The Joyful Heart Foundation Case Study

The Joyful Heart Foundation

Ted McNair

Bus 119 Principles of Personal and Organizational Leadership

Professor McConville

1-08-2018

The Joyful Heart Foundation

The Joyful Heart Foundation was established by Mariska Hargitay, an actress mostly known for her role as Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victim’s Unit. The role that she played gave her insights to the glaring statistics on the sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse in the United States. She received numerous responses from victims of such violence and established the foundation as a way of responding to the thousands of letters and emails she received from the audience. She had a deep connection with Hawaii and thus established the foundation in Kona in 2004 to

She then received numerous letters from victims of domestic and sexual violence some of which were talking for the first time. Mariska Hargitay was touched by their stories and could not ignore all the letters. She wanted to respond to all of them and thus formed a foundation that will help more victims. The foundation, therefore, reflects on her genuine love and willingness to intervene on behalf of the helpless in the society. The foundation, therefore, portrays her will to assist those in need and as well her generosity. She started the foundation and had been committed through fundraising for years. It denotes her compassionate nature and as well the desire for

She indulged in the charity work with the aim of assisting the victims of domestic and sexual violence. She was able to lay a vision and workout strategies that were meant to ensure that her vision was achieved. She exhibits her natural leadership skills in business management, vision, and as well development of long-range goals. Her main strength is the ability to influence others to join her course even when they can’t see her perception on the issue (Russell, 2001). She has managed to attract the right people around herself who assist her in career and as well in the social