MASTERS Member of the week: Nike Boor

Nike Boor is the director of Fonds Gehandicaptensport. He believes that disabled sports should be a matter of course for people in the Netherlands. Fonds Gehandicaptensport provides information, raises funds and realizes sports activities on a local and national level for the disabled.Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Thick Blue

Disability Sports Fund

For 45 years Fonds Gehandicaptensport has been making sporting activities possible for disabled people in the Netherlands. By means of information they make clear to the target group, the Dutch in general and the business community what is possible in the field of disabled sports. Raising funds such as sponsorships, collections and donors is of great importance to the Fund. "We are actually a kind of broker. We educate, raise funds and outsource. Others do the activities for us. We make sure the association can do activities and we fund it. In the past the focus was mainly on the private market, but nowadays we also interest the business community in disabled sports. For individuals, we have several concepts that make donating possible. From the simple donation with the giro slip to tikkie payments. Individuals with a large budget can reserve amounts for a certain theme in the so-called Sportfondsen, for example for sports equipment. We make sure that the money is spent on that theme and that person can see exactly where his/her money is going," said Nike Boor.

Chance

Nike has been with Fund Disability Sports for more than 14 years. "I have a financial background and have always been very interested in sports. I also wanted to work in the sports industry. Through an acquaintance I ended up at Fonds Gehandicaptensport. We can make change in people with disabilities. Through sports you become healthier and therefore you are both physically and mentally stronger. This creates more opportunities in everyday life and that's something very beautiful that I contribute to. There are many charities, but we really create opportunities. The beauty of this profession is providing perspective to people with disabilities."

MASTERS League

Nike is a member of the MASTERS League. "I attended several events of the League. Sailing on the Amstel River was insane. With several sloops we sailed through Amsterdam. There was a great group of people and for networking it was excellent. As a charity it is often difficult to network because people think I come to recruit. I don't see it that way, because for me it's mainly about getting to know each other and having a nice conversation. Among MASTERS' target group we were able to make ourselves known and then you do get on the radar of MASTERS' members."

Also become a MASTERS League Member? Email for your application to mical@mastershq.nl