Membership Retention Gold Nuggets

Compliments of Lark Doley, DTM

• Does your club have a web site?
  
  
• Do you conduct quality club meetings?
  
  
• Do your club members give manual speeches?
  
  
• Do you assign mentors to each new member?
  
  
• Do your members set annual goals and do you follow their progress?
  
  
• Do you schedule members to ensure achievement of their educational goals?
  
  
• Do you encourage members to advance in leadership as well as communication?
  
  
• Do all members understand the requirements for the Toastmasters Communication and Leadership program?  The Communication track includes: Competent Toastmaster, Advanced Toastmaster - Bronze, Advanced Toastmaster - Silver, and Advanced Toastmaster - Gold.  The Leadership track includes Competent Leader, Advanced Leader, and then the Distinguished Toastmaster designation after completing both the Communication and Leadership tracks.
  
  
• Do you recognize member achievements?
  
  
• Do you send out press releases for local achievements?
  
  
• Do you know why members have missed meetings?  Do you follow up with personal notes to them?
  
  
• Do you invite every guest to join your club?
  
  
• Who contacts guests after the meetings?  How do you follow up?  How often do you follow up?
  
  
• Does every member of your club have a leadership role in the club?  Are they on a committee?
  
  
• When was the last time you contacted former members of your club?  Invite them back!