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Trust in Charitable OrganizationsPublic confidence in charitable organizations such as the Red Cross and United Way is essential to a high performing nonprofit or charitable sector. Indeed, confidence affects almost everything that matters to the future of the sector, especially the …
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Toward a More Public Discussion of the Ethics of Federal Social Program EvaluationFederal social program evaluation has blossomed over the past quarter century. Despite this growth, there has been little accompanying public debate on research ethics. This essay explores the origins and the implications of this relative silence on …
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AUDITINGStudents can request to complete a recreational audit of a course with the permission of the instructor. If approved, you will be charged full tuition and fees. Credits for an audited course do not count toward a student's enrollment status, and you will …
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Report Spotlights 15 Most Innovative Urban Policy Initiatives GloballyWhat are the 15 most innovative policy initiatives under way in cities around the world? Offering a fresh approach, these promising programs – potential models and inspirations across geographies and sectors – are identified in a new report by Wagner …
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Sean MaloneyFor our May profile we caught up with Sean Maloney who is working in Washington, DC, and told us a bit about what he does: What is your current position and what do you do in your role? I work as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator for …
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Mayors Say They're at Forefront of Government ResponsivenessSituated at the front lines of government, mayors of small and mid-sized cities increasingly find themselves dealing directly with the impact of climate change, immigration, and technological and economic shifts – with little or no help, several of them …
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Principles for Autonomous UrbanismThe promises of autonomous vehicles in cities are clear – but so are the challenges. While they show incredible potential for moving both people and goods – from providing mobility for populations underserved by public transit to creating safer traffic …
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Japan's Universal and Affordable Health Care: Lessons for the United States?Health care has emerged as perhaps the most urgent issue in America, and health care reform as the most ambitious initiative in domestic policy since the New Deal. Japan, on the other hand, already boasts the world's lowest infant mortality rate and …
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Raising the Stakes: Experimental Evidence on the Endogeneity of Taxpayer MistakesRecent evidence suggests consumers fail to account for taxes that are excluded from a good’s displayed price. What is less understood is whether and how such “salience effects” depend on the magnitude of the tax. We conduct a laboratory shopping …
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Telephone care coordination for smokers in VA Mental Health clinics: a hybrid implementation and clinical effectiveness trialBackground This paper describes an innovative protocol for a type-II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial that is evaluating a smoking cessation telephone care coordination program for Veterans Health Administration (VA) mental-health clinic …
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Global Inclusion at NYU Wagner Learning objectives Distribution across curriculum Co-curricular activities …
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Searching for Social EntrepreneursThe question for this paper is not whether social entrepreneurs exist, however, but whether the field of social entrepreneurship is too exclusive for its own good. The field has mostly defined social entrepreneurs as individuals who launch entirely new …
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What Do AEFA Members Say? Summary of Results of an Education Finance and Policy SurveyIn the spring of 2008 the authors surveyed members of the American Education Finance Association (AEFA) to gain insight into their views on education policy issues. The results summarize opinions of this broad group of education researchers and …
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Leadership (Re)constructed: How Lens MattersThis paper develops a view of leadership as a social construct, as something that is created through dialogue among groups of people in a particular context. Different contexts allow us to see how leadership emerges in action. We further develop the idea …
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Developing Financial Models for Programmatic StabilityGreencorps Chicago (GC) provides green industry job training programs for individuals in Chicago with barriers to employment. GС participants receive a stable income, work experience, training and certification, and wraparound services to improve their …
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NYC Initiative for Children With Incarcerated Parents: A Case for Counting and Tracking Children of Promise"Every day in New York City children face the loss of a parent due to incarceration. Existing research does not account for the numbers, ages, gender or locations of these children, thus impeding the development and implementation of programs and services …
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Blended Funding Early Child Development Center: A Plan of ActionIn response to the changing demographics of its community, Grand Street Settlement asked the Capstone team to create a business plan for an early child development center to serve students and families across socioeconomic boundaries. While Grand Street …
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Blended Funding Early Child Development Center: A Plan of ActionIn response to the changing demographics of its community, Grand Street Settlement asked the Capstone team to create a business plan for an early child development center to serve students and families across socioeconomic boundaries. While Grand Street …
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Barriers, Budgets, & Batteries: Organizational Decision Making When Adopting New TechnologiesHow does an organization decide to adopt a new technology in its field programs? Global Relief Technology, a producer of handheld data collection devices, asked the Capstone team to research the barriers for PDA adoption by emergency relief organizations. …
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Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Michael Blake in Conversation with the Honorable Shaun DonovanBy: Sakura Miyazaki On Monday, October 28, 2019, NYU Wagner’s Visiting Urbanist Michael Blake invited students, faculty, and staff to discuss the future of urban policy in cities like New York with the Honorable Shaun Donovan, former Director of the US …
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Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery in Conversation with Congressman Hakeem JeffriesBy Alex Fiorille (MPA-PNP) Amidst a growing national movement for bold criminal justice reform, NYU Wagner’s Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery sat down with Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to discuss a path forward. Rep. Jeffries, who represents …
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