Capstone Projects
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Client: Alignment Healthcare
Team: Hannah Corbett, Wen Huang, Wahiba Mongiello, Yolanda Rayside, Judith St. Louis
Alignment Healthcare (Alignment) is a population health services company that offers Medicare Advantage plan options to California residents. Alignment intends to capitalize on the growing Medicare Advantage space by increasing market share and national …
Client: Inglis
Team: William Coit, Patty Ong, Sydney Sasanow, Hailey Siller
Founded in 1877, Inglis is a private nonprofit organization that enables people with disabilities, and those who care for them, to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. Inglis enlisted a Capstone team to provide a financial sustainability plan …
Client: CareBand
Team: Gabriela Anglon, Farah Dahman, Lori Houston-Floyd, Derek Tobia
CareBand is a healthcare wearable technology company that strives to reduce death and injuries due to dementia-related wandering and to keep patients with dementia living safe, independent lives. It does so by deploying location and activity monitoring …
Client: New York City Health and Hospitals – Bellevue Hospital Medical Center
Team: Zuheir Diab, Dara Elkholy, Nessreen Mestari, Monil Patel, Julia Qiaoya Peng
Bellevue Hospital Medical Center (Bellevue) aims to reduce its median 4.5 hours Emergency Department (ED) dwell time. Addressing the ED dwell time has a major impact on patient outcomes because the longer patients wait for a bed to open up at an inpatient …
Client: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Team: Jacqueline Betro, Johnsonie Casimyr, Cheryl Qihui Ma, Janelle Montales Sauz, Marc Anthony Starvaggi
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) protects and promotes the health of eight million New Yorkers through evidence-based programs and services. The work of the Early Childhood Health and Development Unit includes programs, …
Client: New York City Health and Hospitals – Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Team: Julia Black, Lauren Eisner, Erika George, Gwendolyn Hughes, Sidrah Masood, Pamela Sloate
In 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued Executive Order 16 (EO16), which states that persons have the right to use the single-sex facility in city-owned buildings that most closely aligns with their gender identity. New York City Health and …
Client: New York City Health and Hospitals – Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Team: Isabelle Duvivier, Nia McIntosh, Shelly Mei, Anjana Sreedhar
New York City Health and Hospitals (H+H) is the largest public health delivery system in America, providing services to over one million patients annually. In New York City, nearly 189,000 individuals experience deafness, 200,000 have vision difficulties, …
Client: NYU Langone Health – Department of Emergency Medicine
Team: Olumide Akindutire, Keyavash Rahnemoon, Brian Tu
The number of opioid overdose deaths in the US has risen dramatically in the past three decades, resulting in significant medical, social, and financial consequences for the healthcare system. A large proportion of patients with substance use disorder and …
Client: The Bridge
Team: Randy Cuevas, Rebekah Lee, Shantelle Little
The Bridge is an agency that offers a range of services, including mental health, substance abuse treatment, supportive housing, care coordination, and vocational programs. The Bridge’s Aging Services Program (ASP) provides whole-person care for the …
Client: NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
Team: Henna Agnani, Shruti Karmakar, Jinming Kong, Chizoba Nwankwo, Marguerite Schulten
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital (NYULOH) has a distinguished tradition of medical innovation, providing specialized care for people with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions. The quality movement in medicine is redefining the delivery …
Client: The Coalition for Behavioral Health
Team: Asher Jay Arce, Tara Cass, Meaghan Lane, Kirti Shah
The Coalition for Behavioral Health is a nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors that is composed of member agency executives and leaders of New York’s behavioral health community. It is the umbrella advocacy association of New York’s …
Client: Goddard Riverside Community Center
Team: Alison Glaser, Ana Meza, Laura Rocha Quiros, Konstantine Tettonis, Juntian Wang
Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard) is a nonprofit multi-service agency whose mission is to support people by meeting their needs and aspirations through education, social services, community gathering, civic engagement, and advocacy. Goddard’s …
Client: T. Rowe Price Foundation
Team: Alice Heewon Kim, Jessica Lui, Divine-Asia Planes, Nico Zhang, Yuna Zhang
T. Rowe Price Foundation is the largest corporate philanthropic organization in Baltimore. Since its launch in 1981, the T. Rowe Price Foundation has given more than $125 million to nonprofit organizations focused on enhancing community life. Following …
Client: New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget
Team: Jalil Austin, Iris Jingyu Li, Salima Moldokmatova, Lulu Qinglu Peng, Daniel Sedgh
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the city’s chief financial agency, organized as part of the Mayor’s office. New York City operates the largest municipal fleet in the United States, including police cars, fire engines, …
Client: Guidehouse
Team: Paul Zhaoyi Gao, Chee Kong, Lynn Wanying Lin, Jessica Shin, Regine Thervil
Guidehouse, a global consultancy in the public and private sectors, was selected by the US Small Business Association (SBA)—a government agency that provides support to small businesses and entrepreneurs—to function as its central servicing agent. Through …
Client: NYU Institute of Human Development and Social Change
Team: Wengang Cao, Haowen Ke, Sophia Hye Kim, Tenzin Kunphel, Summer Xiao Nan Xing
The Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC) at NYU is a joint initiative of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development; the Wagner School of Public Service; the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; and the Office of the …
Client: Women's Enterprise Development Center
Team: Dyuh Ariyanti, Susan Belanich, Myeisha Boyd, Kimberly Hom
The Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) provides women and minorities in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley with opportunities for business ownership. WEDC hosts a 60-hour entrepreneurial training program that assists its students with …
Client: Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation
Team: Christine Beluk, Karen Jiaxin Lu, Anh Thao Nguyen, Ana Rader
The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) empowers the lives of young people from underserved communities by improving physical and emotional health through the sport of gymnastics. The Capstone team worked with WHGF to develop a performance …
Client: Plaza Jewish Community Chapel
Team: Rachael Compton, Chloe Levinson, Kenneth Seagreaves Jr., Anna Wallman
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel (Plaza) is a nonprofit funeral home in New York City that has provided the Jewish community with an affordable option for funeral services for nearly 20 years. Due to stagnated growth in recent years caused by shifting …
Client: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation
Team: Jizelle Andrews, Phoebe Kingsak, Brian Richford, Hannah Tofilska, Hanna Zirinsky
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation encourages young people to learn more about the workplace and potential future careers—working with schools, companies, and community organizations to make its signature programming a success. The Foundation …
Client: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Team: Vincent Argenziano, Abigail DeAtley, Tess Hill, Nick Roloson
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation provides high-quality amenities and facilities to park users, which generate revenue for the city and create valuable business and employment opportunities for the public. Business opportunities are …
Client: Opportunity Fund
Team: Quemuel Arroyo, Alison Dorsi, Margot Pagan, Michaela Slutsky, Jamie Spock
Opportunity Fund is the nation’s leading nonprofit small business lender, providing microloans to entrepreneurs whose small businesses have not been able to access financial resources from traditional lenders. While Opportunity Fund has successfully …
Client: Hudson Link for Higher Education In Prison
Team: Angel Arias, David Aronov, Gabriela Dominguez, Karen Jang, Erika Marin
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison (Hudson Link) is a nonprofit focused on providing college education, life skills, and re-entry support to incarcerated men and women to make a positive impact on their lives, families, and communities. Hudson …
Client: Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers
Team: Oluwatosin Ajayi, Futaim Al Hammadi, Malcolm Jordan Clark, Anne Mullen, Philomena Ogalo
The Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers (DJV) is a coalition founded in 2016 with the mission of strengthening the conservation workforce by increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The coalition comprises partners from nonprofit …
Client: Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey
Team: Alexis Agliano Sanborn, Michael Anderson, Max Kruger-Dull, Alyssa Meyer, Justine Rosenthal
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey (Goodwill NYNJ) is a social enterprise that collects and sells donated goods and empowers individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the …
Client: Black Girls Code
Team: Moeena Das, Tajana London, Janai Smith, Trevor Smith
Founded in 2011, Black Girls Code (BGC) seeks to change the face of the technology industry by introducing girls of color to the STEM field from an early age. BGC’s multiple chapters reach over one thousand girls per year through nation-wide programming, …
Client: The Office of Arts and Special Projects at the New York City Department of Education
Team: "Darren Flusche, Amanda Kahn, Elizabeth Langsdorf, Monica Martinez, Jennifer Pick"
"The mission of the Department of Education's Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) is to provide New York City public school communities with information and resources that will enable every student to achieve a full education in the arts. In 2004, …
Client: New York City Department of Transportation
Team: Bill Harrison, Nicole Murdoch, Rohan Rao, Jordan Ruggieri, Alexander Sigrist
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) provides for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in NYC. DOT is the agency tasked with controlling NYC streets and developing infrastructure for and …
Client: Brooklyn Community Board 7
Team: Horace Greene, Finn Greenspan, Abigail Juaner
Brooklyn Community Board 7 (CB7) is a local, autonomous NYC agency that facilitates citizen participation within the Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace communities. In Sunset Park, increasing income inequality and a tightening housing market have resulted in …
Client: Bronx Community College Foundation
Team: Sarah Aita, Julie Elliot, Emmily De Los Santos, Rich Wilkinson, Catherine Zinnel
Bronx Community College is a community college within the City University of New York system. The Bronx Community College Foundation (BCC Foundation) provides support for scholarships, research, and program development at the college. Gould Memorial …
Client: Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Team: Brittany Delores Claybrooks, Zachary N. Cohen, Zainab AlMansour
The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) is Detroit’s leading economic development organization. Through public and private sector collaborations, DEGC designs and implements innovative solutions that create jobs and advance the city’s economy. DEGC …
Client: New York City Transit
Team: Gloria Campbell, Lindsey Frey, David Frick, Caroline Lovaglio, Philip Miatkowski
MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) is the largest public transportation agency in North America and one of the largest in the world. The bus system in NYC has the highest ridership in the US, moving 2.4 million people a day. Per NYCT’s Fast Forward Plan, …
Client: Office of the Brooklyn Borough President
Team: Samuel Cutler Bernstein, Anne Sophie Kiepe, Andrew Mitchell, Kahinee Shah
The Office of the Brooklyn Borough President (OBBP) is an NYC Charter-mandated agency with purview over land use decision making, capital budget allocations, and legislative and budgetary oversight. In 2015, NYC’s OneNYC plan for resilience, equity, and …
Client: First, Listen
Team: Meryl Friedman, Emily Hirsch, Lydia Miller
One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college in the US. With limited access to campus counseling services, many survivors remain silent or share the experience with someone who is not equipped to support them. In response, a …
Client: Conectamos
Team: Gabriela Carrasco, Andrew D’Amico, Priya Ghosh, Luz Mila Lancheros, Tom Miller
Social entrepreneurship is emerging in Latin America to address some of the region’s most pressing problems. Many social enterprises in Latin America lack the networks and capabilities to obtain the funding needed to sustain and scale their businesses. …
Client: Confluence Philanthropy
Team: Seth Abramson, Rose Harvey, Dana Schneider, Marisa Siroka
Confluence Philanthropy advances mission-aligned investing by supporting a community of 200 foundations, families, individual donors, and investment advisors committed to moving philanthropic assets towards mission-related investments. Confluence …
Client: Third Sector Capital Partners
Team: Christopher Blackett, Samantha Creath, Erika Flores, Ally Kwak, Chloe McKenzie
Third Sector Capital Partners (TSCP) is a leading advisory firm in the field of pay for success and outcomes-oriented contracting. TSCP researched, analyzed, and constructed a comprehensive impact framework to better assess its impact on clients and the …
Client: Esusu Financial
Team: Abdulrazakh Abdirahman,Charles Bowles, Jackie Fishman, Hunter Johansson, Royce Nitta
Esusu Financial is a financial technology company that provides digital tools and services designed to help people become financially literate and resilient. Esusu engaged a Capstone team to evaluate the effectiveness of its pilot financial literacy …
Client: Unetrics
Team: Heather McGee Teodoro, Helen Sacco, Daniel Vitaletti
Within the world of social impact, funding decisions are increasingly based on an enterprise’s ability to demonstrate that it has created meaningful impact for the people, planet, and communities it intends to serve. At present, 76 percent of impact …
Client: Cubantero: Connecting Cuban Entrepreneurs With the World
Team: Gideon Feit, Sophia Heinke, Sophie Hu, Zachary Karson
Cubans seek to build better lives by launching private ventures; however, the resources available to them do not enable them to succeed. While intensive general business training programs exist, entrepreneurs do not receive the necessary, subsequent …
Client: NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
Team: Sule Dedekarginoglu, Yuxuan Deng, Yunting Feng, Erin Pierson, Carolyn Starke
The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute (eLab) helps launch startups by leading university-wide initiatives and commercializing technology created by NYU’s 60,000 students, faculty, and researchers. In its efforts to expand and enhance its curriculum, the eLab …
Client: United Nations Capital Development Fund
Team: Rentsenkhand “Handaa” Enkh-Amgalan, Kaitlyn Quada, Paula Sevilla
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency, focused on promoting investment in the public and private sectors to scale up innovative financing mechanisms for the world’s poorest people. UNCDF engaged a …
Client: International Water Management Institute
Team: Samir Dalal, Christopher DuMont, Quamid Francis, Soojin Son
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a nonprofit, scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. A rising challenge is the depletion of agricultural resources from …
Client: Uganda Village Project
Team: Meg Barnes, Joan Corcoran, Margaux Kremp
Uganda Village Project (UVP) is an international nonprofit organization working in rural communities in Uganda’s Iganga district to promote public health. UVP focuses on malaria and HIV prevention; water, sanitation, and hygiene; and family planning and …
Client: Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
Team: Lily Chan, Mo Kantner
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education provides underserved, high-achieving Arab students with the support and skills training they need to thrive. The Foundation enlisted a Capstone team to better understand the employment regulations, trends, …
Client: World Bank - Independent Evaluation Group
Team: Bibiana Guerra De Los Rios, Maria Pinedo Manrique, Jocelyne Kevine Uwayo
The Independent Evaluation Group is a branch of the World Bank that evaluates the organization’s project portfolio. It focuses on the effectiveness of instruments used by the World Bank to enhance its clients’ ability to manage inclusive urban growth and …
Client: Ek Kadam Aur (One Step Ahead)
Team: Ryoko Hirose, Glenda Kee, Mariel Palomino
Ek Kadam Aur, Hindi for “One Step Ahead,” is a nonprofit organization that works to help underprivileged children lead successful and productive lives, with a particular focus on health and education. One primary initiative of Ek Kadam Aur is a virtual …
Client: World Food Programme - Malawi
Team: Samantha Hinkle, Gabriel Ng, Allyson Vertti
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the UN agency that addresses hunger and food security in humanitarian and development contexts. In Malawi, where 50.7 percent of people live in poverty, WFP provides a range of programming promoting resilience against …
Client: FLUSH
Team: Morgan Black, Olivia Ezard, Rahani Green, Azra Rehan
FLUSH is a US-based social enterprise organization that advocates for the integration of sanitation into development work in the public and private sectors. The sanitation sector faces limited funding opportunities to build capacity through partnerships …
Client: Project Alianza
Team: Chelsea Boatey, Alyson Marks, Qingyi Wang
Project Alianza is an international nonprofit whose mission is to break the cycle of poverty in rural coffee communities by bringing educational resources to children living and working on coffee farms. Approximately 2.6 million school-aged children in …