Diamond Web Award 2009–2010

Win the Diamond Web Award contest by communicating the benefits of Toastmasters to current and potential members through your web site. Use FREE web designing sites like FreeToastHost.org, www.OrgSites.com, or your own domain and enter your club’s extraordinary site in the contest today! The winning web master will a “swag bag” valued at more than $250.00, which includes reimbursement of one registration to the Spring District Conference on April 24, 2010.

Download Diamond Web Award contest guidelines (pdf 164 kb)

Eligibility
The Diamond Web Award is open to all Toastmasters club web masters in the Founder’s District. The primary web master or a fellow club member must be present at the Spring District Conference to win accept the award.

Submissions
Deadline is March 31, 2010, and judging will take place the next day, so send an e-mail message NOW to Michael Varma at mvarma@foundersdistrict.org with the following information:

1. Club name and number
2. Name of the webmaster
3. Address of the club web site (URL)

Judging Criteria
Entries will be judged on the site'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%)
– Welcome / Introduction?
– Basic Club Description – Club Profile
– Basic Club Description – Time and Place
– Upcoming Events
– Club Contact Information

2. Education (20%)
– Educational Materials / Articles?
– Goals / Objectives?
– Policies

3. Member Information (20%)
– Calendar / Schedule?
– News about Recent Meetings or Events
– Member Recognition
– Club Achievements
– Business Items

4. Administrative Content (10%)
– Timeliness / Information? Up to Date
– Webmaster E-mail Address
– Toastmasters International Copyright Notice
– Credit to Previously Published Sources
– Other Copyright Information (where required)

PRESENTATION – 35%

5. Navigation and Organization (25%)
– Easy to Find What You Need
– Logical Structure
– Clearly Defined Categories
6. Page Design / Layout? (10%)
– Appropriate Graphics
– Clean Layout
– Easy to Scan Page Content
– Spelling / Grammar / Punctuation?

Tips and suggested elements to include:

o Links to resources
– Toastmasters International
– Founder's District
o Pictures of smiling faces
o Videos
o Inform judges by March 31, 2010
– How many web hits (visitors)
– Meeting visitors generated by site
– New members joined your or another club
o Focus on quality over quantity

Please direct questions to the Founder’s District Public Relations Officer:
Michael Varma at mvarma@foundersdistrict.org