Home | Membership | Increasing Club Membership Most people joined their Toastmasters club because someone invited them to attend a meeting. Encourage all your members to invite friends and coworkers to watch a meeting and see how it works! Refer to the Open House page for tips on setting up a great meeting for guests. One fun way of encouraging all club members to get involved is to run a Membership campaign or contest such as this Simple Membership-Building Contest. Note that doing so satisfies one of the projects for "Motivating People" in the Component Leadership (CL) manual. You can use the Toastmasters International Membership Contests as a framework for scheduling your membership drives. Sponsoring a Speechcraft communication workshop can be an effective way to spread the word about your club, introduce the Toastmasters program to others, and show your club in a positive light. Here are some creative ideas to recruit members: 116 Ways to Recruit New Members Refer to Toastmasters’ Guide to Membership Growth for more information and ideas. Here is one club's New Member Flowchart for the steps to convert a guest to a member. For members to visit your club, they have to find you! See the Club Promotion page for some ideas, and here are some resources to help promote your club:   Membership     »   Finding and Visiting a Club     »   Starting a Club     »   Your Organization Needs Toastmasters     «   Increasing Club Membership     »   Open House Meetings     »   Adopt a Club Related Resources Fliers Promotional Items Brochures Business Card & Stationery Templates Marketing Materials 106 Ideas for Retaining Members

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