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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Peña (MPA-PNP 2025)… at Wagner, I worked for various advocacy and organizing nonprofits across the country, which meant regular … shifts among Latines in the U.S. Looking ahead, what impact do you hope to make in your work? I'm still an … in leading my own nonprofit, I will aim to make a positive impact for those who need it the most. …
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Alumni Spotlight: Kristin Van Busum (MPA 2010)… Learn how to manage budgets, analyze data, and measure impact. But remember, just like any sector, it’s …
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EXEC-GP.2141
Financial Decision Making and Management… especially the complex relationships between finance, impact, strategy, and governance. Where appropriate, we will …Webpage
MPA-PNP Curriculum… Specialization Focus Areas Tools and Skills Policies and Issues View courses in Advocacy specialization focus areas … Specialization Focus Areas Public Economics and Finance Financial Management View courses in Finance specialization focus areas … Specialization Focus Areas Growth, Sustainability, and Inequality Organizations …
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The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program… Austin, where she provides strategic consulting to local nonprofits, advising on growth strategies and revenue … founders to ensure their ventures align with social impact goals. Jimena is an International Coaching … Policy Studies and Sociology. Sharon seeks to deepen her impact by engaging with leaders at NYU Wagner who are …
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Student Spotlight: Praewa (Wawa) Kulatnam (MPA-HPAM 2025)… Ministry of Public Health. There, I contributed to impact evaluations of drugs and medical interventions for … What are some key lessons you’ve learned from creating content and sharing first-gen student/professional stories on … telling this story and helping them get unstuck. Creating content and sharing first-gen student/professional stories …
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NYC AND NYU… best classroom there is for anyone who wants to make an impact in a complicated world. As a student here, you'll … your skills and test your ideas working inside New York's nonprofits, policy and research institutes, international …
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UPADM-GP.102
Introduction to Social Impact… and rapidly evolving world, the concept of social impact has become central to addressing the most pressing … leverages the city's rich diversity and vibrant social impact ecosystem. Students will engage with guest speakers who are leaders in fields like impact investing, community organizing, and public policy, …Webpage
MPA-MA in Hebrew & Judaic Studies… to help you transform your intentions into action with impact. This program, offered jointly by NYU Wagner and the … international development, public policy, or social impact. And then there’s NYC—arguably the epicenter of Jewish …
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Student Spotlight: Maya Koehn-Wu (MUP 2026)… when they’re pushed to the urban periphery or informal areas, which are often disproportionately affected by climate …
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Public Policy Specialization… implement transformative public solutions in government, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations. … process evaluation, data collection, causal inference, and impact assessment to cost-effectiveness analysis. Recommended … actionable insights for policy, management, and social impact. Recommended courses: PADM-GP 2172, Advanced Empirical …
Alumni In Action
Elisabeth Young… look like and exposed me to concrete skills in diverse areas. Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? … in unpacking challenging problems in their industry that impact their ability to create generative learning spaces for …
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Your Alumni News for January 2019Dear Alumni, Happy 2019, Wagnerds! The start of the new year can be a great time to reflect on the past, as well as an opportunity to set goals and intentions for the future. The final quarter of 2018 featured unique and timely alumni programming from …
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Student Spotlight: Mahima Sharda (MPA 2022)… desire to empower women and girls into a tangible, lasting impact. Can you tell us about a course, professor, or mentor … nonprofit development, through which I learned about how nonprofits are funded, and how their research is ultimately … use this “big picture” thinking to broaden the scope of my impact, and to bring novel ideas to the roles I have in my …
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SUMMER 2022 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWS… Nathan worked in policy and compliance at two DC-based nonprofits. As a caseworker in the Office of US Senator … helping mission-driven institutions create compelling content that increases awareness and incites action around … Communications team with various tasks including authoring content for blogs, emails, and social media, drafting …
Capstone Projects
Mentorship for Social Entrepreneurs in Latin America… to help social enterprises achieve sustainable, scalable impact and financial results by connecting them with experienced mentors and impact investors. To better understand the struggles of … customer discovery interviews with social entrepreneurs, impact investors, and academics. The team’s research showed …
Alumni In Action
Breandan Ward… experiences motivated you to share your knowledge in these areas? I teach the class “Disability, Policy and Leadership – … inclusion as a foundation for innovation, performance and impact. What inspired you to pursue your advocacy roles … importance of amplifying underrepresented voices. What impact do you hope your work makes? I hope my work fosters a …
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NYU Wagner Capstone: The Beginning of a Lifelong Journey From Fieldwork in Mozambique to a Career in Social Entrepreneurship… a call to action, but an opportunity to make a lasting impact and address the needs of an organization. Through NYU … so many in the Wagner community go on to do—make a lasting impact for the public good and enhance the effectiveness of a … but also provided service to an organization with lasting impact. Alicia's enthusiasm for social impact started when …
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Master's Degree in Urban Planning… Assess market trends and economic factors that impact urban development. … Clustering elective courses around one of five focus areas enables you to develop a self-directed course of study … candidates who have the potential to make a significant impact, regardless of the scope, and appreciates professional …
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Safe Horizon Techology Assessment… when this happens there is often a price because many nonprofits see programming as a higher priority than office … Using surveys and focus groups, this study assessed the impact that an under-attended infrastructure can have on …
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Safe Horizon Techology Assessment… when this happens there is often a price because many nonprofits see programming as a higher priority than office … Using surveys and focus groups, this study assessed the impact that an under-attended infrastructure can have on …
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2021 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS… grades K-2 in the Newburgh, Beacon, Kingston, and Garrison areas of New York State. Lacking easy-to-use and adaptable assessment tools to measure the program’s impact, Land to Learn engaged a team to construct effective and efficient impact assessment tools for its limited staff to use and …
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Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab… and public health organizations, foundations, and nonprofits to learn about how to improve the functioning of … do all academics but we want to learn things that can have impact in real time. The Medicaid Data Initiative In its … develop and validate a range of metrics for tracking the impact of these policies, which can be applied in settings …