Your $18.00 semi-annual dues paid to World Headquarters goes partly for a subscription to the Toastmaster magazine (which, to be honest, is an excellent magazine), partly to support development of new educational programs (they've got some *nice* new programs coming out these days), partly to support operations at World Headquarters (i.e. the staff who process membership applications, CTM applications, new club applications, etc. etc. ad nauseam), and partly to support your local District organization.

Furthermore, when you finish your CTM, you get three of the Advanced project manuals for no extra charge to work toward your ATM with.

Dues went up for the first time in over ten years a few years ago and as a result, dues should not rise for a long time (it was like pulling teeth to get the most recent dues raise through, and some members remain unconvinced that it was necessary). This raise had a lot to do with printing costs and so forth quintupling over the previous decade.  (Portland Toastmasters, by the way, actually lowered dues several years ago, from a total of $30 every six months to a total of $25 every six months.)

Your club dues generally go to pay for the club's supplies, such as ballots, awards, ribbons, and educational materials. In some cases, such as when your club has a meal at each meeting, your dues may go to pay for that.

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