Are you passionate about our club and its democratic, engaged approach? If so, the Dons Trust would benefit from your assistance. As the supporters’ organisation which owns AFC Wimbledon football club, the Dons Trust is looking for volunteers to assist our Election Steering Group (ESG) in managing our annual elections where our membership elects their representatives onto the Dons Trust Board. We are currently seeking two or more enthusiastic people to join the ESG. As well as being part of..
‘Dear England’ 11/03/24 @Plough Lane
The Dons Trust showed “Dear England” in the Viticult Lounge at Plough Lane on Monday March 11 at 7pm.
This is the film of the National Theatre’s play about Gareth Southgate’s team in the run-up to the semifinals at the 2018 World Cup, the 2020 European Championship final at Wembley Stadium, and the quarterfinal of the 2022 World Cup.
We showed it at the invitation of the National Theatre who were keen to reach out to football clubs with a..
Two extra volunteers support the Dons Trust Membership team
We are delighted to announce two extra volunteers to support the Dons Trust Membership team led by Stephen Godfrey:
Gary Jordan
Having been a Dons Trust member since its very early inception, over the past decade or so Gary has become more active in helping with the Trust and been part of some great working groups. More recently he helped with the ProBoards admin, and also responding to the many emails that come into the main Trust account. Gary believes..
Board meeting report 7/02/24
The latest board meeting was held at Plough Lane on Wednesday 7th February. Apologies were received from Hannah Kitcher with Anuk Teasdale and Andrea Knox joining online.
Ratification of email decisions
It was confirmed that Andrea Knox was appointed as Secretary with George Jones continuing as Assistant Secretary.
Co-Opting new board members
The board discussed co-opting new members as an alternative to a by-election.
Theme Groups
Community
An update was given on some upcoming events to be held..
January Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes from Januarys Dons Trust Board Meeting are now available
January DTB Minutes Final
Dons Trust appoints new Secretary
The Dons Trust Board are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Secretary, Andrea Knox, to work alongside George Jones who is our Assistant Secretary.
Andrea Knox is both a Solicitor and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner. She was born around the corner in Wandsworth and worked for a number of years in the City and abroad before moving to North Wales but is still a regular visitor to London to watch AFC Wimbledon and visit family. In her..
Board meeting report 10/01/24
The latest Dons Trust board meeting was at Plough Lane on Wednesday evening, 11 January. James Macdonald & new board member Hannah Kitcher dialled in and Anuk Teasdale gave her apologies due to other commitments.
Board roles
Michele Little was reconfirmed as DT Board Chair and Angus Fox was appointed as Vice Chair. Thanks given to Graeme Price for his time as Vice Chair. The theme group teams were confirmed, Michele, Graeme and James were reconfirmed as PLC..
December Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes from Decembers Dons Trust Board Meeting are now available
December 2023 DTB Minutes Public
18th December 2023 AGM
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us online or in person at the AGM on Monday 18th December 2023.
A recording of the meeting is available on the Dons Trust members’ ProBoards site at https://donstrust.boards.net/.
The results of the votes on the resolutions are here.
We hope you all have a restful break over Christmas and let’s hope the team do well. COYD!
Board meeting report 13/12/23
The latest Dons Trust board meeting was at Plough Lane on Wednesday evening, 8 November. James Macdonald & Anuk Teasdale dialled in, and Graeme Price gave apologies in advance due to previous committments. New board member Hannah Kitcher was present as an observer.
Election Steering Group (ESG) report
ESG feedback regarding elections received with further comment at AGM
Board theme groups update
Community
Anuk has taken over the role of chair from Kevin Rye The process of agreeing how..