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- By Brian
In January of 2004, we introduced FreeToastHost to the Toastmasters community. Since that time, FreeToastHost has been helping clubs attract new members, operate more efficiently, and keep current members informed and interested. Over 11,000 Toastmasters clubs around the world benefit from the no-cost websites and on-line tools provided by FreeToastHost such as the duty roster, member directory, e-mail lists, club calendars. August of 2011, we introduced FreeToastHost 2, a generational update in the platform for Toastmasters Club and District websites.
In August 2018 we introduced FreeToastHost 3, the next step in Toastmasters Club and District websites with responsive templates and changes to support the EU GDPR laws.
FreeToastHost is a webhost specifically for Toastmasters clubs and districts anywhere in the world. Each website comes with easy-to-use web-based software ideal for any Toastmasters club. Providing your club is listed on Toastmasters.org, there is no-cost for this service! FreeToastHost was created by a Toastmaster, and is maintained and supported by a group of Toastmasters, with the cooperation of Toastmasters International. FreeToastHost 3 websites use the domain names ToastmastersClubs.org and ToastmastersDistricts.org for the club and district websites, respectively.
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- By Richard Taylor
The report of my FTH’s death was an exaggeration! (with apologies to Mark Twain)
The purpose of this blog post is to provide an overview of recent and ongoing efforts by the FTH team to ensure this service can meet the needs of Toastmasters Clubs.
- Bug Fixes and incremental improvements
- Why is my site down?
- FTH Ambassadors on the forums
- FTH Documentation
- Question: What on Earth is a Joomla?
- FreeToastHost is invigorating this blog!
- If a picture is worth 1000 words, how much is a video worth?
- Live learning sessions
- What’s Happening Next?
January 2026 is the 22nd Birthday of Free Toast Host (FTH)! This free service for Toastmasters clubs was founded in 2004 by Dr Bo Bennett, DTM, PHD Social Scientist. The platform has been through a couple rounds of major updates over the years; FTH2 in August 2011 and FTH3 in August 2018.
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- By Jane Atkinson
Toastmasters International, as the name suggests, is an international organisation, present in over 140 countries. Official materials are available in several languages. But like many other organisations, it started its life as an English-only group and the requirements of speakers of other languages weren't on its radar.
Some background
When websites first came on the scene, the same approach tended to apply there. It was assumed that everyone was going to build websites, and send emails, in English.
Because English doesn't use letters with accent marks, it's possible to use a very basic set of characters. But this meant that other languages weren't able to be displayed properly, if at all.
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