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The Role of Brooklyn Congregations in Providing Social Services to ChildrenACT* (Action by Congregations Together) for Children is a Brooklyn-based grassroots organization that seeks to mobilize congregations from all faiths to become advocates for childrens issues. The Capstone team researched the needs of Brooklyn children in …
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The Impact of the Trickle Up Programs Business Skills Training on Entrepreneurs in Bolivia, India, and UgandaThe Trickle Up Program (TUP) is an international nonprofit organization that delivers seed capital grants and business training to low-income entrepreneurs who want to launch their own microenterprises. TUP implements its program in partnership with …
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Value Chain Analysis and Food SecurityEpiscopal Relief and Development (ERD) is the international relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church of the United States. The global food crisis has highlighted the need for the international community to address food insecurity in …
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An Analysis of Program Related Investment and Exit Strategy in MicrofinanceThe Ford Foundation is reviewing exit strategies for program related investments (PRIs) to support its microfinance program. The Capstone team is supporting this effort by conducting a literature review of PRIs, conducting interviews with microfinance …
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An Analysis of Program Related Investment and Exit Strategy in MicrofinanceThe Ford Foundation is reviewing exit strategies for program related investments (PRIs) to support its microfinance program. The Capstone team is supporting this effort by conducting a literature review of PRIs, conducting interviews with microfinance …
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Survey and Analysis of Community-Based Supportive Housing NonprofitsNazareth Housing is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting housing stability, helping families out of poverty, and preventing homelessness in the communities it serves. Nazareth manages several programs, including supportive housing, emergency …
Alumni In Action
Cherrelle HallWhat were you doing before you came to NYU Wagner? What brought you to the EMPA Program, and how did your time at NYU Wagner help you further your career in public service? My background is in higher education and I had worked at NYU for almost seven …
Publication
Changes in the Healthcare Environment Prompt Leaders to Think DigitallyHospitals have been facing an epic crisis, with the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelming emergency departments and forcing the implementation of surge protocols to manage care delivery and treatment. These realities have affected both inpatient care delivery …
News
A Social Justice Agenda for the Incoming NYC Administration – Dec. 8 NYU Wagner joins with Union Theological Seminary in presenting a Zoom webinar titled “Sacred Priorities, Faithful Action: A Social Justice Agenda for the Incoming NYC Administration” on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. RSVP now and make a note …
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MEASURING AND COMMUNICATING IMPACT IN COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDINGThe Majira Project seeks to build wealth in communities of color through entrepreneurship, by helping small business founders access capital and build strategic connections to advance their work. The organization pairs small business owners with …
Publication
Reducing the staggering costs of environmental disease in children, estimated at $76.6 billion in 2008A 2002 analysis documented $54.9 billion in annual costs of environmentally mediated diseases in US children. However, few important changes in federal policy have been implemented to prevent exposures to toxic chemicals. We therefore updated and expanded …
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Test Score Gaps in New York State Schools: What do Fourth and Eighth Grade Results Show?This report analyzes performance gaps by race/ethnicity, income and gender in New York State schools using fourth and eighth grade math and English language test results. Their results highlight the legacy of racial segregation where many schools have too …
Course
PADM-GP.2129
Race, Identity, and Inclusion in OrganizationsThis course brings together a wide range of thinking and scholarship to encourage learning about what race is, why it matters, race and racism in organizations and how to build racial equity and justice at work. While recognizing the importance of …Capstone Projects
Kenyan County Devolution Planning for International DevelopmentAgile and Harmonized Assistance for Devolved Institutions (AHADI) is a USAID-funded project housed at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany designed to support the implementation of devolution in Kenya. SUNY enlisted a Capstone team to support …
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Developing a Prototype Financial Health Report for Nonprofit ManagersThe Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is a nonprofit organization providing financing and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations. NFF, in its mission to help realize a strong and well capitalized nonprofit sector, requested a Capstone team to develop …
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Identifying The National Council for Research on Women's Competitive EdgeIn an effort to ensure the full utilization of the research produced by the National Council for Research on Women's network of member centers, the Capstone team conducted an internal and external audit analyzing the organization's current position in the …
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Strategies for West Farms Technology and Career CenterThe Phipps Community Development Corporation West Farms Technology and Career Centers mission is to create clear pathways to opportunity, help people dream and set goals, and provide support and encouragement as people work toward their future. The …
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NAVIGATING THE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE IN THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEMHow should healthcare systems in the US navigate physician shortage? The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to this shortage, but other long-term challenges, such as an aging baby-boomer population and climate change, may further stress physician supply. …
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ASSESSING COMMERCIAL NEEDS IN CENTRAL BROOKLYNPratt Area Community Council, also known as IMPACCT Brooklyn, is a community development organization committed to promoting affordable housing, tenants’ rights, and economic renewal in Central Brooklyn. IMPACCT Brooklyn enlisted a Capstone team to …
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A Forum on the Politics of Skills: “Reducing the “unskilled” to their bodies: Control, surveillance, and the new politics of skill.”The ILR Review invited this group of scholars who work within the fields of sociology, history, and urban planning to share their perspective on the politics of skills. We called on their expertise to draw attention to the politics that drive the …
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Welfare Caseload Change: An Alternative ApproachIn the last decade, caseloads in AFDC/TANF have shifted dramatically up, then down. Of existing studies based on time series or state panel data, some tend to underplay the role of welfare reform. All say little about that policies drove the decline or …
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Same as it ever was, only worse: Negative life events and poverty among New Orleans Katrina survivorsThis study is a qualitative grounded theory examination of the pre- and post-Katrina life of hurricane survivors. Forty heads of households with school-age children who lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were interviewed 6 to 8 months apart. …
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In their own words: trauma and substance abuse in the lives of formerly homeless women with serious mental illnessIn-depth interviews were conducted with 13 formerly homeless mentally ill women to capture their individual life trajectories of mental illness, substance abuse, and trauma in their own words. Cross-case analyses produced 5 themes: (a) betrayals of trust, …
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A Comparative Analysis: Clinical Outcomes and CostBronx Community Health Network (BCHN) is a nonprofit organization and federally qualified health center that sponsors fifteen community and school-based health centers in the Bronx. Seeking to improve community health care in a cost effective manner, the …