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Thousands of major organizations sponsor Toastmasters groups around the world. In fact, of Toastmasters' more than 13,000 clubs worldwide are sponsored by a corporation or other organization.
Many organizations have incorporated Toastmasters training into their onsite education and development programs to help employees improve their communication and leadership skills. They realize that Toastmasters offers many features and benefits, as well as value to both the individual and the organization.
Are you interested in starting a Toastmasters club within your organization? Find out how!
Here is a small sampling of organizations sponsoring in-house Toastmasters meetings:
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#Clubs Sponsored as of Sept. 2011 |
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| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
43 |
State Farm Insurance |
72 |
| U.S. Air Force |
41 |
Bank of America |
62 |
| Canada Revenue Agency |
33 |
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
40 |
| U.S. Navy |
29 |
IBM |
37 |
| U.S. Army |
18 |
General Electric Company |
33 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture |
18 |
AT&T |
27 |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
17 |
Lockheed Martin |
22 |
| United States Postal Service |
15 |
Hewlett Packard |
22 |
| Internal Revenue Service |
14 |
The Boeing Company |
21 |
| State of California Department of Corrections |
11 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
21 |
| State of Louisiana Department of Corrections |
8 |
Northrop Grumman Company |
21 |
| State of Oregon Department of Corrections |
7 |
HSBC |
21 |
| State of Washington Department of Corrections |
6 |
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| State of Ohio Department of Corrections |
4 |
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| State of Massachusetts Department of Corrections |
4 |
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| State of California Compensation Insurance Fund |
4 |
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| JG Trust & ET Foundation |
4 |
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| Groenpunt Medium Prison, South Africa |
4 |
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| County of Fairfax |
4 |
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Special Programs and Continued
Learning Human Resources
Development Center |
12 |
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| University of Phoenix |
11 |
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| University of Arizona |
5 |
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| MIT |
5 |
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| Ministry of Education Malaysia |
5 |
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| Texas A&M University |
4 |
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| Raisoni Institute |
4 |
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| Nanyang Technological University |
4 |
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| Jackson State University |
4 |
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| Click here for complete PDF lists of corporations, state and local agencies, government agencies and educational institutions sponsoring Toastmasters clubs. |
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