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EXPLORING THE DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY OF K-12 SCHOOLS… internet access for their learning. The client engaged a Capstone team to understand the landscape of digital …
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Enhancing Outreach for the Community… in order to have a greater impact on the community and its clients. The Capstone team assessed the current outreach models for two … that affect program efficiency and effectiveness. The Capstone team provided an enhanced outreach model and …
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A Home of Ones Own: An Evaluation of Housing Stability Plus… designed to facilitate the process of moving homeless clients out of shelter and into permanent housing. Launched … client is expected to be completely self-sufficient. The Capstone team performed a literature review to identify … which have maintained a high leasing rate to homeless clients and/or have demonstrated a high level of rental …
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Informing a Strategic Planning Process… plan and a change in leadership, AchieveMission engaged a Capstone team to inform its second strategic plan. The team … surveyed a variety of stakeholders—including employees, clients, prospective clients, and board members—and analyzed AchieveMission’s …
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Researching Municipal Policies Affecting Women and Minority Business Owners… banking and financial services corporation. Their clients include small business owners and entrepreneurs … innovative financial products and services for these clients. Citi Ventures engaged a Capstone team to research municipal policies on women and …
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Employment Outcomes Analysis… more concrete understanding of the systemic obstacles its clients face in the job market in order to develop new strategies to improve outcomes. The Capstone team was enlisted to help Palladia better understand … can improve employment outcomes in the future. The Capstone team developed a set of recommendations after …
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EMPOWERING ACTION: A MEMBER-DRIVEN PLAN FOR POLICY ADVOCACY… communities to prevent sexual violence. OAESV engaged the Capstone team to develop an implementation plan outlining how …
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Strategic Expansion Plan… to diversify and stabilize its own income streams. The Capstone team was engaged to collect insights into new market opportunities, particularly larger clients that can pay for services directly. To do so, the … associates about Cause Effective’s current capacity. The Capstone team also spoke with current and past clients, …
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Evaluating the Brooklyn Family Justice Center: An Outcome Model and Evaluation Toolkit… government agencies within one office in order to assist clients more effectively, efficiently, and holistically. OCDV engaged the Capstone team to clarify the FJCs desired organizational and … the organizations future evaluation strategies. This Capstone was made possible with the support from an anonymous …
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STRATEGIES FOR EXPANDING SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE… for support from the community. Laurel House engaged the Capstone team to develop a digital marketing playbook with …
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Feasibility Study for GMHC Medical Clinic… Through their extensive social services and programs for clients, GMHC has identified an emerging need for medical and … services within their unique population of clients. The Capstone team performed a health care needs assessment and … policy organization to a medical services provider. The Capstone team used findings from the needs assessment and …
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CONDUCTING A PROCESS EVALUATION OF THE HOME+ PROGRAM… organizations (CBOs) in each borough to provide clients with free safety and security tools, including … services, and safety planning resources. ENDGBV enlisted a capstone team to conduct a process evaluation of Home+ … documents, interviewed key stakeholders, and surveyed clients to identify best practices and determine if Home+ …
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Student Spotlight: Hannah Larson (MPA 2023)… for a Sync with Your Cycle workshop in March 2023! Capstone started this academic year, can you tell us a bit … your client and what excites you about this project? My capstone team and I are working with CDP, an international …
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ANALYZING FACTORS FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO PERMANENT HOUSING… housing, including emergency housing for homeless clients, transitional housing, and eventually permanent housing for clients who have progressed through The Fortune Society's services. The Fortune Society engaged a Capstone team in analyzing quantitative data they had …
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SYSTEMS-LEVEL SOLUTIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH ALUMNI OF COLOR… DEI discrepancies in the school. The client engaged a Capstone team to provide recommendations for formalizing the … partnership with the ACN more efficient and impactful. The Capstone team conducted an internal scan, which included data …
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STARS Realigned: Reengineering Probation’s Performance Management System… case management tools to track the progress of probation clients, as well as assessment tools that reflect client … assets, interests and risk to public safety. DOP asked the Capstone team to re-imagine its current performance management system, STARS. The Capstone team developed a critical assessment of current …
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Helping Homeless Families Achieve Stability: A Process Evaluation of the Junius Street and Liberty Street Family Residences… and prevention services, which are intended to help clients address the underlying factors that often contribute … of the families served by WIN and are the subject of this Capstone project. WIN requested that the Capstone team conduct a comprehensive process evaluation of …
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A Business Plan to Create a Residential Rehabilitation Center… long-term viability, VISIONS enlisted the help of a Capstone team to assess the feasibility and sustainability of … a program-based, costbenefit analysis. Additionally, the Capstone team conducted interviews and distributed surveys among employees, clients, competitors, foundations, and vision specialists to …
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Evaluating Member Engagement of a Nursing Education Program… to maintain its competitive positioning. NICHE enlisted a Capstone team to assess its ability to provide current and prospective clients with products and services that reflect the modern … literature review, qualitative research with staff and clients, and stratified analyses of the membership base. …
Alumni In Action
Andre Martinez… with. How did you find your first post-Wagner job? The Capstone experience led me to my first job in international … with tangible applications for the client. At the Capstone Expo, I made the rounds and practiced my by-then conversational elevator pitch on clients—one of whom was Brooklyn Bridge to Cambodia. Describe …
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Applying and Analyzing an Impact Framework… impact framework to better assess its impact on clients and the broader field in which its clients operate. TSCP engaged a Capstone team to apply the framework to its portfolio of …
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The Opportunity of Transition: Executive Leadership Services as a Framework for Change… enabling nonprofit organizations to better serve their clients and communities. Among their offerings, they provide … for organizations during this economic crisis. The Capstone team conducted an evaluation looking at both the … services on the marketplace. A survey of Support Center clients and interviews with key leaders in the field were …
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Analyzing the Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on the Field of National Social Justice Philanthropy… to funding social change. Together they requested a Capstone team to assess the current asset value, spending … to project what those might look like through 2015. The Capstone team designed criteria to determine which … trends. The Capstone team presented its findings to the clients who will use this research to publish a report for …
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IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE FINANCE SOLUTIONS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY IN MOROCCO… that improve lives. UNCDF’s West Africa team engaged a Capstone team to identify ways to better finance service … identified an initiative to cut expenses in half. The Capstone team traveled to Morocco to interview stakeholders …