Assignment : Group Leadership Paper

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Assignment: Group Leadership Paper

Course: Leadership (POLS 2005)

Prepared for: Blake Lambert

Prepared by: Shea Oracheski, Devika Smith, Ameer Ally, Suzy Queen, Harrison Legada Buenafe.

Due: October 3rd 2014

Free the Children is a charity that aims to develop a sustainable way for youth in third world countries to have access to basic rights such as food, shelter, and education. It empowers youth to join programs, help raise awareness, and create change for the less fortunate (Wingrove, 2010). The organization was created by Craig Kielburger in 1995 at the age of 12 with 11 classmates from school (Kielburger, 2006). Over the years Free the Children has been responsible for building over 650 schools in over 45 countries, and took in $15,683,212 in Canada alone during the 2009 fiscal year (“Results and Impacts”). Craig Kielburger exemplified extremely strong leadership qualities from a very young age, and continues to do so to this day. Along with his brother, Marc Kielburger, created a very strong set of principles that allows their organization to flourish. Craig Kielburger’s strong leadership qualities drive him to strive for revolutionary change and this directly results in the organizational success of Free the Children, which is admired worldwide.

The high qualities Craig demonstrates, makes change and differences in places all over the world. His willingness and dominating attitude from such a young age, has grown into an organization that changes lives worldwide. As a leader, his appearance and ability to influence others, and do anything he can to be that helping soul portrays his selflessness and strong leadership skills (“Leadership Style”). Kie...

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Results and Impacts. (n.d.). Free The Children Results and Impacts Comments. Retrieved September 28, 2014, from http://www.freethechildren.com/about-us/our-model/results-and-impacts/

Wingrove, J. (2010, March 19). Marc and Craig Kielburger 's Do-Gooding Social Enterprise. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 23, 2014, from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/marc-and-craig-kielburgers-do-gooding-social-enterprise/article4389008/?page=all