The Dons Trust AFC Wimbledon Club OwnersDons 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..

The Dons Trust AFC Wimbledon Club OwnersSave 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..

The Dons Trust AFC Wimbledon Club OwnersBoards back Mark Robinson

The boards of AFCW PLC and the Dons Trust share fans and members’ concerns about the club’s poor run of form, have been considering all options to address this and wish to respond to those concerns with full transparency. The boards have met several times over the past few weeks and have decided to back the current coaching set-up to remain in situ and continue to steer the club. The boards believe, with the right support and structure around him,..

The Dons Trust AFC Wimbledon Club OwnersDons Trust Programme Notes – Lincoln 12/3/22

DONS TRUST BOARD CO-CHAIR XAVIER WIGGINS SHARES AN UPDATE ON EVERYTHING FROM FINANCE TO CUP FINALS

There is a fair bit going on, right now. So, I wanted to give you a quick round up on some of the many things the DTB is involved with.

We have now banked well over £8m from the two bonds – a fantastic effort from investors and all those involved.

We recently broke through the £3m mark on Plough Lane Bond 2..

The Dons Trust AFC Wimbledon Club OwnersMeetings Minute Taker Wanted

The Dons Trust is looking for volunteers to share in minute-taking duties for board meetings (Dons Trust and also AFCW PLC) and for general meetings with members.

The Dons Trust Board is looking to enhance the Secretariat support as its tackles its priorities for this year and so is recruiting additional minute takers.

In all, there are around 30 formal meetings per year across the work of the 2 Boards. The Secretariat wishes to expand the team of minute-takers so..

The Burning Questions

The Dons Trust co-chairs Kris Stewart and Xavier Wiggins sat down with head coach Mark Robinson this week for a candid interview in which they answered some burning questions about the team, the Bond and the future. You can watch a full recording on the AFC Wimbledon YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_–uevGhFg

The Dons Trust AFC Wimbledon Club OwnersTicketing Post Implementation Review – Update

An interim report, following the Ticketing Post Implementation Review (PIR) has been produced, based on looking at some documents and the experiences of the team.

This was discussed with the club last week and as a result, much additional information has been provided which is being reviewed. The report will be updated in the next ten days, finalised and then formally issued.

Play your part in The Greatest Story

Following feedback that the Greatest Story mosaic in the West Stand wasn’t accessible to everyone we have some great news. WiSH are now producing an updated version of the photo mosaic to be framed by a timeline and based in the SE corner of the Cherry Red Records stadium, so people sitting in the south and east stands can enjoy it more easily.If you missed out last time and would like your photo included in the revised version, email info@wimbledoninsportinghistory.comThe..

Dons Draw results February 2022

Operating since 2004, the volunteer-run Dons Draw raises more than £100,000 a year for the club, paying out some £25,000 in guaranteed prizes.

The results of the Dons Draw for February have been drawn, in the presence of Luke Stevens, Anthony Sirkett and Elwyn Hughes, and it’s congratulations to Andy O’Brien, who has scooped our top prize. The full list of winners is:

£1,000 Andy O’Brien

£500 Barrie Whittington

£250 Morris Palmer

£100 Chris Root

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CEO steps down

Joe Palmer has decided to step down as CEO at AFC Wimbledon, in order to pursue other career opportunities.

Mick Buckley will take up the position of Interim Chair of AFC Wimbledon from Monday 7 March, and Joe will work closely with him to ensure a smooth transition.

Joe joined AFC Wimbledon as Chief Operating Officer in January 2018 before making the move up to CEO in April 2019. During his time with us he has overseen the construction of and..