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The Role of Unpaid Care Work in the Socioeconomic Gender GapDespite a surge in international policy efforts to empower women economically, the socioeconomic gender gap persists. While most studies debate the effectiveness of formal policies, a Capstone team explored an informal barrier: unpaid care work—the care …
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Unravelling social capital: Disentangling a concept for Social WorkOver several decades, social capital has gained intellectual currency as a means to understand the dynamics of individual and community resources. While prevalent in other disciplines, social capital, however, has been used less often in social work to …
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How Microfinance Really WorksAbout half of the world’s adults lack bank accounts. Most of these “unbanked” are deemed too expensive to serve, or not worth the hassle created by banking regulations. But what may be good business from a banker’s perspective isn’t necessarily what’s …
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Event: NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why Is It Under Attack?… Century Foundation to present “NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why is it Under Attack?,” a panel discussion … Event: NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why Is It Under Attack? …
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Reinventing the Central City as a Place to Live and WorkPublic policies for urban development have traditionally emphasized investment in physical infrastructure, the development of large-scale commercial facilities, the construction of new housing, and the renewal of existing neighborhoods. Most efforts to …
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Advocacy & Political Action SpecializationMobilize communities and coalitions to advocate for social change. …
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PADM-GP.2110
Strategic Management and Leadership… mission and vision ("What areas or activities should we be working in?"); (2) strategy and operations ("How can we …Webpage
Public Policy SpecializationGraduates will develop a strong command of analytical frameworks, enabling them to dissect complex policy issues, structure their analysis systematically, and apply evidence-based approaches. This includes both qualitative and quantitative methods to …
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The Color Bind: Talking (and not Talking) about Race at WorkSince the 1960s, the dominant model for fostering diversity and inclusion in the United States has been the “color blind” approach, which emphasizes similarity and assimilation and insists that people should be understood as individuals, not as members of …
Capstone Projects
CULTURALLY INFORMED HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE
ORGANIZATIONAL WORK CULTUREThe Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) is an arts, culture, education, and media organization that advances cultural equity and racial and social justice for African-descendant communities. CCCADI engaged a Capstone team to …
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The Tides of Reform: Making Government Work, 1945-1994The past six decades have witnessed acceleration in both the number and variety of major administrative reform statutes enacted by Congress. This increase can be explained partly by the increased involvement of Congress, a parallel decrease in activity …
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Event Recap: NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why is it Under Attack?… Century Foundation to present “NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why is it Under Attack?,” a panel discussion … is a crucial step that everyone can be a part of in working towards a community benefit. She also noted that … Event Recap: NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why is it Under Attack? …
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EducationJob Searching Sites Chronicle Vitae ED.gov HigherEd360 HigherEdJobs WorkMonger Employers Achievement First Education Pioneers I Have A Dream Foundation iMentor Institute of International Education (IIE) Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) New Visions for …
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Co-Producing Knowledge: Practitioners and Scholars Working Together to Understand Leadership.… work, we have begun to explore and test a new approach to working with practitioners to co-produce knowledge about … Co-Producing Knowledge: Practitioners and Scholars Working Together to Understand Leadership. …
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Informal Work and Protest: Undocumented Immigrant Activism in France, 1996-2000… movements for their labour content can reveal erosions of working conditions and worker power in informal sector … made legal work permits a prerequisite for working informally and relegated undocumented immigrants to …
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Financial Management and Public Finance… skills I use every day in my current role as an economist working on international policy and analysis for Canada's …
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Making Nonprofits Work: A Report on the Tides of Nonprofit Management ReformIn Making Nonprofits Work, Paul C. Light charts the current trends of management reform in the nonprofit sector and assesses the climate for reform at the local and national levels. Light examines the four popular philosophies, or "tides," being …
Stories
Obesity: What Policies Address It and How Well Do They Work? Picture yourself at a bodega in Manhattan, stomach grumbling, on the hunt for a quick snack. You reach for a Snickers bar, but your eyes pause on the bright red label on the packaging: LESS HEALTHY. Would that steer you toward a healthier option? How …
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Leanna Stiefel: Special-Ed Reform—Is It Working?… Leanna Stiefel: Special-Ed Reform—Is It Working? …
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NYU Wagner Professor Robertson Work Facilitates UN Task Team Workshop… III in Quito, Ecuador, this October. The representatives, working in three teams, made valuable recommendations for …
Capstone Projects
Scalable Fundraising Plan to Raise Unrestricted Revenue"Community Works, based in New York City, is a 15year young nonprofit arts and education organization that aims to strengthen communities and public school arts curricula through programs that honor local communities and unsung heroes. In recent years, …