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Does the Structure and Composition of the Board Matter? The Case of Nonprofit OrganizationsThis article discusses some of the key differences in board behavior between nonprofit organizations and for-profit firms using a relatively new dataset from New York City nonprofits. We provide evidence on the broader role that nonprofit boards play for …
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NYU Wagner Professor Named to NYC Health & Hospitals BoardNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on April 7 the appointment of NYU Wagner’s Gordon J. Campbell to the Board of Directors of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), and recommended the Board elect Campbell as its Vice Chairperson. …
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MUP Links and ResourcesA Web of Information For more information about urban planning, consider these online resources: American Planning Association - The American Planning Association is a non-profit public interest and research organization representing 30,000 practicing …
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Student Spotlight: Ishani Shah (MHA 2025)Ishani Shah (MHA 2025), chair of the Wagner Health Network (WHN), aims to make an impact in healthcare equity and accessibility. She has accepted an administrative fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Women’s and Children’s …
Capstone Projects
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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Lauren TaylorLauren A Taylor, MDiv, MPH, PhD studies governance and management of health improvement efforts within the United States and abroad. She worked briefly as a consultant for the Global Fund and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and has since written on the …
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"Post Hurricane Commercial Revitalization of Biloxi, Mississippi ""Biloxi, MS, suffered extensive damage during hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Biloxi Housing Authority (BHA) has been spearheading revitalization and rebuilding efforts to restore the vitality and diversity that made Biloxi a great community. While many …
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Alternatives for Diversifying the Revenue Base at New York Academy of Medicine"For the past 160 years, the New York Academy of Medicine has been engaged in research and education to enhance the health of people living in cities, particularly disadvantaged populations. The Academy relies primarily on grants to support its activities …
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Migration and development, global South / Mexico-MoroccoIn recent years, the relationship between migration and development has received renewed attention, and analysts, policy-makers, and development experts have returned to the question of how to use emigration to foster economic growth in countries and …
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Microfinance as a credit card?Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, the most prestigious of a string of awards celebrating his role in creating banks for the poor. If there was a Nobel for marketing, he could have won that, too. That’s not meant as a jab but as recognition …
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Improving Access to Financial Services in Cypress Hills, BrooklynAccess to and use of traditional banking services has historically been limited in low-income neighborhoods, forcing residents to rely on fringe financial services providers with higher rates and fewer opportunities to save. Emerging Markets Inc. (EMI), a …
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Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care ManagementAccounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management is ideal for an introductory course in financial accounting in both undergraduate and graduate programs. With a focus on basic accounting in health care management, this essential book contains the …
Alumni In Action
Santhosh RamdossCAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LOOKS LIKE? As President, CEO, and the Chief Investment Officer at Gary Community Ventures, I lead a dynamic and diverse team of 45 people. We're a private foundation and a …
Capstone Projects
INTERACTIVE DATA TOOLS FOR CRAFTING TENURE-BASED HOUSING POLICIES IN NYCCitizens Housing and Planning Council (CHPC) works to develop and advance practical public policies to support New York City’s housing stock by better understanding the city’s most pressing housing and neighborhood needs. CHPC’s ongoing initiative, A New …
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NYU Wagner joins academic partnership to develop U.S. infrastructure solutionsNYU Wagner is among four graduate schools that are partnering to work to develop solutions to infrastructure challenges in America, especially as they relate to finance and delivery. This new formal academic network was forged by The Bond Dealers of …
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Strengthening the Partnerships Between Primary Care Clinics and Community-Based Organizations The Department of Family and Social Medicine (DFSM) at Montefiore Medical Center, the university hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, serves a diverse patient population in the Bronx with complex socioeconomic needs. The department places a …
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NPR's Academic Minute spotlights research on immigrant postpartum health by NYU Wagner Professor Laura WherryThe Academic Minute, a radio segment from National Public Radio featuring researchers from colleges and universities that airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada, recently featured an entire week on work by NYU researchers. The series put …
Alumni In Action
Bryan PerlmutterWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? Growing up and living my life in North Carolina as an organizer and being a part of starting nonprofit organizations such as the Southern Vision Alliance, I learned about how to build organization and …
Capstone Projects
Feasibility of a Mixed-income, Fee-based Model for Older Adult Service DeliveryGoddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard) is a nonprofit multi-service agency whose mission is to support people by meeting their needs and aspirations through education, social services, community gathering, civic engagement, and advocacy. Goddard’s …
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Library Research and Citation MethodsThis interactive workshop serves as an introduction to the many NYU Libraries resources and services available to Wagner students that will help students develop skills appropriate to graduate-level research. In the session, we will cover fundamental …Publication
Does Regulatory Supervision Curtail Microfinance Profitability and Outreach?We combine two datasets to examine whether the scale of an economy’s banking system affects the profitability and outreach of microfinance institutions. We find evidence that competition matters. Greater bank penetration in the overall economy is …
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Financial development and pathways of growth: State branching and deposit insurance laws in the United States from 1900 to 1940This paper studies the effect of state-level banking regulation on financial development and on components of state-level growth in the United States from 1900 to 1940. We use these banking laws to assess the findings of a large recent literature that has …
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What Greater Role Can Evidence-Based Management Play in Healthcare?Professor Anthony Kovner explains how evidence-based management facilitates better healthcare. …
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Sterling Network NYC: A Bold Experiment in Relationships, Power, & Imagining Leadership OtherwiseSterling Network NYC: A Bold Experiment in Relationships, Power, & Imagining Leadership Otherwise …