Category: Community

  • Social Media Contest

    Does your club use social media? If so, your club could win in the social media contest. Contestants should send their entry packet to PRM@Foundersdistrict.org by October 1 in the fall or March 15 in the spring. The winning club will win a prize valued at $100 and second prize valued at $50. Winners will…

  • Founder’s Photography Contest

    Welcome to the Founder’s District Photo Contest! It’s time to have some fun with your camera and capture our fabulous members in the act of “elevating their potential!” Every member of Founder’s District is welcome to participate, no matter what your skill level or camera gear may be (cell phones are encouraged!). So get out…

  • Public Relations Awards

    Has your club used amazing and extraordinary Public Relations to promote Toastmasters? If so then enter the Founder’s District Public Relations Awards. We have expanded the award categories from three to six and the entry process is simple. The first place winner in each category will receive $100 and a commemorative plaque or trophy at…

  • Public Relations Awards

    Has your club used amazing and extraordinary Public Relations to promote Toastmasters? If so then enter the Founder’s District Public Relations Awards. We have expanded the award categories from three to six and the entry process is simple. The first place winner in each category will receive $100 and a commemorative plaque or trophy at…

  • The Founder Newsletter

    The Founder Newsletter

    September 2014 Issue Founder’s Leaders – Get to know the new Founder’s District Leadership team. Marketing Incentives – Ligia Molina, DTM ISD Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program Graduates First Class! District Toastmaster(s) of the Year – Norm and Frannie Stein, DTM It’s Speech Contest Time! – Timeofey “Tima” Ouchaernko, ACS, ALB The Sound of Silence –…

  • Founder’s District Web Master

    Contact the Founder’s District Web Master Mission Statement Provide and enhance communications, mediated by Internet and other electronic technologies, among District leaders, the District and Clubs, and the community at large. Objectives a. Maintain the District’s rights to the use of the Internet domain name “foundersdistrict.org” and all electronic brands associated with the District. Monitor…

  • Founder’s District Web Master

    Contact the Founder’s District Web Master Mission Statement Provide and enhance communications, mediated by Internet and other electronic technologies, among District leaders, the District and Clubs, and the community at large. Objectives a. Maintain the District’s rights to the use of the Internet domain name “foundersdistrict.org” and all electronic brands associated with the District. Monitor…

  • Proclamations 101

    The purpose of a proclamation is to have a local, state, national, or international government officials help celebrate a Toastmasters Club or District’s milestone achievements and generate publicity. 1.   Request a proclamation: Proclamation Request Template (Word doc 87 kb)2.   Present the proclamation: Proclamation Presentation Process (PDF 76 kb)3.   Send a proclamation news release: Proclamation News Release Template (Word doc 96 kb) So, what do you do when you get a proclamation?…

  • Proclamations 101

    The purpose of a proclamation is to have a local, state, national, or international government officials help celebrate a Toastmasters Club or District’s milestone achievements and generate publicity. 1.   Request a proclamation: Proclamation Request Template (Word doc 87 kb)2.   Present the proclamation: Proclamation Presentation Process (PDF 76 kb)3.   Send a proclamation news release: Proclamation News Release Template (Word doc 96 kb) So, what do you do when you get a proclamation?…

  • Is it Press Release or News Release?

    Is it Press Release or News Release?

    As a Media Specialist I’m frequently asked, “What’s the difference between a press release and a news release?” This is a great question in our ever-changing techno-savvy world and deserves a succinct answer. A press release traditionally refers to the printed page. When radio and tv news departments grew to include podcasts and Internet postings,…