Toastmasters
International is committed to enhancing the member experience. In order to do
that, they need to know what members want. Every year, at the International
Convention, TI holds its Annual Business Meeting where our top Leadership is
elected and proposed changes to the bylaws are approved. Your club has TWO votes to cast in this meeting.
How does that
happen? Who votes? Who am I voting for? What are the proposals?
Oh, so many questions.
I have the answers.
Prepare Your Members to Vote!; an article in The Leader Letter that will give you more information on things you
can do to help your club be more informed and become a part of the process. Links
within the article, review the candidates and proposed amendments, will provide information on the
candidates and the proposals.
Who votes? Your club
President and club Secretary.
How do I vote? Two
options: 1) attend the International Convention and cast the votes at the
business meeting; 2) assign your proxy to a Toastmaster who is attending the
convention.
How do I assign my
proxy? Log in to Club Central on Toastmasters International. Click to open the box that says “Club Proxy”.
Once open, you will see three options: Send a Club Delegate, Designate District
Director, Designate Active Toastmaster.
If someone from your
club is going, allow them to carry your proxy. It’s a great experience. Click
on the correlating box and follow directions. If no one from your club is
going, Designate your District Director, or some other active Toastmaster. This
option will usually be either your Program Quality Director or your Club Growth
Director, as we are all going to be in attendance at the Business Meeting.
To designate Greg
Pick, your District Director, click on the correlating box and follow the
directions.
To designate Robi
Ley, Program Quality Director, click on the third box and enter the following
member number: 01344045.
To designate Jamie
Pickering, Club Growth Director, click on the third box and enter the following
member number: 01375394.
I encourage you to
follow the above links to educate yourself and your clubs on the upcoming
proposals. They do affect you as individual members, and as Toastmasters clubs.
You help choose those who will represent the members on the Board of Directors.
Talk to your clubs and when you assign your proxy, you will also see that you
have the ability to tell your proxy holder how to vote; yes or no on proposals
and your club’s choice of candidates. You don’t have to specify your choice,
but you can, and your choice will be honored when the votes are cast.
Be part of the
process. Ask questions of your Trio and we will help you with this process.
It’s your journey.
Have a say in the direction it goes.
