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EVALUATION OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION’S LOAN-
MATCHING SOFTWAREGuidehouse, a global consulting firm for public sector and commercial clients, engaged the Capstone team to optimize the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) LenderMatch application process. LenderMatch is an online tool that connects small businesses …
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Sustaining interdisciplinary innovation teams: Foundational and enabling practices that support frontline team members and cultivate their voiceJung, O.S., Singer, S., Satterstrom, P. …
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ACO Performance in Focus at Kovner-Behrman Health ForumThe Kovner-Behrman Health Forum, an eagerly anticipated annual event at NYU Wagner, explored the question of whether Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a recent reform, are truly spurring cost reductions and greater quality through the coordination of …
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Introduction to Public PolicyIntroduction to Public Policy covers a wide range of topics, from the norms and values informing democratic policymaking to the basics of cost-benefit and other tools of policy analysis. Though emphases will differ based on instructor strengths, all …Capstone Projects
Childcare Accessibility for Employees of Mid-sized CompaniesHalf 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 …
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Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial EqualityIn the 1960s, many believed that the civil rights movement’s successes would foster a new era of racial equality in America. Four decades later, the degree of racial inequality has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that …
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Wagner City Government Network (Wagner City Gov)Mission The Wagner City Government Network (Wagner City Gov) is committed to engaging Wagner students interested in New York City and New York State government and facilitating dialogue around local policy issues in New York City with leaders in …
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Robert VanGilder Bob Van Gilder is a CFO with expertise in finance and accounting including M&A, financial strategy, financial plan development, capital raises, and implementation of internal controls and financial accounting. Bob has extensive experience within the …
Capstone Projects
CREATING A FUND FOR THE “MISSING MIDDLE” OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN LATIN AMERICAPro Mujer is a nonprofit organization that provides access to finance and entrepreneurship support to empower low-income women in Latin America. The organization enlisted a Capstone team to research the creation of a fund that would target the “missing …
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Industry Scan of Philanthropic Intermediaries 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 …
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NYU's Coleridge Initiative hosted the 2019 Rich Context CompetitionOn February 15, 2019, New York University’s Coleridge Initiative hosted the 2019 Rich Context Competition, inviting computer scientists and machine learning researchers around the world to find better ways of automating the discovery of research datasets, …
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DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR A UK-BASED FISCAL HOST FOLLOWING BREXITGlobal Dialogue is an independent, international platform for philanthropic partnership, enabling funders to work together to advance human rights and social change within countries in the European Union (EU). Fiscal host organizations offer incubation …
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Patricia Satterstrom Examines and Shares Lessons Learned from Interdisciplinary Innovation Teams in HealthcareHealthcare organizations face resource and team member shortages, while their services are in especially high demand in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patricia Satterstrom, assistant professor at NYU Wagner, has just come out with the results of …
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Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment (SI3) SpecializationLearn how to deploy entrepreneurial approaches, whether within existing organizations or by launching and scaling ventures that prioritize social good alongside financial returns, developing solutions to address pressing global and local …
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Brendan McLaughlinBrendan McLaughlin is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, where he teaches Real Estate Finance. He currently is the Managing Director of Programs & Originations at CPC Mortgage Company, a …
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"Rethinking Poverty, Household Finance, and Microfinance"High-frequency data show that the material condition of poverty is created by the interaction of insufficiency × instability × illiquidity. Reducing instability and/or illiquidity can thus reduce exposure to poverty even when average earning power …
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Planning and Administration: Frameworks and Case StudiesNatural Disaster Management was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters. Natural Disaster Management communicates …
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Assessments of Residential and GPS Activity Space for Food Environments, Body Mass Index, and Blood Pressure Among Low-Income Housing Residents in New York CityK Tamura, B Elbel, JK Athens, P Rummo, B Chaix, SD Regan, Y Al-Ajlouni, DT Duncan …
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Academic PoliciesDoctoral candidates are required to maintain a "B+" (3.3) average. If a student's grade point average remains below 3.3 for two consecutive semesters, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program. All students who elect to apply transfer credit …
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Diversity and Inclusion for Transgender StaffIn 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 …
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Measuring Job Quality in Small BusinessesOpportunity 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 …