1. One-time Certification Fee $125.00 plus tax. **Tax is based on the address zip code. 

2. Gavel Club Annual Fee $125.00 to Toastmasters International (regardless of # of members), paid every November, and prorated at the time of charter. **See Form XX123G for schedule. 

3. Additional Costs: Equipment needed to run a TM club, Cost of renting a venue. Member badges, Certificates.   

1. Only reasonable dues may be charged to cover operating expenses. **Example: Gavel Club charges $5/month (to help with the cost of running the club) plus the cost of member badges and Gavel Club member pins. Dues are renewed every 6 months, and new members pay a prorated amount. 

2. No individual may profit or draw salary from Gavel Club activities or donations. One Gavel Club charges $5/month (to help with the cost of running the club) plus the cost of CC and CL manuals. Dues are renewed every 6 months, and new members pay a prorated amount. 

Gaveliers vote on a club name and new officers. A list of new officers will need to be sent to TMI every 6 months when new officers are elected. If the club counselor changes, it will also need to be reported to TMI. 

Meeting Roles: Some Gavel Clubs use different role names than a TM club. 

1. Members = Gaveliers 

2. Toastmaster = Gavelier of the Day 

3. Evaluator = Speech Evaluator 

4. GE = General Evaluator 

5. Table Topics Master = Table Topics Master 

6. Grammarian = Wordmaster 

7. AH Counter = Ah Counter 

New members are voted in, after application & dues are received. Induction ceremony is usually once a month for new members, where they take the Gavelier’s Promise. Parent Steering Committee: The counselor should select some parents of members to form a steering committee to provide input, volunteer at the club, and help make decisions about the club. 

1. New Members: New members are voted in, after application & dues are received. Induction ceremony is usually once a month for new members, where they take the Gavelier’s Promise. Parent Steering Committee: The counselor should select some parents of members to form a steering committee to provide input, volunteer at the club, and help make decisions about the club. 

2. Education Opportunities: Once every 4 – 8 weeks, the counselor invites qualified Toastmasters to come to the gavel club and give educational speeches, as well as demonstrate roles. 

3. Contests: Gavel Club can hold contests and partner with other local Gavel Clubs to conduct contests. 

1. Liability Insurance: Some venues will require that you have proof of liability insurance to use their facility. Gavel clubs are covered by TMI, and you can obtain your certificate of liability insurance from TMI after you have been chartered and receive your approval letter and new club kit. (It will not be included in your new club kit.) The certificate expires in a year, so you will need to request a certificate each year. After your Gavel Club has been certified, you may request your certificate of liability insurance by emailing tminsurance@toastmasters.org. 

2. Bank Account: 

   1. If a Bank Account is opened, open the bank account in the Gavel Club’s name.   

   2. Do not comingle the Gavel Club’s funds with the Sponsoring Club’s funds.