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The best predictor of future performance is past achievement. The reason is simple-We know already how to do what we've always done. We're likely to continue to do the same things, the same way and achieve the same results, unless someone decided to do (or try) something different. A club that is great at gaining new members and getting them through the basic communication manual will probably continue to do that well. Clubs having trouble helping members find and achieve the next goal will not keep members, grow above a stable number, or complete ACs or Leadership awards. They'll lose members as fast as they gain them. We have two new District Resources. Have you wondered how the District and Clubs are doing against Distinguished Club Plan and District Success Plan Goals. Check out how your club is contributing to the District Success Plan by clicking here. The latest update is January 31, 2010. Check out how well your club is performing, comparing your club's performance to all the other clubs in the District. Click here to see the Current Year Statistics. The latest update is January 31, 2010. Check back regularly for updates. We have 5 years DCP History on each club to help them see how successful the club is over time. Consistently Distinguished (or better) clubs are successful every year helping their members to grow and learn. Take a look at your club's DCP History to see what you've done well and what you can improve on. View the District 26 DCP History here. The latest update is January 31, 2010. This is not the final for 2009-2010 since all the mail-in registrations have to be processed. Analysis to come. Check back for News and Analysis on the DCP. This article will always appear in the District Resources section. The District is Distinguished for the 2nd year in a row. Congratulations to District 26, Members, Clubs and Officers! The Distinguished Club Program BasicsThe Distinguished Club Program (DCP) exists to help a club provide an environment where members can learn speaking and leadership skills. To this end, the program focuses on educational awards and membership. Education awards are the official awards issues by Toastmasters International when members complete required activities. Membership is the number of members in the club and how the club has grown over the past years. How It WorksFrom July 1st of any given year to June 30 of the next year, all Toastmasters Clubs participate in the program. There are 10 goals each club strive to achieve over the year. By creating a Club Success Plan, the members and officers have a guide to get all 10 goals before June 30. World Headquarters automatically tracks the progress of each club and reports can be downloaded from the Toastmasters International Webpage. The Club Success Plan is the simply the club planning how to meet the goals, namely who is planning to earn an award before June 30 each year. The GoalsTo be eligible for any recognition you must, by year end on June 30th, have either: - At least 20 members
- A net growth of at least 5 new members
You must also achieve five or more of the following goals: - Two Competent Communicators (CCs)
- Two More CCs
- One Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB), Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS) or Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)
- One more ACB, ACS, or ACG
- One Competent Leader (CL), Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB), Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) or Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
- One more CL, ALB, ALS, DTM
- Four new members
- Four more new members
- Minimum of four club officers trained during each of the two training periods
- One dues renewal report and one club officer list submitted on time
RecognitionClubs that meet both the membership requirement and do any of the following are eligible for one of the three types of recognition at year end: - If you reach five of the ten goals: Distinguished Club
- If you reach seven of the ten goals: Select Distinguished Club
- If you reach nine of the ten goals: President's Distinguished Club
If the club reaches the goals, but fails the membership prerequisite, you do not earn the recognition.
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DCP History & District Performance