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Black families and communities in New York City have been left behind due to systemic racism and exploitative economic policies that have created a vast and persistent racial wealth gap. Hiring and wage discrimination, segregation, redlining, and myriad …
Financial Empowerment Fund
Half of the families in the United States find it difficult to find childcare. Moreover, the lack of affordable childcare causes many women to leave the workforce early and stagnates their careers. Kidvy, the Capstone team initiative, seeks to address …
Kidvy
Classrooms have widely adopted educational technology (EdTech) as a means to offer more personalized learning. However, while there is a proliferation of solutions in the global ed tech market, which is estimated to reach $252 billion by 2020, little is …
CSK Education
Springboard Communities (Springboard) is a startup social enterprise that serves the real estate needs of community-based organizations in the South Side of Chicago by driving community-centered development. It provides avenues to boost local real estate …
Springboard Communities
Sing for Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing the performing arts to transform lives. Each year, the Pianos Festival acts as a throughline for their programming in public spaces, schools, and hospitals, placing artist-designed pianos …
Sing for Hope
High Water Women is a nonprofit organization focused on the economic empowerment of women and youth. The organization enlisted the Capstone team to solve its lack of sustainable funding sources and cohesive programming. To attract funders, High Water …
High Water Women
Grapevine Giving is a platform that connects a community of givers and expert changemakers such as program officers, activists, nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and researchers. These changemakers provide recommendations to prospective donors in nonprofit …
Grapevine Giving
Citi Ventures, the innovation and venture capital team of Citigroup, harnesses the power of Citigroup to help people, businesses, and communities thrive in a world of technological change by building products that address macroeconomic challenges. As a …
Citi Ventures
CariClub is a New York City-based social enterprise that uses an online technology platform to connect talented young professionals to nonprofit organizations seeking to fill associate board positions. The Capstone team was tasked with producing some of …
CariClub
The Coalition for Immokalee Workers’ (CIW) Fair Food Program (FFP) improves working conditions for farmworkers by promoting labor justice through partnerships with large corporate buyers at the top of the supply chain. The FFP is widely regarded as the …
Coalition for Immokalee Workers
Baton Rouge Neighborhood Revitalization: Generating Community Value and Prioritizing Self-governance
The NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management (Marron Institute) conducts innovative applied research, working with cities to take on critical challenges of urban living. The Marron Institute and LabGov Georgetown, an applied research center at the McCourt …
NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management
The New York Building Foundation provides grants to support professional development and education in the design, construction, and real estate industries in New York City. Although national and state infrastructure needs are well documented, …
New York Building Foundation
Enterprise Community Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending housing insecurity by investing in affordable housing solutions through public and private partnerships, and scaling these solutions through political advocacy. Nationwide, …
Enterprise Community Partners
The Office of the Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, a majority-minority city, engaged the Capstone team to conduct a disparity analysis to determine if minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) are underrepresented in the City’s contracting. To …
Office of the Mayor of Trenton, NJ
Pay Our Interns (POI) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for paid internships in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Following the organization’s successful advocacy campaign in 2018 for paid internships in the United States Congress, POI …
Pay Our Interns
Founded in 2012, Upper West Strategies (UWS) is a consulting firm focused on driving economic opportunity. In 2017, the New York City Economic Development Corporation selected UWS to manage the LifeSci NYC Internship Program, a paid summer internship …
Upper West Strategies
The Belize Association of Planners is a nonprofit organization committed to ensuring social justice and promoting sustainability in the natural and built environment. The client enlisted the Capstone team to conduct research on the characteristics and …
Belize Association of Planners
Ek Kadam Aur, Hindi for “One Step Ahead,” is a nonprofit organization that provides education and health resources to economically disadvantaged children in India and Nepal. The client enlisted a Capstone team to help improve its virtual learning program, …
Ek Kadam Aur (One Step Ahead)
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (the Global Initiative) is a network of over 500 experts dedicated to strategizing against transnational organized crime in the areas of human rights, democracy, governance, and development. The …
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a global nonprofit research organization that aims to provide water solutions for sustainable, climate-resilient development. IWMI’s West Africa branch engaged the Capstone team to examine the role of …
International Water Management Institute
The Mayor’s Office of Popayán, Colombia, identified UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) as a potential grant opportunity for projects focusing on economic growth, increasing community participation, and incentivizing collaboration in …
Mayor’s Office of Popayán, Colombia
Médecins du Monde (MdM) in Brussels, Belgium, provides emergency and long-term medical services to some of the most vulnerable populations in the world. Its staff consists of volunteers and full-time workers. In need of an integrated tool to ensure faster …
Médecins Du Monde Belgium (Doctors of the World Belgium)
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an independent US government agency, provides grants and assistance to countries that demonstrate a commitment to good governance, investments in people, and economic freedom. MCC engaged the Capstone team to …
Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is an independent, global think tank that undertakes cutting-edge research and analysis to generate evidence, ideas, and solutions for a sustainable and peaceful world. ODI is conducting work to examine how public …
Overseas Development Institute