Vice-President, Membership

Responsibilities:  plans, organizes and directs a program to ensure individual member retention and growth.  Conducts ongoing membership building programs and efforts.  Works with groups inside and outside Toastmasters to promote Club membership.  Maintains membership roster and attendance records.

At the Club meeting:

  • Greet guests warmly and have each sign the guest book
  • Report on current membership, promote membership campaigns, and welcome new members
  • Work with the President and VP, Education to ensure each new member is formally inducted at the first meeting after being voted in by the Club
  • Help guests wishing to join complete the Application for Membership
  • Speak with fellow members to determine if their needs are being met
  • Write a "new member" profile for Club newsletter, if one exists.

Outside the meeting:

  • Conduct ongoing membership building programs and efforts
  • Promote the membership goal of one new member per month
  • If the Club has fewer than 20 members, promote achieving 20 members by year end (June 30th) or sooner
  • Promote Club and Toastmasters International membership building programs
  • Conduct a minimum of 2 formal Club membership programs annually
  • Followup on and keep track of guests, new members joining, and members not attending meetings.  Telephone, send note or email guests.
  • For all prospective members, explain the educational program, get their commitment to join, and collect membership applications
  • Bring the application to the Club for voting, and , if the members are accepted, collect dues and fees and give them to the Treasurer with the applications
  • Attend Club Executive Committee meetings
  • Attend semi-annual District-sponsored Club officer training
  • Arrange for a replacement
  • Prepare successor for office.

Useful Links:

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District 61 website