2011
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.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 January 2008 )
Still Have Questions? Find Out More!
Written by Administrator
Monday, 05 April 2010
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Here you can send a message to one of our volunteers who can answer any questions you may have. Please fill in either an email address or your phone number. We will get back to you as soon as we can!
District 57 has Toastmaster clubs in the East bay, from Fremont north through Oakland, Napa and on to the Oregon border.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
Why are you receiving notices from the IRS?
Written by Past District Governor Tyree Johnson
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Why are US clubs receiving this notice from the IRS?
Greetings!
All US clubs are covered as subordinates under our 501(c)(3) group exemption and are required to have an EIN (Employee Identification Number). On an annual basis, as part of the requirement of maintaining our tax exempt status, Toastmasters International is required to file with the IRS a complete list of all US clubs, which includes their EIN and the contact name and address. We also indicate on the annual list to the IRS that each club is not required to file Form 990 (or Form 990-EZ). In the past, clubs would not receive any notices from the IRS.
However, due to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, our US clubs will now be subject to filing requirements as outlined in the "2008 Annual Electronic Notice Filing Requirement" as outlined in the letter sent by the IRS.
The letter received from the IRS is to inform the club that even though in the past the club was not required to communicate or file Form 990 (or Form 990-EZ), they will now have to file an annual electronic notice.The letter from the IRS outlines the information to be filed. The first annual notice will not be due until May 15, 2008. We are currently reviewing the filing process and will be communicating detailed guidelines for filing the return to all our US clubs.
At this time, there is no action required on the part of the club. Please watch our Web site (www.toastmasters.org) for updates on this new IRS requirement.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR CLUB AND DISTRICT NUMBER ON ALL E-MAILS.
Last Updated ( Friday, 28 September 2007 )
How Many Awards Can a Toastmaster Earn in a Year?
Written by George Mashall, Area A2 Governor
Tuesday, 04 September 2007
Awards
How Many Awards Can a Toastmaster Earn in a Year?
If you are trying to get the very most out of Toastmasters, you may be
giving lots of speeches, and of course they should all be manual speeches!
So you may be asking, "how many can I get credit for"? Or, if you are a
member of more than one club, you may be wondering if that Competent
Communicator manual you just completed can count towards both clubs'
Distinguished Club programs. Here are all the answers!
It turns out that while a member will receive personal credit from TI for
all educational and leadership awards earned, there is a limit on the number
of awards that can apply to a club's DCP program (and district performance
awards). The limit for each member is one award of each type per club per
year. So, if you earn two CC's in a year, and you are a member of two
clubs, then you can have one CC credited to each club! Sorry, you can't
credit both CC's to the same club in the same TM year (July 1 - June 30).
The other way around doesn't work: you can't assign the credit for one CC
award to more than one club. You need to choose which club will receive the
credit. So, the solution is, earn a second CC for the other club!
Submitted by George Marshall, george (at) marshalls.org
Home club: Star Search Toastmasters 5067 in Fremont/Newark
Area A2 Governor
Producer, Toastmaster Time TV, www.toastmastertime.com
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