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From Policy to Practice: A Process Evaluation of the New York City Department of Probation's Containment Model for Sex Offender Supervision… The Capstone team conducted a process evaluation of the New York City Department of Probation's (Department) containment model for supervising … to which it had been implemented as intended. The purpose of the evaluation was to take stock of current practices and …
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Developing Short-term and Long-term Fundraising Strategies for DUMBO Improvement District… The DUMBO Improvement District is one of 60 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in the City of New York. The BID is funded by local commercial property … such as keeping the streets clean, advocating on behalf of the community to public and private stakeholders, helping …
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Creating a Program Model for Men?s Engagement… In order to achieve its mission, JOI offers a myriad of innovative programming that spans across the United States … To address the widely known issue in the Jewish community of men's decreasing involvement, JOI requested that the … team develop a model for men's programming with the intent of launching the program nationally. The Capstone team …
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Evaluation of United Methodist Church Consumption Levels for a Pension Program in Angola… over $10 million dollars to support the expansion of pension programs for United Methodist Church Conferences … Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI) assists each of the UMC Conferences to build the best pension program for … this tool in Angola. The team went to Angola with the goal of interviewing 60 pastors and pensioners using a consumption …
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Formalizing Petare’s Informal Street Vendors… about the vending practices and spatial location of street vendors to inform the distribution of vending permits as well as investigating the impact of a professional training program (“Hacia la formalización”) … Municipality of Sucre: Agency for Economic Development …
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Strategic Plan to Expand Ferry Service in the New York Region… in the metro area. The plan uses eleven case studies of ferry systems, interviews with industry experts and … connections, funding opportunities, an exploration of expanding commuter ferry capacity for emergency service, …
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Determining the Financial Impact of Inpatient Integrative Medicine… The Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center … to create a financial database and methodology for use in determining the financial impact of its services. The team conducted a literature review and … Determining the Financial Impact of Inpatient Integrative Medicine …
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Identifying Practices that Increase Ethnic and Racial Diversity of Senior Management… The National Human Services Assembly is an association of national nonprofits working in the fields of health, human and community development, and human services. One of the Assembly's current priorities is to identify … Practices that Increase Ethnic and Racial Diversity of Senior Management …
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A Cross-Systems Approach… team was asked to perform an organizational assessment of ACOSHED’s International Secretariat and the model Nigerian … Health in Africa Report. The project entailed an appraisal of current management structures and programs as they relate … ACOSHED’s Strategic Plan for 2003-2007. A second component of the project involved the examination of two fledgling …
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Strategic Planning and Research… Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE) is an initiative of the Third Millennium Foundation founded in 2003 whose … ICTE’s mission is to promote innovation in the field of tolerance education on a global scale through building a … directions for the future. In the long-run, ICTE can use the plan to create strong partnerships and …
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Strategic Planning and Research… Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE) is an initiative of the Third Millennium Foundation founded in 2003 whose … ICTE’s mission is to promote innovation in the field of tolerance education on a global scale through building a … directions for the future. In the long-run, ICTE can use the plan to create strong partnerships and …
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NYU Wagner Announces the Appointment of 19 Affiliated and Associated Faculty… We are delighted to announce the appointment of 19 NYU faculty members to five-year terms as Affiliated and Associated faculty at Wagner. These … scholars from around the university and from a wide range of disciplines will, as part of the Wagner community, … NYU Wagner Announces the Appointment of 19 Affiliated and Associated Faculty …
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DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES FOR TENANT ENGAGEMENT AND RIGHTS ADVOCACY … development corporation that owns over 1,000 units of affordable or supportive housing. Since 1964, IMPACCT … its property management services, resulting in a degree of separation between IMPACCT Brooklyn and its tenants. A … The team designed a pilot survey for IMPACCT Brooklyn to use to assess its residents’ satisfaction with their housing, …
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ADVOCATING FOR TRANSPARENCY IN NEW YORK CITY FAMILY COURT DATA… that Her Justice encounters in its policy work is the lack of transparency in court data, including litigant demographics, availability of language interpretation services for litigants, caseloads, … the Capstone team to a) conduct an environmental scan of currently available mechanisms for data sharing in New …
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DOCUMENTING THE ROLE OF PEACEBUILDING IN POST-CONFLICT COMMUNITIES… with offices in more than 40 countries. Operating in some of the world's most complex and fragile environments, Mercy … to strengthen cross-border conflict management in the Horn of Africa. In the past, the PEACE III program has struggled … The team developed case studies to illustrate the progress of peacebuilding through various activities, such as natural …
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Salary and Turnover in Community-Based Mental Health Agencies… The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc. (CVMHA) represents … State government provided this sector with only three Cost Of Living Adjustment increases in the past twelve years, … the Capstone team prepared a position paper that CVMHA can use as a lobbying tool. …
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BUILDING A STREET DETERIORATION MODEL TO PREDICT THE FUTURE QUALITY RATING OF STREETS… The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for maintaining 6,000 miles of streets and highways within city limits by prioritizing the funding of street reconstruction work based on a 10-point quality … New York City Department of Transportation …
Faculty Profile
Noelle Damico… The Rev. Noelle Damico is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She is also a Senior Fellow at the … York City. She has worked side by side with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) organizing institutional and …
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WHY DO PEOPLE SAVE? THE SALIENCE OF IDENTITY IN SAVINGS BEHAVIOR… less than $10,000 saved. Using longitudinal panel data of 4,800 households in the United States, a Capstone team sought to understand the underlying motivations of why people save. The team examined the savings behavior of people who consistently self-identify as planners or …
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Assessment of Youth Development Programs… located in Western Queens that provides a continuum of services to members of all ages in its local community and the broader NYC metro … requested a Capstone team to evaluate the effectiveness of its two youth development programs - College Readiness … Assessment of Youth Development Programs …
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Enhancing a Results Framework and Developing a Theory of Change… The United Nations Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA) plays an integral role in the … programmatic oversight can improve through the development of a revised Results Framework. This framework includes indicators of achievement and targets that more accurately articulate …
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Improving Thrift Store Donor Experience… to gain independence through the dignity and power of work. The organization uses revenues generated from their … their assessments, the team identified several key areas of improvement for Goodwill NYNJ and recommended the … guide to ensure a consistent and top-notch level of customer service across all store locations; and a new …
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE POLICY ON NYC NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY… The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) of 1968 requires homes with federally-backed mortgages and located on land with the greatest risk of flooding to purchase flood insurance. When Hurricane Sandy struck New York in 2012, only 55% of one- to four- family homes in special flood hazard areas …
Alumni In Action
Laurie Price… or entrepreneurial activities? I currently serve as Chief of Staff for the Charter Schools Accountability and Support Team in the NYC Department of Education. I manage several large projects on behalf of … about those issues. In your current position, how do you use the knowledge and skills that you gained at Wagner? Which …