Member Called General Meeting Monday 16th September 2024

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We are pleased to invite you to a Special General Meeting, to be held on Monday 16th September 2024 at 7.00pm at Plough Lane and online. Please note that this meeting is now in the 1889 Lounge (formerly the Silver Lounge).

This is a Special General Meeting called at the  request of members representing over 10% of the Dons Trust membership to vote on five Resolutions proposed by them. 

Details of these Resolutions are outlined here 3-Member-Yellow-Paper-1.pdf (thedonstrust.org) along with the meeting’s agenda,..

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Member Called Special General Meeting Monday 16th September

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Update: Please note that this meeting is now in the 1889 Lounge (formerly the Silver Lounge), and not the Legends Lounge (formerly the Platinum Lounge).

We can confirm that a Special General Meeting called by members will take place on Monday 16th September 2024 in the Legends Lounge (formerly Platinum Lounge) at Plough Lane starting at 7pm. Due to the date of this meeting the Special General Meeting called by the Dons Trust Board for Monday 23rd September 2024 at..

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Dons Trust Board Meeting 14th August 2024 Summary

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Dons Trust Board Meeting 14th August 2024 Summary Introduction Prior to the meeting Angus, Andrea and George attended a meeting with the FSA to discuss their views on the members resolutions that had been published in the days prior to this meeting.

This months DTB meeting took place entirely online.

September SGM/ Members Called Meeting Each of the proposed resolutions were discussed including the views of the FSA and Andrea’s legal input. George reminded the board of the constitutional issues..

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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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End of season members survey 23-24 – summary

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At the end of the last season, we sent out a survey to members to get their views and input on a range of topics.

Of the 3,458 members we had at the time we sent the survey out, we had 1,775 responses, of which 1,101 responded to all the questions. These are really impressive numbers compared to similar organisations and show a great level of engagement amongst members.

There were some fascinating and..

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Dons Trust board statement follow-up – SGM 23rd September

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Note: 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 been changed to an informal open meeting where all members can come speak to Dons Trust Board members about any issues they wish. More details for this will be released in due course. Our previous statement: Having listened to concerns from members and the..

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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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Short Notice Dons Trust Board Meeting 4th August 2024

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Short Notice Dons Trust Board Meeting 4th August Summary

In the days following Angus Fox election as Chair of the Dons Trust at the July Board Meeting (Minutes to be published following the full August Board meeting) after conversations with George Jones (Assistant Secretary) it was agreed to call a short notice board meeting to set the tone for the months ahead. This process complied with rules 65 and 67 of our constitution.

At the start of the meeting the..

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