Frank Bunce, Manukau Community Foundation

Former All Black Frank Bunce believes his profile will help open doors and make a difference to the Manukau Community Foundation, assisting to build a bridge between private donors and youth development programmes in South Auckland.

Having grown up in South Auckland, Frank believes he is well placed to conduct this work, which will involve identifying and visiting youth-related organisations to conduct assessments from the perspective of a future donor.  He plans to identify the unmet funding needs and present these findings to groups of people who may have the capacity to make significant donations to support youth programmes in Manukau.

A huge part of Frank's work will involve assessing the youth sector in South Auckland, documenting his findings and encouraging opportunities for collaboration.

 "As a youth funding advocate I hope to touch the lives of a significant number of people and motivate them to lend their financial support for youth programmes in Manukau.  I'm from South Auckland so I know the deal.  I want to see good things happen to the young people there."

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