{"id":37,"date":"2025-04-21T19:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:40:15","slug":"inspired-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/our-impact\/our-outcomes\/inspired-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspired Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BGC Clubs help children and youth become inspired leaders by encouraging them to grow confident in their abilities.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_btn title=”Donate now” style=”solid” color=”donate_btn” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbgcdonors.donorsupport.co%2Fpage%2FFUNBFVAKRMA%3Fform%3Ddonatenow|title:Donate%20now|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1758221797167{background-color: #003B4A00 !important;}”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”bottom-to-top” css=”.vc_custom_1775686530355{background-color: #003B4A !important;}” el_class=”wave-container navy ptop-7 pbottom-10 stretch-row max-width-1320″][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” el_class=”pbottom-5″][vc_column_inner el_class=”custom-padding” offset=”vc_col-md-6″ css=”.vc_custom_1768602780244{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]

When young people become inspired, they become leaders. And when they become leaders, our future is in good hands.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

When a young person develops leadership, they discover their voice, influence, and how their presence impacts those around them. When kids walk through Club doors, they\u2019re encouraged to develop a sense of self, better preparing them to work with others, have a positive influence, and lead themselves. Our initiatives, like Youth of the Year<\/a> <\/mark>and our National Youth Advisory Circle<\/a><\/mark>, showcase outstanding leaders in BGC Clubs.<\/p>\n

Leadership is BGC\u2019s strongest area of impact, and encompasses 6 factors: leadership identity, influence, self-confidence, initiative, self-regulation, and cooperation.<\/p>\n

Our most recent survey data from 2026 reveals that:<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”86614″ img_size=”large” css=”” el_class=”custom-image-padding”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″]

Because of a Club\u2026<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” gap=”35″][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″] \n
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of kids are more comfortable leading<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″] \n

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of kids have a more positive influence on others<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″] \n

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of kids are more confident in their abilities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″] \n

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of kids are better at helping out when it\u2019s needed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″] \n

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of kids are better able to calm down when they\u2019re upset<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″] \n

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of kids work better with others<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”ptop-10 custom-block-white”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″ css=”.vc_custom_1760717652882{background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”]

\u201cMy Club lifted me up and gave me an opportunity. I\u2019m now an aspiring journalist, an artist, an activist, and a published author. It\u2019s all because of a Club.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

– Shahaddah Jack,<\/p>\n

2022 National Youth of the Year<\/a> and Toronto\u2019s first Youth Poet Laureate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”ptop-0″][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”wave-container white ptop-8 pbottom-4″ css=”.vc_custom_1758469066438{background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Our future relies on young people<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Give Club kids the opportunity to lead in communities across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBECOME A PARTNER\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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