Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole Funding Advisers Network - DOFAN

Dorset Funding Adviser's Network (DOFAN) is an independent network of Funding Advisers who work throughout Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole. Its members give free funding advice to the voluntary sector, and social enterprises to help them access funds.

DOFAN aims to improve accessibility to funding, improve delivery of projects throughout Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole, and promote current advice provision.

DOFAN's objectives are to:

Share experience, information and advice on funding issues
Gather views from Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole' Funding Adviser's on funding issues to present to *GEORGE, the South West Funding Advisers Forum
Promote funding advice as a resource in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole
Provide a central point of contact for funders
Develop stronger working links with funders
Provide joint responses to consultations
Act as a lobbying/pressure group for funding in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole with the backing of *GEORGE

Membership

Members will be drawn from either public or voluntary sector organisations and, as part of their role, give free funding advice to groups and individuals who are based in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole. Each member will have voting rights at meetings.

Associate members

Funding advisers who charge groups and individuals in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole for funding advice, or give funding advice as part of a profit making business, can be Associate Members. Associate members will have no voting rights at meetings.

Principals of Working

DOFAN is an informal group and as such, will not have a committee structure. However, each member organisation will take turns in leading the Network on a quarterly basis.

Joining DOFAN

If you would like to join DOFAN, please read the Terms of Reference and then complete the membership form a link is provided at the top right hand of this page.

If you are a Dorset, Bournemouth or Poole based voluntary organisation that would like funding advice, contact doFAN, who will put you in touch with a funding adviser in your area, otherwise go to the funding advice pages following the link on the right of this page.

*George

George is the Funding Advisers network for the south west and DOFAN has a direct link to GEORGE to enable Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole' Funding Advisers to present their views at a Regional level. For more information about GEORGE see the Creating Excellence (opens in a new window) website.

DOFAN Steering Group
Find contact details for members of this group
Dorset Bournemouth and Poole Funding Advisers Network - Terms of Reference
Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole Funding Adviser's Network, known as doFAN, is an independent network of Funding Advisers who work throughout Dorset Bournemouth and Poole.
Membership application for DOFAN
In order to apply to be a member of DOFAN you will need to complete this registration form.