Dave Gibson

Dues are due! Learn tips and tricks to get your renewals in by April 1st and October 1st.

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Members pay prorated international dues of $60 USD (effective Aug 1st increased from $45)                                                                                 every six months. Some clubs may charge additional fees. All new members also pay a                                                                                             one-time fee of $20 USD. Download a membership application here.

Below are tips to make dues collection
easy. 

When are dues do?

Renewals take place every 6 months from August
15 – September 30 and February 15 to March 31st. This can be a strange few
months for club management. You may have reminded members in meetings
or via email, but every time you try to communicate a dues deadline
to the club, you see nothing but glazed eyes and zero email
responses.

Collecting dues (read: asking for money) is
awkward but it doesn’t have to be slow and painful. This is the time to step up
and take financial responsibility for the club. There are a few tactical and
practical approaches to smoothing out the dreaded dues collection period.

Educate the importance of paying on time

In addition to informing members that dues are
due, take time to explain why it’s important. A little education and
transparency is all it takes to get the ball rolling. Let members know months in
advance that dues collection is approaching. No one likes surprises that
involve paying money! Create a chart that breaks down where their
dues are going, and remind them about the benefits they are getting out of the
Toastmasters program. It also doesn’t hurt to explain that delinquency will
result in the club losing its good standing, which has consequences such as
contest eligibility.

For corporate clubs, ensure your sponsors are
aware of the dues schedule, and have payment procedures in place so dues can be
paid on-time.

Leverage technology to collect payments

The great thing about living in the digital
world is the availability of options to transact without needing to
collect physical cash or checks. 

If your club uses a Freetoasthost website, the
club treasurer can email dues invoices, keep track of who has paid with the
payment method used, and follow up with those who haven’t paid yet.

Technology such as PayPal, Venmo and Square
can help collect dues at meetings with the swipe of a debit/credit card or send
money electronically. Here is a step by step guide to setting up PayPal, as
an example, to collect dues from new members and renewals. 

Pay your Dues on Club Central

To submit renewals online, go to www.toastmasters.org/clubcentral and log
in with your username and password. Next, follow these steps:

1. Under the Leadership
   Central button, click Club Central. It may require
   you to select the club name you want to pay renewals for.
2. Click Submit
   Payment.
3. Select Add to
   Cart for each member you want to make a payment for. You may be asked
   to select dates.
4. Provide your payment
   information and follow the prompts to process your payment.

Track your progress

Track your club’s daily progress to submit 8 or more membership renewal payments through Club Central before October 1st from this Toastmasters Dues Collection Leaderboard. What does status mean on the report?

• Verified complete: mm/dd/yyyy
  Minimum payments have been made. Your club is in good standing. The payments
  must be postmarked by the deadline for your club to score the DCP goal #10.
• Low: Minimum Requirement not yet met
  Less than eight payments have been made. Your club will not be in good standing
  if the minimum payments are not made by the deadline.
• Ineligible: Minimum Requirement not yet met
  Less than three renewals have been made. Your club will not be in good standing
  if the minimum payments are not made by the deadline.
• Renewals not here
  No payments have been made. Your club will not be in good standing if the
  minimum payments are not made by the deadline. The club is at risk of automatic
  suspension.