Peace Games: A Non-Profit's Journey from Birth to National Expansion (A) Case Solution
Eric Dawson, the main individual in this case, began working on a social service project known as Peace Games in 1992 as a Harvard Freshman. Peace Games is a one-day festival to educate school-age kids about co-operation and peace. Dawson, however, had larger ideas for the program. Managing first within Harvard, and after through the independent nonprofit that he founded, Dawson transformed Peace Games from a straightforward party of community into a kindergarten-8th grade, yearlong conflict-resolution curriculum that he expected to implement in schools across the country.
As vital as the program layout and challenging itself, nevertheless, was the need to create, fund, and manage an organization effective at carrying the project forward. HKS Case Number 1795.0
PUBLICATION DATE: July 01, 2005 PRODUCT #: HKS312-PDF-ENG
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