The Distinguished Club Program (DCP) is Toastmasters International general measure of club success and quality of service delivered to members.

A primary objective of clubs is to provide the best possible member experience so that existing members are retained and new members join. When clubs possess characteristics of quality, the member experience is enhanced.

The District supports clubs to enhance this experience through the working interactions of Area and Division Directors to promote the value of the program to the club’s reputation and to coach club officers in helping their clubs achieve their set targets in the DCP.

To help members achieve their educational goals in the Toastmasters program, clubs are encouraged to create a vision and develop a Club Success Plan, which for many clubs will be based on the targets outlined in the DCP.

By achieving a certain number of the targets in this program, a club can earn one of three levels of recognition:

The following are DCP resources available for download.

Pathways is the new educational program providing a unique journey filled with opportunities to develop skills from more than 300 unique competencies. Members complete projects giving speeches and receiving feedback in a safe supportive environment.

The District provides clubs with training and resources to help with the full adoption of the program so that the club can be Pathways ready to deliver a rich experience to new and existing members.

Here are useful resources available for reference and download.

The success of a club and its members depend on how well club officers execute their responsibilities. By providing leadership training and support, club officers can foster a positive environment that’s conducive to members’ personal and professional growth, allowing them to achieve their Toastmasters education program goals.

There are two rounds of training sessions conducted in the program year, between June 1 and August 31 and between November 1 and February 28, with facilitators from the educational development team delivering a quality training experience.

A minimum of four club officers, preferably all seven, are required to attend each round of training which earns the club a credit in the DCP.

Here is the guideline for awarding credit to officers who have attended training and are looking to be awarded credit for multiple positions.

Contact the Education and Training Coordinator at training@d99tm.org if you have any questions related to awarding credit for the training attended.

The following materials are available for reference.

2021-22 Round 1 Training Sessions (June – August 2021)

• New training resources from TI
• Club Leadership Handbook
• Club Success Plan
• Understanding Moments of Truth
• Prospective Membership Engagement
• Agile Planning for Club Success
• Building with Public Relations
• Digital Skills for Presidents, VPEs & SECs
• TI’s new Club Marketing Guide
• Online Meetings Tips & Tricks Infographic
• Online Meetings  Resources from TI

2020-21 Round 2 Training Sessions (November 2020 – February 2021)

Round 1 Training Sessions (June – August 2020)

Role Specific Resources 

Other Resources 

Every year, guests join clubs as new members and existing members leave for various reason. Flourishing clubs focus on both recruiting new members and retaining existing ones. To support all clubs to achieve excellence, the District provides programs through the Club growth portfolio to train and provide clubs with resources and materials for membership building. The program quality portfolio provides clubs with the training, tools and materials to support retention of existing members. Membership retention programs include mentoring programs for new members, creative programming that offer massive value to existing and a recognition program

Here are useful resources available for reference and download.

Speech contests are a Toastmaster’s tradition. Speech competitions provide an opportunity for Toastmasters to gain valuable speaking experiences. By stepping outside of their comfort zone, Toastmaster members can test the skills they have honed and developed during club meetings.

Due to the impact of the pandemic crisis, the Toastmasters International board directive is that Spring 2021 contests at the Area, Division, and District levels would be conducted online. The District’s leadership decision is to have the spring 2021 contest as the International speech contest format only. This helps us manage the learning curve impact associated with using technology to enable procedures required for conducting table topic or evaluation contests.

The international speech contest competition beyond the district level is in three stages – the regional quarter-finals, semifinals, and the World Championship of Public Speaking^® finals.

The district mandate being communicated to the World Headquarters for the 2022 Spring contest is that we anticipate contests at the Area, Division, and District levels to be in person with the backup option of reverting to online if the situation suggests so by November when we start planning for the second half of the 2021-22 program year.

• Club Contests – TBD
• Area Contests – TBD
• Division Contests – TBD

Reach out to the program quality director to serve in the following role and be the District’s key contacts for the 2022 Spring contest:

• Contest Chair: TBD – contestchair@d99tm.org
• Chief Judge: TBD – chiefjudge@d99tm.org
• Contest Tech Advisor: TBD- ContestTech@d99tm.org

Questions relating to Area and Division contests should be directed to the Area and Division Director respectively.

All other related questions should be directed to pqd@d99tm.org

The following are related resources for conducting online contests.

Online Speech Contest Bootcamp Resources.

The District’s recognition programs are designed to recognize the efforts and achievements of clubs, officers and members each program year.  The focus is club quality and member satisfaction, and the objective is to promote, develop and sustain quality clubs.

Awards are presented at the Spring Conference to Toastmasters who demonstrate outstanding commitment, dedication and leadership to their clubs, areas, divisions and our organization as a whole. Club members benefit by understanding the qualities of past winners who are examples of those who go above and beyond in their participation in Toastmasters.

Here are resources for the recognition programs

The district’s conference is an annual weekend event held in the Spring at the pinnacle of the District 99 Toastmasters’ year.

During the event, Toastmasters gather from all across the district for a time of learning, speech contests, conducting the district’s business, renewing old friendships, and making new ones. It is all about the power of the community expressed through a first-class program packed with exciting activities, food, entertainment, opportunities to network, awards, educational presentations by keynote speakers and thought leaders.

This year’s conference is themed Reignite: Reboot and Recharge your Toastmasters Experience! – this is going to be hosted as a virtual event with First Vice President of Toastmasters International, Morag Mathieson, DTM delivering a keynote and having an interactive Q&A session titled “Coffee with Morag”.  Opportunities are now available for speakers who would like to present an educational session.

Check out the news release for the conference details, and registration. Download a copy of the agenda

A critical element to creating a successful district that supports all clubs to achieving excellence is providing effective training for club leaders and division and area directors. Without properly trained leaders at every level, districts and clubs cannot meet members’ needs or introduce the benefits of Toastmasters to others.

Training for division and area directors occurs three times a year, in June, August and January. The August training provides the opportunity to train these district officers who couldn’t make the June session.

The following are useful training resources for the division and area directors.

Reference Library

2021-22 Resources – This section will be updated shortly

• District Leadership Handbook
• 2021-2022 Area-Division Directors Checklist
• World Headquarters directive on District Events
• District-Division-Area Success Plan Guide
• Club Improvement Planning Dashboard
• District-Division-Area Performance Dashboard
• Club Support Focus Strategies Guide
• TI’s digital resources for Area and Division Directors
• TI’s digital resources for club officers
• District’s resource page for club officers
• TI’s new Club Marketing Guide
• Ideas for engaging club meetings
• Online Meetings Tips & Tricks Infographic
• Online Meetings  Resources from TI