As a freshman at Harvard University in 1992, Eric Dawson began work on a social service project, known as the world of the game, a one-day festival to teach school children about peace and cooperation. Dawson, however, had a great idea for a program. Operating first at Harvard and then through an independent non-profit that he founded, Dawson turns the world of games from a simple celebration community in kindergarten-8th grade, a year of conflict resolution curriculum, which it hopes to implement in schools across the country. In a complex and as critical as the program design itself, however, was the need to create, finance and management of the organization, which can carry the project forward. This case tells the story of how Dawson developed world game in Boston, established an outpost of the world games in Massachusetts, and tried to launch a major nationwide expansion is not only necessary to achieve a significant number of children and communities, but also to attract funding organizations need to survive . HKS Case Number 1795.0 "Hide
by Susan Rosengrant, Herman Leonard B 19 pages. Publication Date: July 1, 2005. Prod. #: HKS312-PDF-ENG
