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Her Justice is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to low-income women in NYC by recruiting and mentoring volunteer lawyers in family, divorce, and immigration law cases. Child support cases are among the most common in NYC Family …
Her Justice
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) is a local government initiative aimed at helping low-income individuals build assets and maximize their financial resources. Through OFE’s NYC Free Tax Prep program, …
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs
The New York City Human Resources Administration’s Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) lifts tens of thousands of NYC children out of poverty every year. OCSS serves parents and guardians regardless of their income or immigration status. OCSS has …
New York City Human Resources Administration’s Office of Child Support Services
Violence Intervention Program (VIP) is a community-based nonprofit organization that helps to lead and empower Latinx survivors of domestic violence to safety by providing culturally-competent services, raising community awareness, and engaging in …
Violence Intervention Program
Opening Act provides innovative, high-quality, and free theater programming to students at under-resourced NYC high schools, giving them opportunities to develop leadership, community, and commitment. In addition to its after-school programming in …
Opening Act
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is the largest government procurement body in the US, responsible for purchasing over $1.5 billion in goods annually for the City of New York. In addition to supplying NYC’s needs for …
New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Service
NEO Philanthropy (NEO) is a philanthropic intermediary committed to building strong social justice movements. NEO enlisted a Capstone team to conduct an industry scan of peer philanthropic intermediaries working to bridge the gap between funders and …
NEO Philanthropy
City-As-School High School (CAS) is an alternative high school built on the idea that all children learn differently—some by seeing, some by hearing, others by doing. CAS allows students the freedom to create their own class schedules and select their …
City-As-School High School
Founded in 1944, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York (CCC) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan child advocacy organization known for strong analytic work, community engagement, and fact-based advocacy. One of the organization’s signature programs, …
Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen (HASK), a nonprofit organization founded by The Church of the Holy Apostles, has become the largest emergency feeding program in New York State since its founding in 1982. HASK enlisted a Capstone team to recommend strategies …
Church of the Holy Apostles
The Arthur Project seeks to end generational poverty through relationship-based learning. It transforms traditional mentoring by using professional mentors to work intensively with at-risk youth through the duration of middle school. Through its …
The Arthur Project
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a membership organization for licensed architects with over 90,000 members and 200 global chapters. The AIA advocates for the value of architecture and provides professional development resources to its …
American Institute of Architects
The Asian American Film Lab (AAFL) works to promote gender and ethnic diversity in films and elevate the voices of underrepresented groups. Each year, AAFL hosts several activities that are critical to the organization’s fundraising goals, including its …
Asian American Film Lab
Dancewave is a small nonprofit organization that provides dance education and studio rental in Brooklyn with the aim of promoting gender equality and community development. Dancewave recently launched its first capital project to create a new arts and …
Dancewave
Nazareth Housing is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting housing stability, helping families out of poverty, and preventing homelessness in the communities it serves. Nazareth manages several programs, including supportive housing, emergency …
Nazareth Housing
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is NYC’s chief financial agency. The OMB’s Citywide Savings Unit is responsible for implementing the Citywide Savings Program, which improves the efficiency of city services. Currently, more …
New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget
Planned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to New Yorkers. The Capstone team created an earned income model for PPNYC’s Education and Training Department. Each year, the department …
Planned Parenthood of New York City
The Trenton Police Department (TPD) has partnered with local organizations to launch Trenton Community Street Teams (TCST), a community-based violence intervention and prevention initiative designed to eliminate the cycle of violence in Trenton, New …
TRENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Her Justice supports women living in poverty in NYC by recruiting and mentoring lawyers to provide pro bono legal services that address individual and systemic legal barriers in the civil justice system. A challenge that Her Justice encounters in its …
HER JUSTICE
Physical Education (PE) Works was a New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) initiative active from 2015 to 2019. The program sought to help all K-12 schools in Districts 1-32 meet NYS Physical Education requirements. This included operational and …
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Helmsley Trust) is dedicated to improving people's lives and building healthier futures for individuals and communities worldwide. Helmsley Trust invests in innovative ideas and research in six key …
LEONA M. AND HARRY B. HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST
Brooklyn Community Board 17 (CB17) is working with Brooklyn Level Up (BKLVLUP), a community development corporation and community land trust, to preserve homeownership and prevent displacement in East Flatbush. The client engaged the Capstone team to …
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 17
The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) is a nonprofit organization seeking to promote inclusive, equitable societies by enriching the understanding of decentralization and localization as complex, cross-cutting, and multi-stakeholder reforms. LPSA …
LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR ALLIANCE II
For over a century, the Provident Loan Society has been providing access to cash to New Yorkers in need, with a special focus on immigrant and impoverished populations. The nonprofit client engaged a Capstone team to investigate the contributing factors …
PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY