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Decentralization, Housing Provision, and Spatial Form in Cape Town… The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land. The Institute engaged the Capstone team to build on … Lincoln Institute of Land Policy …
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Unit Cost Reporting in New York City Government… The New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations aims to enhance the cost effectiveness of City agencies, and publicly reports City agency … Management Report. The Capstone team analyzed the current use of agency unit cost performance data, and developed … New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations …
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An Evaluation of New York City’s Stop, Question, and Frisk Policy… stop, question, and frisk (SQF) policy has been the topic of much debate and controversy, related to both the perception of race-based disparities in implementation, as well as the effectiveness of the policy in reducing crime. Using SQF data, and Compstat …
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Financial Planning and Analysis… shelter and soup kitchen that aims to defeat the cycle of poverty by providing shelter, food, social service … program budgets. In addition, the team created a new chart of accounts that would be more responsive to the …
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Philadelphia Streets Department 2.0: Helping a Traditional Municipal Agency to Meet the Challenges of a New Age… Streets Department (PSD) oversees and maintains many of the city’s vital infrastructure and services, including … control, and bridges. The PSD’s Deputy Commissioner of Transportation requested a Capstone team to evaluate the … will provide an important framework for PSD to use as it evolves and renews itself to meet the changing …
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INTERACTIVE DATA TOOLS FOR CRAFTING TENURE-BASED HOUSING POLICIES IN NYC… by exploring NYC housing policy through the lens of the city’s housing stock broken down by tenure: rent … policy recommendations that meet the needs of the residents based on tenure and demographic composition. …
News
Congresswoman Grace Meng is Named as NYU Wagner’s Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for Fall 2023… NYU Wagner as Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Fall of 2023. During her time collaborating with students and … member Meng is serving her sixth term in the House of Representatives, where she represents New York’s Sixth … District covering the west, central and northeast sections of the Borough of Queens. She is the first and only Asian …
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IMPACT OF SCHOOL REOPENINGS ON WORKING MOTHERS’ FINANCIAL DISTRESS… to investigate whether school reopenings—and the return of accessible childcare infrastructure—made a meaningful difference in the financial distress of working mothers. Using the Household Pulse Surveys from … statistically significant impact on the financial distress of working mothers. However, race, education, and income …
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FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING INDIVIDUAL DONORS… services organization dedicated to serving the community of Lynn, Massachusetts through the power of education and community engagement. The organization … donor engagement. The team conducted an in-depth analysis of current fundraising practices, conducted board member …
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Economic Growth Theory with the Convergency model… addition, we would like to look at the different impacts of the socio-demographic factors such as foreign born … using the regression analysis, and using state as a unit of analysis. …
Stories
Alumni Spotlight: AiLun Ku (MPA 2008)… comes with them. Instead, she emphasizes the importance of relationships and leaving a legacy grounded in kindness. … career path and her current work as the CEO and President of The Opportunity Network , it’s easy to see the way this … people I got to work with. What was binding us together in terms of the core purpose of the work? How do we support one …
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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH STATUS ACROSS A GENTRIFYING CITY… Relatedly, limited healthcare access-typically thought of as a rural issue that can exacerbate health conditions and … transformations resulting in higher rents and costs of living in historically low-income neighborhoods. … Heights, and Park Slope have become national symbols of gentrification. Despite dramatic neighborhood change, …
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Lay Leadership Development… The Volunteer and Leadership Development Division (VLDD) of UJAFederation of New York is a department dedicated to encouraging … including recommendations for implementation. VLDD will use these recommendations to inform their decisionmaking … United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York Volunteer and Leadership Development Division …
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Lay Leadership Development… The Volunteer and Leadership Development Division (VLDD) of UJAFederation of New York is a department dedicated to encouraging … including recommendations for implementation. VLDD will use these recommendations to inform their decisionmaking … United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York Volunteer and Leadership Development Division …
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Improving "Last Mile" Supply Chains for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods… nutrition, the organization seeks to expand the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM)—a leading cause of death among children under the age of five. SAM can be treated in outpatient settings with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), such as Plumpy’Nut, which is …
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Corrections Culture StrengthBased Training… culture change best practices that Family Justice can use to improve its training and technical assistance program …
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An Analysis of Program Related Investment and Exit Strategy in Microfinance… supporting this effort by conducting a literature review of PRIs, conducting interviews with microfinance … and funders, carrying out a comprehensive review of Ford’s own practices by examining their PRI portfolio and … contributing to the wider discussion on effective use of PRI’s in development finance. …
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An Analysis of Program Related Investment and Exit Strategy in Microfinance… supporting this effort by conducting a literature review of PRIs, conducting interviews with microfinance … and funders, carrying out a comprehensive review of Ford’s own practices by examining their PRI portfolio and … contributing to the wider discussion on effective use of PRI’s in development finance. …
News
Alumni Spotlight: James Stratford (EMPA 2021)… NYC Young Men's Initiative As the Executive Director of the NYC Young Men’s Initiative, can you share insights … responsibilities in day-to-day operations? I am a product of the Bronx, New York. I grew up in and out of poverty and received assistance through programs like the …
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How to Unleash the Potential of a Clinical Information System… As one of Health and Hospital Corp (HHC) hospitals, Woodhull Medical … to explore opportunities to improve overall effectiveness of HDS. The Capstone team conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the organizations competencies and weaknesses in its … How to Unleash the Potential of a Clinical Information System …
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Measuring impact through a new evaluation tool… are chronically absent have a significantly lower chance of graduating from high school. Kinvolved is increasing … schools, families, and after-school programs. Schools use Kinvolved’s app to record attendance, communicate in real … (PMM) system that will provide better measurement of impact and improve decision-making in the organization. …
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Improving MRA's Medical Supply Donation Program in Kenya… program facilitates the coordination and transportation of donated medical supplies and equipment from the United … the medical facilities in Kenya are able to make the best use of the donated equipment and supplies, and to ensure local …
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Improving MRA's Medical Supply Donation Program in Kenya… program facilitates the coordination and transportation of donated medical supplies and equipment from the United … the medical facilities in Kenya are able to make the best use of the donated equipment and supplies, and to ensure local …
Faculty Profile
Dr. Aaron J. Drew… is the Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect in the Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Drew is concurrently serving as the … the Supply Chain Product Line (Health) within the Office of Information & Technology. Previously, Dr. Drew …