Capstone Projects
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Client: Legal Services NYC
Team: Susie Botfeld, Christina Collette, Natalie Serok, Katherine Van Poznak
Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) is the largest civil legal services provider in the country and helps more than 80,000 low-income New Yorkers annually. LSNYC's potential clients connect to legal counsel by calling the organization's hotline (Access Line), …
Client: End Child Prostitution In Asian Tourism-United States
Team: Adam Younger, Stefano Biguzzi-Velcich, Dana Laventure, Sarah Rosenwasser
End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism-United States (ECPAT) strives to create a world in which no child is bought, sold, or used for sex. ECPAT works with the hospitality industry to provide hotel staff with training on the commercial sexual …
Client: Crea Comunidades de Emprendedores Sociales
Team: Kevin Michael Riley, Andrea Davila Saad, Daniela Sarzosa Castillo
Crea Comunidades de Emprendedores Sociales, A.C., (Crea) is a nonprofit social enterprise that implements customized programs to empower and strengthen women entrepreneurs from socially and economically marginalized areas in Mexico. Crea enlisted a …
Client: Homeless Services United
Team: Heba Ahmed, Casey Becerra, Abby Woodard, Ariel Green, Princess Palmer
Homeless Services United (HSU) is a coalition of nonprofit organizations serving homeless and at-risk adults and families in New York City. HSU provides advocacy, information sharing, and training to its approximately 50 member agencies to expand their …
Client: South Asian Youth Action
Team: Kristen Barrett, Nina Blume, Marjorie Davolos, Elissa Margarita Gomez
The South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) is a youth development organization that aims to “foster a strong sense of belonging in youth and provide them with tools to thrive academically, professionally, and personally.” SAYA has grown into a $3.9 million …
Client: NYC Health + Hospitals
Team: Taha Raslan, Sophia Temis, Sarah Verbofsky , Heeta Shailesh Vithalani, Roman P Zamishka, Winnie Chan
NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) is the largest public safety-net hospital system in the country, serving 1.4 million New Yorkers annually. In September 2014, H+H was awarded a $17.9 million healthcare innovation grant through the Center for Medicare & …
Client: Power Shift Network
Team: Amanda Bernstein, Emma Bundy, Tina Coye, Naamah Paley, Megan Jackson
Power Shift Network (PSN) is a nonprofit organization working to organize, empower, and strengthen the youth climate justice movement. The Capstone team supported PSN as it considered whether to pursue additional political activities through the …
Client: Project Hospitality
Team: Rochelle-Anne Campbell, Rashawn Davis, Tasha Garcia, Toniann Territola, Yunong Zheng
Project Hospitality is a community-based nonprofit organization that addresses the broad spectrum of basic, clinical, and social needs of homeless and food-insecure residents of Staten Island, New York. The organization is currently undergoing a …
Client: Brooklyn Community Board 2
Team: Jin Xiu Chen, Gwen Buckley Kilvert, Nonie Mathur , Dana Ashley Waller
Brooklyn Community Board 2 (CB2) is one of 59 geographically exclusive, independent New York City agencies that serve as the most local form of representative government. In 2004, the New York City Council passed the Downtown Brooklyn Rezoning plan, which …
Client: United States Department of Transportation
Team: Fatima Ahmed, Katherine Downes-Angus, Robert Andrew Jospeh, Hallah Saleh, Stephen Solecki
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) serves the nation by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets vital national interests. Between 2014 and 2015, traffic-related fatalities rose …
Client: United Nations Development Program Swaziland
Team: Ananita Varughese, Chang Liu, Monica Griffith, Karina Yevgenyevna Loktionova
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Swaziland supports the government in policy areas of poverty alleviation, the provision of equitable social services, and good governance. As a global knowledge network, UNDP advocates for sustainable human …
Client: European Commission Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation
Team: Mubarak Al-Thani, Runlin Han, Duru Oksuz
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation (EC) supports local and community development and governance through its Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities Unit. The Unit engaged a Capstone team to continue the …
Client: New York City Department of Transportation
Team: Michelle Mak Ng, Zhenli Yan, Yulin Chen , Tianhao Wu, Shumao Huang
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for maintaining 6,000 miles of streets and highways within city limits by prioritizing the funding of street reconstruction work based on a 10-point quality rating system. DOT leverages a …
Client: World Bank – South Asia Regional Unit
Team: Maria Francisca Benitez Beas, Julian Santiago Carrillo, Aziza Gaouda, Nasiq Khan,
Dhanbad, known as the Coal Capital of India, is one of the largest industrial towns of Jharkhand State. A proposed loan from the World Bank aims to improve the city's road network and public transport systems. The government of Jharkhand prepared the …
Client: New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Team: Molly Elizabeth Anderson, Malcolm Bennie Morse, Pamela Razo, Laura Marie Sellmansberger
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing agency in the nation. HPD promotes quality housing and thriving neighborhoods through the implementation of affordable housing preservation and …
Client: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity
Team: Anais Borja, Savanna Essig-Fox , Calley Reed Heffer, Shardee Aquillia Vaughn, Whitney E. Adair
The Center for Health Equity (CHE) is a division of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) whose mission is “to strengthen and amplify the DOHMH's work to eliminate health inequities, which are rooted in historical and …
Client: Z Street Consulting
Team: Claudia Martin, Casey Rooney, Kimberly Seiler, Melissa Diaz, Jacob Shiflett
Z Street Consulting is a firm specializing in human resource consulting for federal government agencies. The private sector has spearheaded efforts to centralize human resources, finance, and information technology functions using shared services centers. …
Client: New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Team: Winston Berkman, Molly Buckwalter Fairfield, Amy Tse, Nicole Vecchione, Logan Spencer
The New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) promotes the well-being of immigrant communities. Currently, MOIA focuses on enhancing the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; facilitating access to justice for …
Client: New York City Housing Authority
Team: Laura Bligh, Sung Eun Kim, Jimena Llopis Abella, Troy Mathews, Gunnar Zuber
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the largest landlord in New York City, with about 178,000 apartments across the five boroughs. With its scarce financial resources and limited staffing capability, NYCHA struggles to process the approximately …
Client: New York City Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Team: Ayaz Syed Alam, Melisa Cheung, Pallavi Bhupal Khade, Ritu Kundu, Alyssa Ann Napoli
The Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) promotes New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene initiatives such as preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from health emergencies that can potentially impact the …
Client: New York City Housing Authority
Team: Carine Brann, Doris Yau , Eliezah Hoffman, Stephanie Lo
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is a city agency that works to provide affordable housing throughout New York City's five boroughs to low and moderate-income residents. To fulfill its mission to serve over 400,000 tenants, NYCHA developed …
Client: New York City Department of Small Business Services
Team: Lisa Kim Awaya , Lusungu A Kayani, Alexander Marte, Karina Vangani
The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) helps unlock economic potential and create greater economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting residents to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building a fairer economy in …
Client: Millennium Challenge Corporation
Team: Jeremy Herbert, Colin Miller,
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent US foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty. Since 2012, the Indonesian government and the local affiliate of MCC have embarked on an ambitious …
Client: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Team: Jessica Cardenas, Glynnis Mclntyre, Sherylynn Sealy, Isabel Vicentini de Armas
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Carnegie) is one of the world's most highly regarded international affairs think tanks and the oldest in the United States. Carnegie's mission is to advance the cause of peace through analysis and …
Client: Transparency International
Team: Tegan Joseph Mosugu
Transparency International (TI) is an international, non-governmental organization devoted to combating corruption. Currently, TI has a national chapter in Sierra Leone and is actively working to assess and mitigate the numerous risks involved in the …
Client: UN Capital Development Fund - Infrastructure
Team: Larry Arbuthnot, Marina Cardona, Daniel Kong, Aidai Tursunbekova
Since 2008, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has supported local economic development initiatives (LED) throughout Tanzania via its Local Finance Initiative (LFI-T). Today, LFI-T is exploring ways to assess the non-financial impact …
Client: Chevron Liberia Limited
Team: Melika Edquist, Maria Peloso, Qi Song, Elizabeth Petoskey, Erika Boll
Chevron-Liberia Economic Development (C-LED) initiative is the corporate social responsibility arm of Chevron Liberia Limited. A Capstone team was requested to assess C-LED’s first round of social investment from the years 2010-2015. The team produced a …
Client: Center for International Development/SUNY Albany
Team: Eleanor Berens, Caroline Mwaniki, Lorna Wahome
The Agile Harmonized Assistance for Devolved Institutions (AHADI) is a USAID-funded program in Kenya designed to strengthen and enable local governments to implement the mandates of devolution as highlighted in the 2010 Constitution of Kenya. Citizen …
Client: European Commission Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - Promoting Governance and Democracy under Decentralization
Team: Wemimo Abbey, Jesus Ballivian, Li Gao, Ani Metreveli
The European Union Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities Thematic Program is being developed for the new cycle of E.U. development cooperation to support multi-actor approaches and inclusive partnerships for poverty eradication and sustainable …
Client: European Commission Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - Improving Local Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery
Team: Kirantaja Chadalawala, Emil Fraija, Xiaoxiao Wu, Yating Zhao
The European Union Thematic Program on Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities is part of EuropeAid’s Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) for 2014-2020. It is being developed to support multi-actor approaches and inclusive partnerships for …
Client: University of Dar Es Salaam - Gender Centre
Team: Blair Allan, Karina Grosheva, Greta Lynn Karis, Ashley Putnam
Established in 2006, The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Gender Centre monitors the implementation of UDSM’s gender policies and promotes gender equality through student and staff events, research, and literature. The Gender Centre engaged a Capstone …
Client: Asociacion Desarrollo de la Educacion y La Salud
Team: Daniel Jensen, Jackie Rudas, Kristen Montella
Asociación Desarrollo de la Educación y la Salud (ADESA) is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting education and health in marginalized areas throughout Lima, Peru. As it seeks to promote professionalism within its organization, ADESA enlisted a …
Client: PCI Media Impact
Team: Nana Ama Ampah, Charity Hung, Yiwen He, Natasha Lerner
PCI Media Impact (PCIMI) is a nonprofit organization that uses storytelling and creative communications to empower communities worldwide and inspire positive social and environmental change. PCIMI requested a Capstone team to analyze and evaluate three …
Client: Wireless Access for Health Initiative, Inc.
Team: Victoria (Tori) Chan, Navid Gagne, Eunkyung Jin, Ebunoluwa Okunuga
The Wireless Access for Health Initiative (WAH) is a public-private partnership started in 2009 to improve local health governance and access to quality data by health managers, local chief executives, and policymakers in the Philippines. Bringing …
Client: Social Accountability International / Rapid Results Institute
Team: Julianne Chambers, Anita Lederer, Lilian Liu, Yongxuan Nie, Jenny Roberts
In 2013, Social Accountability International (SAI), an international NGO dedicated to improving workplaces through social standards, and the Rapid Results Institute (RRI), a nonprofit that implements change management programs in the developing world, …
Client: SumOfUs.org
Team: Melanie Cathleen Poole
Digital campaigning organizations represent a new, potentially transformative, arena of political advocacy. Australia-based SumOfUs is a largely, but not exclusively, digital advocacy movement of consumers, workers, and shareholders working globally to …
Client: Impact Hub Mexico City
Team: Maya Salwen, Keely Gerhold, Jose Navarrete, Christina D'Astolfo, Rosanna Volchok
Impact Hub is the largest global community of entrepreneurs and innovators, with over 7,000 members and 55+ collaborative work spaces worldwide. Impact Hub Mexico City is a new space designed to foster community, productivity, and positive impact between …
Client: The Hunger Project
Team: Junchen Pan, Haoyan Zhong, Richard Graboski, Katelyn Riconda, Ran Qin
The Hunger Project (THP) works with over 17,000 communities in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America to develop innovative means of poverty and hunger reduction. With a special focus on women’s empowerment and social enterprise, THP aims to effect change …
Client: Catholic Medical Mission Board
Team: Esther Azasi, Angela Coral
Beginning in 1912, Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a faith-based organization, has supported global health care initiatives for the world’s poor by building healthy, sustainable communities through partnerships and community engagement. As part of …
Client: UN Capital Development Fund - Local Economic Development
Team: Amie Didlo, Coumba Fofana, Safia Gulamani, Mengya Zhang
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) engaged a Capstone team to assist in the evaluation and development of a diagnostic toolbox capable of assessing local economic development (LED) in Least Developed Countries (LDC). The team developed a …
Client: World Bank South Asia Urban Sector
Team: Arundathi Amirapu, Zoe Fuller-Young, Kaysey Grard, Adam Heidbreder
In partnership with the World Bank, the Sri Lankan government is developing key cities through the Strategic Cities Development Project (SCDP). The main objective of the SCDP is the improvement of selected urban services and public urban spaces in …
Client: Church World Service
Team: Lizzie Murchison, Michael Jung, Logan Cummings
As the largest program within Church World Service (CWS), the Immigration and Refugee Program has resettled over 500,000 refugees in its 67-year history. While CWS has a solid history of monitoring and evaluating its network of refugee resettlement …
Client: Nukanti Foundation for Children
Team: Camilo Fernandez, Kristen McNeill, Alonso Ortiz, Jennifer Swift
With chapters in Brazil, Colombia, Morocco, the U.K., and the U.S., the Nukanti Foundation focuses on identifying creative people working on social problems, and helping them work on a larger scale. In Colombia, one of Nukanti’s largest programs is …
Client: Transparency International
Team: Sylvie Curcie, Luis Diaz-Albertini, Anna Shaw
Transparency International (TI), a global movement working through more than 100 chapters worldwide, envisions a world in which government, business, civil society, and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. Worldwide, one in five people report …
Client: STG International
Team: Angela Gachui, Ar Rang Jo, Jennifer Kitson, Hsi-Ling Liao
STG International is a nonprofit organization focused on bringing sustainable energy technologies to communities in the developing world. Through a co-generation platform called “Solar ORC,” STG has built solar technology capable of providing reliable and …
Client: The South African Supplier Diversity Council
Team: Joshua Diamond, Xiaofei Gao, Thuy-Anh Le, Beth Packman (Beth Blumenfeld)
South African Supplier Diversity Council’s (SASDC) goal is to promote supplier diversity by assisting member corporations in opening up business opportunities to certified Black-owned businesses. However, many corporations are reluctant to set supplier …
Client: Jamaica Hospital MC - MediSys Health Network
Team: Melissa Hilaire, Joane Luma, Yuko Oku, Emmanuel Osei-Manu, Nia Cherith Washington
Jamaica Hospital, part of MediSys Health Network, is engaged in a shared savings program in which providers share the savings generated by managing care appropriately, as determined by pre-set quality benchmarks. Jamaica Hospital sought to evaluate the …
Client: Montefiore Medical Center - Orthopedic Specialties
Team: Shuang Ding, Brian Warren Harvey, Virginia Irungu, Christian Marghella, Ricky Shailendra Surujdin
The Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center has been providing comprehensive care of all orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions for over 50 years. More than 128,000 patients visit the center annually for its expertise in …
Client: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Emergency
Team: Sapana Kanojia, Isaac Kastenbaum, Melody Cherny, Adriana Meza
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is one of the oldest departments of health in the U.S., employing more than 5,000 staff and supporting NYC’s diverse population of 8 million residents. DOHMH has established a comprehensive framework …
Client: New York-Presbyterian Hospital - The Allen Hospital
Team: Robert Durany, Indira Maharaj-Jain, Lauren Palette, LeeAnne Paulenoff, Lauren Soneira
New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) facilities currently distribute “Welcome Packets” with maps, hospital and neighborhood information, and a discharge collection envelope to organize patients’ paperwork. Using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of …