Note that beginning with the 2025-2026 Toastmaster Year, in order for a club to qualify for Distinguished at any level, the Club Success Plan must be submitted to Toastmasters International by September 30th of the current Toastmaster Year which begins on July 1st.
The Club Success Plan is a planning document for defining the goals of a club. Club officers should create a Club Success Plan for their club in order to help them focus their efforts and the efforts of the club as a whole during their term in office. In particular, the Club Success Plan represents the club's stated criteria in defining success for the club in the Distinguished Club Program.
After the Club Success Plan is completed, the club's executive committee is encouraged to share the plan with all of the club's members and keep a copy of the plan in the club's records. The plan can be completed online within Club Central on the Toastmasters International website. A PDF version is available for download here. (Item 1111A Rev. 05/2025)
Every club should set goals for its DCP (Distinguished Club Program) at the beginning of the program year and discuss these goals with its officers. After the DCP goals are set, the officer team can then further discuss CSP (Club Success Plan). CSP is to identify action plans for each DCP goal and how to achieve them strategically. The basic idea of setting each action plan includes WHO (person) will do WHAT (action) by WHEN (deadline).