This document discusses the benefits and responsibilities of Ukrainian Toastmasters clubs joining the international Toastmasters family by forming a district. Key points include: - Joining would provide opportunities for leadership, more speaking practice, and connecting with Toastmasters worldwide. - Clubs and areas would be expected to support district policies and leaders would need to attend trainings and meetings. - Financial resources would increase but clubs would need to pay $6 district dues per 6 months and leaders may need to spend their own money on travel. - Forming as a division or multiple areas could be alternatives to starting as a single district. The document encourages members to consider costs and benefits.

1. Crossing the Borders:
Joining Toastmasters family
Yuliya Dmytryshyn, CL
Area Governor – long time ago 
Kyiv, August 2012

2. What is Toastmasters for YOU?

3. For me Toastmasters means:
Skills
 Public speaking
 Leadership
 Success
 …
People
 Networking
 Fun
 Social life
 …

5. Toastmasters International

Club
Area
Division
District
Region
Toastmasters International

6. Why all this levels?
More opportunities for leadership
More practice in public speaking
New people and…
Borderless OPPORTUNITIES

7. Toastmasters in Ukraine
 
Club Club
Area Area
Division
District ?
Toastmasters Ukraine
?
Region
Toastmasters
International

8. What about joining Toastmasters
family?

9. New Benefits
CONNECTION WITH Family Members
Regular knowledge sharing with other TM clubs
Highly Experienced TM leaders who can help with any problem
A net increase in financial resources available to the clubs
Members may compete at all levels of speech contests - even up to the
World Championship of Public Speaking

10. New duties
District dues – 6 USD per 6 month
Area, Club leaders would be expected to support any District
policies on training, finances, reporting on club progress
Club leaders are expected to attend Division Sponsored Officer
Training 2 x year (unless we started as a Division)
Area Governors, Division Governor would be expected to
attend most quarterly District Executive Council
Area Governors would be required to conduct at least 2 x visits
to each club per year.
Area Governors must plan and conduct 2 area
conferences(contests) per year

11. Not so new…
District dues – 6 USD per 6 month
Area, Club leaders would be expected to support any District
policies on training, finances, reporting on club progress
Club leaders are expected to attend Division Sponsored Officer
Training 2 x year (unless we started as a Division
Area Governors, Division Governor would be expected to
attend most quarterly District Executive Council
Area Governors would be required to conduct at least 2 x visits
to each club per year.
Area Governors must plan and conduct 2 area
conferences(contests) per year

12. TM Conference
Contest
(Internation/Humorous/TT/Evaluation)
Workshops (all kinds)
Trainings (officers/leaders)
Parties 

13. Money issue
What about the events in Europe?
$
 Visa
 Travelling…

14. Money, money, money
Clubs get $ for DCP and for startup costs
Area gets $ for club visits, travelling to
District events and money for conducting
area events
Additional $ for promotion
 But be ready to spend some of your own gryvians 

15. Dealing with ???
We could come in as 2 or 3 areas or as a
Division
Clubs/Areas support their members with $

16. Where we are Where we could be


Club
Club
Area
Area
Toastmasters
Ukraine
District
Toastmasters Ukraine
?
? Region
Toastmasters
International

17. How to get there
TM magazine
DCP
TM conference
Apply for membership
 Discussion with clubs
 Letter of intent

19. So ???

20. Let’s think
Costs Benefits

22. Crossing the borders
is never easy.
Toastmasters –
connecting people!