Membership
Clubs that are embedded within another organization (commercial or non-commercial) are restricted only to employees or organization members.
The hosting organization may not be involved in activities against the core principles or bylaws of the Foundation.
Corporate Clubs may not have an age restriction. In other words, having a "Youth club for children of the employees of company X" is not an allowed type of club. The club should be constituted as a Public Youth club instead.
Meeting Venue
Corporate clubs must meet on the premises of the hosting organization or in a venue provided by it.
Guests And Visitors
Corporate clubs are required to accept visits from the Officers of the Agora Speakers International Foundation and members of the Agora Speakers International Board of Directors for auditing, compliance, and mentorship purpose, subject to the necessary security measures in the venue.
Financial Requirements
Corporate Clubs do not report their finances to Agora Speakers International and handle the matter internally as they see fit.
Unlike Public Clubs, however, Corporate clubs do pay a fee to Agora Speakers International, as follows:
- A $100 set-up fee.
- A yearly per-member fee of $50, with a minimum of $600 / year if the club has 12 or fewer members.
Listing Requirements
The following information is shared about Corporate clubs, and it must be kept up to date by club officers.
| Club Information Shared |
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| Information Type |
Shared with |
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| Club name, number, and chartering date |
Public |
| Meeting schedule |
Agora Ambassadors and Agora Foundation officials |
| Meeting venue |
Public |
| Club Officers and their contact information |
Agora Ambassadors and Agora Foundation officials |
| Fee structure |
Private, not supervised by Agora Speakers International |
| Club finances |
Private, not supervised by Agora Speakers International |
| Visiting Restrictions |
Public |
| Speech Content Restrictions |
Public |
| Club Contact Information |
Public |
| Awards and Badges |
Public |
| Club Languages |
Public |
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Adherence to the Agora Educational Model
Corporate clubs enjoy a lot of freedom in tailoring our program to their specific needs. If requested, we can provide an adapted Educational Program that includes topics of specific interest to them and manuals that combine our training topics with topics that the organization requires.
Meetings in Corporate Clubs may feature sections that are neither timed nor evaluated (although we do not recommend it).
In terms of speeches, Corporate Clubs are allowed to impose more speech content restrictions to align better with the hosting organization's business goals. They have no requirements in terms of the activities, speeches, or role must come from the standard catalog.
Additionally, Corporate Clubs are free to organize their Educational Year as they see fit - without the need to meet the minimum yearly numbers for the different activities (for example, a Corporate Club might not have any debates or colloquia throughout the year if they don't consider that kind of activity necessary).
Finally, Corporate Clubs are not required to have all their officers elected by the members - some of the officers may be appointed by the hosting organization. Some officers also become optional:
- The Vice President of Community Leadership
- The Treasurer
- The Community Manager