49 Whoa! That sounds complicated! (Toastmasters International Leadership and Organization)
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This article is from the Toastmasters International FAQ, by Joel Furr DTM jfurr@danger.com with numerous contributions by others.
49 Whoa! That sounds complicated! (Toastmasters International Leadership and Organization)
It is, but that's the price you pay for:
* having enough offices to fill that a lot of people get
the opportunity to serve, and
* having enough officers on the spot to help out clubs
that have problems (e.g. low membership).
Let's look at a made-up example to illustrate the organiza-
tion:
Joe belongs to the Wide Valley Toastmasters Club (club 19521).
The Wide Valley Toastmasters club belongs to Area 4, Central
Division, District 95. Area 4 is the city of Wide Valley with
four clubs. The Central Division is Areas 4, 5, and 6,
comprising the mid-state area. District 95 is the eastern
half of the state. Area 4 has an Area Governor who works with
the Wide Valley club and the other three clubs in the Area.
The Central Division has a Division Governor who works with
all 12 clubs in his Division and with the three Area Governors
under her. District 95 has five Divisions and its own set of
officers. Joe goes to various speech contests in his Area,
Division, and District and once a year represents his club at
the Spring Conference to elect new officers and vote on other
District policy matters.
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