Opportunity Offerer

It might sound odd, but the reality is I have never really considered myself a Fundraiser.  That sounds too much like ‘taking something’ from someone, rather than giving.  I like the mental picture of being an Opportunity Offerer.  It’s a picture I keep in my mind always when I’m presenting someone with an opportunity to invest in the cause I’m raising money for.  I like the fact that I’m ‘giving’ something  to someone when I come to make the case for a philanthropic investment.  I’m giving people a chance to make a significant difference in the lives of those who will be affected by the donation made.  Pretty powerful stuff when you stop and think about.

“Opportunity Offerer” …. mmmmm, I like the sound of that, and more importantly, I like how it feels when I wear that philosophy on the outside of life.

Great Quotations on Opportunity:

“You’ll  always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky

“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.” Benjamin Disraeli

“There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.” Paul Getty

“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.” Henry J. Kaiser

“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” John D. Rockefeller

“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” George Bernard Shaw

“Welcome every problem as an opportunity. Each moment is the great challenge, the best thing that ever happened to you . The more difficult the problem, the greater the challenge in working it out.” Grace Speare