Anne-Marie Godfrey and Graeme Price have joined the Dons Trust board. We recently shared an update on the DT board’s plans for adding new members, to get back to full strength and to add to the board’s resilience [see here]. Today we’re very pleased to announce that Graeme and Anne-Marie have accepted invitations to join the board. Graeme sits on the finance committee and has attended board meetings in the past, providing advice as a guest. He also has skills..
An update on adding to the Dons Trust board
Since our announcement on 6 April [here] the board of the Dons Trust has had only eight http://heremembers, whereas our rules [here]say we need at least nine. We said then that we will be filling the vacancy at our meeting on Wednesday 20 April. Today we’re expanding on that announcement, to tell you more about what we’re doing, and to give you an update. Sticking with the original plan, we will be filling the vacancy on Wednesday. The rules say that’s..
AFC Wimbledon ticketing post-implementation review findings and recommendations
Towards the end of 2021, the Dons Trust Board called for volunteers to lead a Post-Implementation Review of AFC Wimbledon’s online ticket platform.
The review team, recruited in December 2021, were tasked with reporting on lessons learned from the implementation of the online ticketing platform for the 20/21 and 21/22 seasons. This would be used to improve both the current use of the online ticket platform, as well as future comparable projects.
Junior Dons Player of the Year vote
The voting deadline for the Junior Dons (JD) Player of the Year (POTY) has been extended to Monday 18 April 2022.
Junior Dons will be receiving a newsletter and questionnaires asking for your Player of the Year, and other questions about the Junior Don experience, in the post in the next few days. There are few options for submitting POTY votes:
From today, you can email juniordons@thedonstrust.org with the name of the player you’re voting for (please include the JDs..
Dons Trust announcement
Xavier Wiggins has decided to step down from his positions on the Dons Trust and AFCW PLC boards for personal reasons, with immediate effect. We thank Xavier for his service.
Following discussions with the Dons Trust Secretary, the Board has agreed to fill the resulting vacancy under the terms of rule 62b, and will appoint a replacement board member at its next meeting, on Wednesday 20 April 2022.
With Joe Palmer having stood down from the AFCW PLC board, the..
Dons Trust Programme notes – Charlton 5/4/22
KRIS STEWART OF THE DONS TRUST BOARD EXPLAINS HOW WE DO THINGS AROUND HERE
Unless you’ve been living off-grid, you might have noticed the Dons Trust Board getting some pretty severe criticism over recent weeks. And that’s fine, mostly. We’re your representatives and if you aren’t happy with what we’re doing, you have every right to let us know. As the top board, the DTB is ultimately responsible for everything that happens here. But that doesn’t mean that the DTB..
Dons Trust board confirm priorities for 2022
The Dons Trust board has confirmed its priorities for the remainder of the year. Following the election results in December 2021, the board hit the ground running – reviewing the skills of the newly elected board and identifying gaps, discussing any areas where co-option may be needed down the line.
While the priorities are usually shared earlier in the year, the board acknowledged that, following Joe Palmer’s resignation as CEO and Mick Buckley’s appointment as Interim Chair, that..
Dons Trust Board meeting summary – 16 March 2022
On Wednesday 16th March, the Dons Trust Board (DTB) gathered via Microsoft Teams for its regular monthly meeting. This is a summary of matters discussed, pending publication of full minutes.
Attendees were as follows:
From the Dons Trust Board (DTB): Charlie Talbot, Freddy Flaxman, Hannah Kitcher, Kris Stewart, Luke Mackenzie, Michele Little, Niall Couper, Xavier Wiggins, Graham Stacey.
Also, in attendance; Secretary – Martin Newton, Communications Assistant – Matt Stockbridge.
Chair of the Women’s..
Dons Trust Programme notes – Cambridge 26/3/22
THE DONS TRUST BOARD’S GRAHAM STACEY SHARES SOME THOUGHTS FROM A WEEK ON SOCIAL MEDIA
With the business end of the season in sight, the DTB is putting every effort into supporting the club‘s fight to stay in League One. One of the most important things we can do is to keep out of the way and let the football professionals at the club concentrate on the football stuff.
But having spent a bit more time than advisable on..
Save the date: Dons Trust SGM – 25 May 2022
The next Dons Trust SGM will take place at 19:30 on Wednesday 25 May 2022. The meeting will be held at Plough Lane, and also streamed online. Official notification, as well as details about how to register, will be sent to members nearer the time, but you might want to put it in your diary now.
These meetings are at the heart of the Dons Trust Board’s accountability to the membership. Members get to approve (or not) some important decisions..
