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Founder's Globe Award
Saturday, 18 February 2012 01:55

Founder’s Globe Award
By Colette Gardner, DTM, PDG

The Founder’s Globe Award represents the Newsletter where Toastmasters began.
The Founder’s Globe emblem recognizes the quality of the current and upcoming events at Clubs. The newsletters at club level relate the benefits of Toastmasters to current and potential members.

The winning editor will receive the Founder’s Globe trophy and will be announced at the Fall Conference on May 5, 2012. It can be on the web sites of the club and division.

Eligibility:
The Founder’s Globe Newsletter Award is open to all Toastmasters Clubs editors in Founder’s District. The primary editor or a fellow club member must be present at the Fall District Conference to win and accept the award. Submission deadline is April 14, 2012, and the judging will take place the next day. Send the URL where the newsletter is located online to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the following information:


1. Club name and number
2. Name of the Newsletter
3. Name of Editor

Judging Criteria:
Entries will be judged on the newsletter’s CONTENT and PRESENTATION with an emphasis on portraying the benefits of the Toastmasters program to meet personal and professional goals.

 

CONTENT – 65%

1. Promotion (15%)
a. Welcome/Introduction
b. Basic Club Description – Club Profile
c. Basic Club Description – Time and Place
d. Breaking News
e. Upcoming Events
f. Club Contact Information

2. Education (20%)
a. Educational Materials/Articles
b. Goals/Objectives
c. Policies

3. Member Information (20%)
a. Calendar/Schedule
b. News about Recent Meetings or Events
c. Member Recognition
d. Club Achievements
e. Business Items

4. Administrative Content (10%)
a. Timeliness/Information Up-to-Date
b. Editors and Authors names
c. Toastmasters International Copyright Notice
d. Other Copyright Information (where required)

 

PRESENTATION – 35%


1. Page Design/Layout (10%)
a. Logical Structure
b. Clean Defined Categories
c. Appropriate Graphics
d. Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation

Tips and Suggested Elements to Include:

Links to resources
Toastmasters International
Founder’s District
Pictures of smiling faces
Videos
How many web hits (visitors)
Meeting visitors generated by site
New members joined
Your club
Other club
Quality over quantity