Creating Materials with the Toastmasters Logo
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Toastmasters International offers a variety of branded club and district materials on the brand portal. If you cannot find the materials you need, you may wish to create your own using Toastmasters’ trademarks or copyrights. Before you begin, please be sure to review Toastmasters’ Policy and Protocol regarding trademarks and copyrights and follow these steps to ensure you are communicating the brand properly and protecting Toastmasters' intellectual property:
1. Design your materials. Download the District and Club Leader Brand Manual at www.toastmasters.org/brandmanual for the brand guidelines. As you create your material, remember to incorporate the logo, verbal guidelines, typography, color palette, graphic elements and photos to ensure that your designs match the Toastmasters look and feel. Use the templates provided through the Toastmasters brand portal and online store as a model for your designs. Check out the Marketing Materials, Marketing Resources and Stationery web pages for samples.
2. Brand check. Email an electronic sample to brand@toastmasters.org for branding approval. Toastmasters International will let you know if the designs are following Toastmasters’ brand protocol and notify you if modifications are required in your message or design.
3. Request approval to use trademarks. Submit an official Trademark Use Request Form for permission to use the Toastmasters International logo. (Review the lists below before submitting.) This process may take up to two weeks. Submission of this form does not guarantee approval. Do not purchase or print any orders until you receive permission. In all cases the Executive Director has final authority.
Brand check required:
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Items that are typically
not approved:
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Brand check and Trademark Use Request form required:
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Club and district stationery:
- Business cards
- Letterhead
- Agenda
- Meeting Invitation
- Name Tent Cards
- Paper Name Badges
- Newsletters
- News releases
- Fliers
- Postcards
Club and district business materials:
Dues receipts
Meeting Minutes
District Conference packets
Websites
Social Media
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- Non-paper Name badges
- Pins and buttons
- Trophies and plaques
- Certificates
- Ribbons
- Clothing
- Decals and stickers
- License plates
- Dinnerware, mugs and tablecloths
- Tombstones
- Bags
- Water bottles
- Key chains
- Magnets
- Bumper stickers
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- Event-specific banners
- Signage
- Pens
- Food – cake and cupcakes
- Videos
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If you have any questions about creating materials and how to apply the Toastmasters brand guidelines, contact brand@toastmasters.org.