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Local Economic Development in Nicaragua: Experiences from PRODELSA"The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) requested this project for the purpose of learning lessons from the implementation of the EUfunded, Nicaraguanexecuted, PRODELSA program. PRODELSA is based on the premise that Nicaraguan Municipal …
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Comparative Study of Back-To-Work and Aftercare ProgramsThe Soho Partnership operates under the auspices of ACE, the Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless. The Soho Partnership was established in 1992 to provide employment training and life skills-building to homeless men and women in …
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Analysis of the Human Resources Hiring ProcessIn July of 1997 Mount Sinai and NYU merged their respective hospitals and created a holding company entitled Mount Sinai NYU Health. As a result of the merger the Human Resource staffs were consolidated and in June 2000 move to a single corporate …
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System Analysis: Examination of Billing ProceduresLeake & Watts Services, Inc., a private, not-for-profit, child-care agency based in Yonkers requested a Capstone team review and make recommendations regarding their internal billing services. The annual budget for Leake and Watts has nearly doubled in …
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Evaluation of The Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health Program: Prenatal Case Management ProgramThe Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health Program, (MIRHP) formerly known as the Bureau of Maternity Services and Family Planning, has a distinguished history of leadership in reproductive health. The Program was formed in 1967 to promote the …
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Expanding Outreach and Impact at a New York City Nonprofit Organization"Columbia/Barnard Hillel (CBH) strives to create positive and meaningful Jewish experiences for students at Columbia University and Barnard College with the goal of helping them become wellinformed adults who choose to lead lives committed to …
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Best Practice Alerts and Healthcare CostsThe Capstone team worked with the Institute for Urban Family Health (the Institute) to analyze the impact that best practice alerts (BPAs), a function of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR), had on healthcare costs. In order to do this, the Capstone team …
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Best Practice Alerts and Healthcare CostsThe Capstone team worked with the Institute for Urban Family Health (the Institute) to analyze the impact that best practice alerts (BPAs), a function of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR), had on healthcare costs. In order to do this, the Capstone team …
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Development of a Pediatric Urgent Care CenterThe goal of this Capstone team's project was to assist Maimonides Medical Center in creating a pediatric urgent care center service model. By routing non-acute pediatric patients to a setting more appropriate for treatment of non-emergent problems, …
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Developing Educational Tools to Increase Breast, Cervical, and Colon Cancer Awareness in the Queens and Harlem CommunitiesOver 13,000 New Yorkers die of cancer annually. In 2004, NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) launched a citywide health policy initiative called Take Care New York, listing cancer screening as a top 10 agenda item. Specifically, breast, …
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Designing and Preparing a Comprehensive Volunteer Management SystemThe Innocence Project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices. Recently, the organization …
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Improving Workflow Processes for the Council on AccreditationThe Council on Accreditation (COA) partners with human service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying, and promoting accreditation standards. Currently at a critical juncture in its expansion, COA regards …
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Securing Revenue and Managing Financial Operations in an Expanding OrganizationThe Pike County Public Library (PCPL) sought to address the competing challenges of increased usage and insufficient capacity at its main branch and two satellite branches. Unable to meet the needs of the county's 60,000 residents, the PCPL has begun the …
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New York City Nonprofit Organizations: Fiscal Health Indicators DatabaseFiscal Management Associates (FMA) provides fiscal consulting services to nonprofit organizations by enhancing knowledge and skills to successfully fulfill their missions. Currently FMA has a wealth of experience guiding its understanding of what works to …
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Asphalt Green ExpansionAsphalt Green is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals of all ages and backgrounds achieve health through a lifetime of sports and fitness. Asphalt Green's programming has outgrown their 5.5 acre campus and the organization is …
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The Environment and Security in AsiaThe Congressional Research Service (CRS) requested that the Capstone team provide critical information and analysis to members of Congress in order to guide U.S. environment and security policy in the Asia region and beyond. The team collected and …
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Bedford-Union Armory Revitalization ProjectDespite Brooklyn’s renaissance over the past decade, parts of central Brooklyn still suffer from chronic poverty, high unemployment, and lower educational attainment. The Brooklyn Borough President’s Office (BBPO) is currently conceptualizing a new …
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Making the Case for Environmental Sustainability Among Small BusinessesCorporate environmental sustainability has been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a key priority in recent years. Much of the research to date is on the growing success of sustainability measures that have been undertaken by large …
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Impact Evaluation of the Drop the "I" Word CampaignThe Applied Research Center (ARC) is a racial justice think tank dedicated to advancing social justice through research, advocacy, and journalism. The Capstone team was asked to design an impact evaluation system to measure the success of Drop The IWord …
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Effectiveness of State Participation in Voluntary Programs for Pollution Control"Regulating pollution levels can be costly for governments and polluters. In hopes of a more costeffective manner for reducing pollution, the EPA launched its first voluntary programs for pollution control in 1991. Such programs form partnerships with …
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Building a Communication Strategy for ReliefWeb"Launched in 1996 by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, ReliefWeb is a website that assists the international humanitarian community by delivering timely, reliable, and relevant information concerning global emergencies and …
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Urban Reproductive Health Agenda"In America's urban centers, high concentrations of poverty, large immigrant populations, and overtaxed public health systems converge to make reproductive health policy an issue of critical need. To begin a dialogue on best practices in urban …
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Raising LIFT: Marketing to Increase AwarenessLegal Information for Families Today (LIFT) is a nonprofit organization that empowers children and families and educates the community by expanding access to family law and child welfare information through court-based and community programming. A …
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Definition and Analysis of "Doing Business"The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) is a nonpartisan, independent agency created in 1988 to administer the Campaign Finance Program, which limits the role of private money in City elections by providing qualifying campaigns with public matching …