News on The Edge

Global Conflicts: Latin America. Nuclear Weapons: The Peace Dove Game, developed by the United Nations. Climate Challenge, from the BBC. Harpooned, which is not for the faint-hearted as it deals with the slaughter of whales, quite horrific.

“It is now clear that games are powerful educational tools that can make a difference,” writes Charles “Hipbone” Cameron who recommends that you try a few games to study their potential in your work as a social entrepreneur. For example, you could make a quick contribution to feeding the world’s hungry by testing your vocabulary skills on Free Rice.

And once you’ve played a game or two, join him to discuss the possibilities in your own field.

Then visit Hanniah Tariq, who thinks that social entrepreneurs need a set of special skills to do Cross-Sector Partnering with bureaucratic governments, and Rod Schwartz who wonders whether Charismatic Social Entrepreneurs are really a blessing or a curse.

Join our outstanding team of bloggers: Leila Chirayath Jana has selected seven books for those who want to change the world, Dhaval Chadha tells you how he is breaking into the social entrepreneurship sector, the Fair Street finance graduates report from Argentina, and our SVT friends wonder if XBRL can be the bridge to truly sustainable companies.

Read Dr. O on Closing the Deal to find out how to get a major donor prospect to finally say “yes”.

And follow Opportunity Collaboration’s Jonathan C. Lewis on his fight against poverty: “For the social entrepreneur, the plight of every single child in poverty is a painful disgrace and a pressing opportunity.”