Second Membership Update – lapsed members

Posted on August 3, 2023 by kevinrye

Our membership team has confirmed the following additional detail to the current situation with regards to members who don’t renew via Direct Debit

Further update: lapsed members who renew manually

Given the circumstances and line with custom and practice, we will recognise those “lapsed” members who are unable to renew manually for three months after their renewal date, including for the purposes of voting at elections and meetings.

At this stage we are working hard to ensure that the transfer..

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The Dons Trust Board is recruiting: updated

Posted on July 23, 2023 by kevinrye

This item was updated on the 23 July with further information about the roles we’re looking to fill.

The Dons Trust https://thedonstrust.org/ is the membership organisation which owns AFC Wimbledon https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/ – the football club started in 1889 and which has been fan-owned since 2002.

Our board is looking for two additional members to help us with our work, initially filling two casual vacancies until the 2023 AGM in December. Our intention is then to reappoint successful candidates until the..

Board meeting report 12/07/23

Posted on July 17, 2023 by kevinrye

The latest Dons Trust board meeting was at Plough Lane on Wednesday evening, 12 July. Mark Lewis let us know beforehand that he’d be on holiday and so not able to join us, but everyone else was there.

We signed off the minutes for June for publication and they are now up on the website https://thedonstrust.org/dtb-minutes/

Dons Trust and Plough Lane Bonds

Michele Little and Kris Stewart reported that the survey on options for repayment/rolling over/exchange etc had been sent..

Meet the Dons Trust Board 10/07/23

Posted on July 17, 2023 by kevinrye

Footage of the session is now available. The session is with Kris Stewart and Richard Shepherd and focuses on the subject ‘What does oversight of AFC Wimbledon actually mean?’

See below.

Hall of Fame put on hold

Posted on July 10, 2023 by kevinrye

Plans for a Wimbledon Hall of Fame have been put on hold.

The project is a collaboration between The Dons Trust and AFC Wimbledon.

In recent months it has become clear that the significant amount of work and proper internal oversight by the club that will be needed has meant that the project has had to be put on hold for the time being.

Much of the work to this point carried out by a group of dedicated volunteers via..

Update on Dons Trust memberships for 2023-24

Posted on July 4, 2023 by kevinrye

Thanks to all those of you who have responded to enquiries on your membership data over recent weeks. The hardworking membership team are now in the final stages of transferring all membership data onto Secutix, the AFC Wimbledon ticketing platform. They will then be making further checks, before we go live with renewals and new memberships for 2023-24.

This means that we are a little behind where we’d like to be, but it’s very important we get this right…

Meet the DTB is back!

Posted on June 29, 2023 by kevinrye

The Dons Trust Board is delighted to announce the return of our “Meet the Dons Trust Board” sessions, taking place online at 7.00 pm on Monday 10 July. The sessions will run for around an hour.

Hosted on Zoom, these online sessions offer Dons Trust members the opportunity to talk to members of the existing Dons Trust Board.

An updated format for this year sees members being invited to speak during the sessions to share their thoughts. Each..

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Consultation about level of ownership of AFCW: FAQs

Posted on June 19, 2023 by kevinrye

As part of the process of consultation concerning the level of ownership of AFC Wimbledon by The Dons Trust, we have compiled an FAQ.

If you have any further questions, please email consultation@thedonstrust.org

Q: What is the purpose of this consultation?

A: We want to have a more detailed conversation about the management of debt than our normal processes (SGMs, AGMs, online, matchday) allow. Democratic ownership of the club isn’t just about an event – e.g. putting a series..

14 June Dons Trust Board meeting

Posted on June 19, 2023 by kevinrye

The latest Dons Trust board meeting was at Plough Lane. Kevin Rye wasn’t able to be there in person and so dialled in. All other board members were present.

The board signed off the minutes for May for publication. These are now in the Board Minutes section on the website.

Actions completed

Dons Draw – recent new publicity has brought in some welcome additional subscribers. Agreement reached on AFC Wimbledon Women games at Plough Lane (see DT website for statement). ..