Creating a website for your Club can be challenging — and enjoyable. Hopefully, it will also be a productive means of providing information to prospective members as well as your club’s members and officers. These days, your website can easily be your most reliable source of members. In order for that to happen, the site should be attractive, and the prospect should be able to find the information they seek right there on the first page. Essential information that should be on the “home page” includes:
- the Club name
- the Club’s meeting time
- location
- a contact e-mail or telephone number.
Less essential, but very helpful information that can be included on other pages are:
- the features and benefits of Toastmasters membership
- membership promotion ideas for the Club’s members
- a calendar listing appropriate information about Club events or event the Club’s members should attend
- the mission of the Club
- and a published or “last updated” date to identify the timeliness of the information.
Club web pages may also include an on-line version of the Club’s newsletter or information appropriate for publication in a club newsletter. If you feel you must include your club officer’s names and e-mail addresses or telephone numbers, but be sure to obtain their written permission in advance and keep a copy in your club’s permanent records. The prefered approach is to simply have one main contact email address or link on the site.
If you’re unsure how to start or don’t have the software, you may want to check out www.freetoasthost.org which offers web hosting and design tools free for Toastmasters clubs. Here again, the essentials apply. Your free club website will be infinitely more effective if it includes the Club name, the Club’s meeting time, location, and a contact e-mail or telephone number on the home page. Themore you customize your Free Toast Host site, the better.
Feel free to use the Toastmasters emblem and the words “Toastmasters” and “Toastmasters International”. Please do not alter the logo, nor incorporate it in your club’s logo. Always include the following trademark statement on your opening page:
“The names “Toastmasters International,” “Toastmasters,” and the Toastmasters International emblem are trademarks protected in the United States, Canada, and other countries where Toastmasters Clubs exist. Unauthorized use is prohibited.”
You may wish to create a link to the District 47 web site (http://www.toastmastersd47.org) and the Toastmasters International web site (http://www.toastmasters.org). If you would like yours Club’s link (URL) and email address to be part of the Club listing on the Toastmasters International web site please email the information, including your Club and District numbers, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Note: Clubs URL should be a maximum of 65 characters and email address should be a maximum of 35 characters.
A web page is an official publication of the club, and the club president is responsible for its content. If you have questions or concerns regarding your club website, or webhosting feel free to ask the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Let us know when you publish your site, so we can put your link here on the District site. Good luck with your website.
Here are some authorized logos for your convenience:
TM Logos
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Terms and conditions for using the Toastmasters International logo
