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Social Change Leadership roles are often wide in scope and not easily definable. As a leader, one is expected to make personal sacrifice for the betterment of the group. The purpose of this essay is to explore the idea of self sacrifice as a main component of all roles that undertake a leadership position. In this analysis I will apply the leadership demonstrated by the volunteer workers as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the social leader Mohandas Gandhi as how self sacrifice can impact those in need.

CASA volunteers have helped more than 2 million children locate new places to live and additionally providing fresh starts and new beginnings for those most troubled individuals and society. CASA is a nonprofit organization, it...

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Not receiving monetary compensation for work is a sign of self sacrifice and dedication to a cause greater than individual purpose. It is important in an organization like CASA for the leadership's approach to have a self sacrificial tone. Public leaders and managers need to demonstrate to citizens that they are here to help and not to control. This attitude needs to be reinforced throughout all aspects of society, but we all must start somewhere and within this organization example is set for others to follow throughout the entire environment. This is the essence of leadership in my opinion.
On a larger scale, Mohandas Gandhi in his lifetime led many peaceful revolutions guided by his self-sacrifice to his…

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Court Appointed Special Advocates Website. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.casaforchildren.org/site/c.mtJSJ7MPIsE/b.5301295/k.BE9A/Home.htm

Mohandas Ghandi. Wikipedia website. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi

Skol Foundation Website (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.skollfoundation.org/skoll- entrepreneurs/


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