Founder's District Toastmasters

Diamond Web Award

Win the Diamond Web Award contest by communicating the benefits of Toastmasters to current and potential members through your web site. Use FREE web designing sites like FreeToastHost2, Google Sites, or your own domain and enter your club’s extraordinary site in the contest today! The winning web master will a prize valued at more than $200.00, which will be announced at the District Conference.

Eligibility

The Diamond Web Award is open to all Toastmasters club web masters in the Founder’s District. The primary web master or a fellow club member must be present at the District Conference to win accept the award.

Submissions

Deadline for submission is October 1 in the Fall and March 1 in the Spring, and judging will take place the next day, so send an e-mail message NOW to PRO@FoundersDistrict.org with the following information:

• Club name and number
• Name of the webmaster
• Address of the club web site (URL)

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged on the site’s CONTENT and PRESENTATION with an emphasis on portraying the benefits of the Toastmasters program to meet personal and professional goals.

CONTENT – 65%

1. Promotion (15%)

• Welcome / Introduction
• Basic Club Description – Club Profile
• Basic Club Description – Time and Place
• Upcoming Events
• Club Contact Information

2. Education (20%)

• Educational Materials / Articles
• Goals / Objectives
• Policies

3. Member Information (20%)

• Calendar / Schedule
• News about Recent Meetings or Events
• Member Recognition
• Club Achievements
• Business Items

4. Administrative Content (10%)

• Timeliness / Information Up to Date
• Webmaster E-mail Address
• Toastmasters International Copyright Notice
• Credit to Previously Published Sources
• Other Copyright Information (where required)

PRESENTATION

5. Navigation and Organization (25%)

• Easy to Find What You Need
• Logical Structure
• Clearly Defined Categories

6. Page Design / Layout (10%)

• Appropriate Graphics
• Clean Layout
• Easy to Scan Page Content
• Spelling / Grammar / Punctuation

Please direct questions to the Public Relations Officer at PRO@FoundersDistrict.org