Aims

These are included in the rules of the VSC and are as follows:

The Society’s objects are to benefit the community by:

• being the democratic and representative voice of the supporters of the Club and strengthening the bonds between the Club and the communities which it serves
• achieving the greatest possible supporter and community influence in the running and ownership of the Club
• promoting responsible and constructive community engagement by present and future members of the communities served by the Club and encouraging the Club to do the same
• operating democratically, fairly, sustainably, transparently and with financial responsibility and encouraging the Club to do the same
• being a positive, inclusive and representative organisation, open and accessible to all supporters of the Club regardless of their age, income, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality or religious or moral belief

Objectives

We will deliver these aims by adopting the following key strategies and actions:

• Provide a voice for the supporters of DRFC
• Increase our shareholding in the club (Patienceform ltd.)
• Ensure all new members fees and a proportion of annual subscriptions are used to buy available shares.
• Look to become the 6th largest shareholder in 3 years time.
• Exercise our rights as shareholders to access information, attend AGM’s etc.
• Maintain a free of charge web based forum
• Ensure website performance is robust and reliable
• Increase the number of registered forum users year on year.
• Drive change in club policy in relation to key issues raised by supporters.
• Meet with senior club officials on a regular basis

   
• Build a thriving and sustainable community of supporters
• Grow the membership of the VSC
• Introduce a youth section
• Publicise the successes of and benefits of being in the VSC
• Increase the opportunities for members and other supporters to provide feedback
• Have VSC directors / other members available to meet members / other supporters at least once a month at home games.
• Use the VSC website to carry out surveys
• Strengthen the financial status of the VSC.
• Carry out fund raising activities

   
• Play an active part in the local community
• Identify and meet with leaders of local community groups
• Host meetings with community groups at home games
• Work with DRFC marketing and education and welfare teams
• Set up a community fund to sponsor worthy local causes
• Set aside a percentage of each years surplus to fund local community activities
      
   

The Viking Supporters Cooperative has recently implemented a new online platform to help members manage their subscription and update their details as required.

We’ve spent about 7 months cleansing and converting data from the legacy membership records to build a programme that fits with a membership system suitable for the digital era that we live in. We’ve reviewed and spoken to numerous companies that produce suitable systems but finally settled on MemberMojo because of the positive feedback from other Supporter Trusts using it across the UK.

The new system will help us communicate with the membership more effectively, and keep you up to date with Trust matters and activity.  When the VSC was formed, much of the data collected was simply a name and address, and a share certificate and a member number was then issued. Today, we all communicate by email and the new system will help us do that more effectively.

We’ve tried to cleanse the membership data as best we can but there will undoubtedly be some gaps, and details will have changed for some members - if you are a current or past VSC member then please try to access the system at https://membermojo.co.uk/drfc-vsc/ where you will be able to edit your details, view your membership and renew where appropriate.

If your email address isn't recognised then please email secretary@drfc-vsc.co.uk with your name and new email address and we can manually update your membership details so you can access the system.

Also, if you know fellow VSC members who may also be unaware of the new membership system, then please could you pass this information on to them? It would be very much appreciated.

Membership of the VSC costs just £12 per year, and the new system allows for membership fees to be paid via Paypal or by debit/credit card.

If you would like to join the VSC then please simply click the logo below.

Become a VSC Commercial Partner

Is your business based in Doncaster or the surrounding areas? Do you want to grow the reputation of your Business and be seen to help a Co-operative whose objective is to benefit the community that it serves?

Become a VSC Commercial Partner on the VSC website for a flat-fee of £150 per year. For that price you get:

- a top banner on every page of the website (468px x 60px),
- a side banner on the VSC homepage (234px x 60px)
- your company logo, contact details and a short description on our commercial partners page (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/commercialpartners)
- 2 banners designed free of charge if you can't supply your own

We normally also ask that a representative from each commercial partner sign up as a VSC member for a year, if they aren't already, which is only an additional £12, but this is entirely up to you.

A few website stats for you:

- In an average month the VSC website receives over 18,500 unique visitors, over 145,000 visits and over 1.4 million page-views
- 90% of our visitors are returning visitors
- Visitors spend an average of 10 minutes browsing the VSC site/forum

If you would look like to become a Commercial Partner just email commercial@drfc-vsc.co.uk, or click here for our contact details.