September 2024 Newsletter

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Welcome to the September 2024 Dons Trust newsletter – our monthly collection of news and announcements about ongoing Dons Trust activities.   Slightly edited but substantially the same as was emailed on 6 September 2024.

Special General Meeting (SGM) 16th September – update

The Member called Special General Meeting will take place on Monday 16th September 2024 at 7 pm in the 1889 Lounge (formerly the Silver Lounge) at Plough Lane, as well as online, as previously emailed to members.

On Sunday 1st..

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Recently Asked Questions – August Early September 2024

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Continuing our series of answers to questions we’ve recently been asked online or in person recently, here is a slightly delayed round-up of questions and answers for August and the start of September which we think would benefit our wider membership.

ProBoards

Is ProBoards shutting down? (Reference to member handbook and the fact that X is the most used social media platform) 

We’re currently revisiting how this board is managed, including specifically new arrangements for moderation. Like all our engagement..

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Programme notes – 10th August

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Kicking off, A shared vision 

Earlier this year the boards of The Dons Trust and AFCW PLC agreed a shared vision for the next chapter in our Club’s history. Our aim is to get to the Championship as a sustainable, fan-owned club.

Looking long term: Realising this vision  

Setting out an agreed vision and achieving it are two different things though. As we know from direct experience, it takes concrete actions and focus to do it. Part of that..

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Recently asked questions – July-August 2024

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Continuing our series of answers to questions we’ve recently been asked online or in person recently, here is a slightly delayed round-up of questions and answers for July and the start of August which we think would benefit our wider membership.

Open Meeting 23rd September

Due to the date of the Members Special General meeting the Special General Meeting called by the Dons Trust Board for Monday 23rd September 2024 at 7pm in the 1889 Lounge (formerly Silver Lounge) has..

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Dons Trust board statement

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We are aware of the call for a formal meeting proposed by members, we’ve asked the Dons Trust Secretary and the Football Supporters Association to review the proposals.

We respect and endorse members’ rights to call a meeting under our constitution.

Our focus will continue to be delivering for members and working towards our aim of getting the men’s first team to the Championship as a sustainable, fan-owned club.

We invite the members who have drafted the proposals to..

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Joint Board Update

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The Dons Trust board (DTB) would like to announce that we will be shortly starting a formal recruitment process to find and appoint a chair of the AFCW PLC board. 

Nearly two-and-a-half years ago, Mick Buckley agreed to step into the chair role at a time of significant change for the Club and he has done a fantastic job in putting AFC Wimbledon on a steady footing on and off the pitch.

The DTB would like to take this opportunity to..

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New Club Auditors

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The club’s audit tender process is now complete and has run very smoothly. Harris & Trotter have been appointed to act as new auditors for the 2024/25 financial year.

Recently asked questions – June 2024  

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The Dons Trust Board would like to make sure that questions raised to us that have wider interest to members are published on our website, so as many people as possible can see the questions and answers provided.   

The remit of the Dons Trust Board is to help set strategy, then oversee and hold the Club to account. Lots of the operational questions we get are ones for Club staff, which we pass on when relevant. Sometimes, the Club..

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Dons Trust Membership Survey 24/25 – The Results

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A great response to the survey, with strong support for the proposals and some helpful questions and suggestions from members.  

Thank you to all the Dons Trust members who responded to our recent survey on proposed membership changes for the 2024/25 season.

The survey was a continuation of work the Board had been doing on membership that included the members survey in 2022. We have been integrating Dons Trust membership into the Club’s ticketing platform and are now looking to..

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