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Best Practices and Economic Development Opportunities in Water ManagementGreater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) was charged by the State of Louisiana to coordinate the development of a new municipal water management system for the City of New Orleans and portions of its adjacent suburbs. In conjunction with this endeavor, the …
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UNIT COST ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNITY LIVING PROGRAMSThe Institute for Community Living (ICL) is a nonprofit human service agency that provides clinical, rehabilitation, housing, and other support services to assist individuals and families affected by or at risk of mental illness in New York City. ICL runs …
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E-Government as an Instrument of Fiscal Accountability and Responsiveness: Do the best practitioners employ the best practices?Fiscal transparency and citizen participation in budgeting processes are widely promoted as means toward the ends of democratic accountability and responsiveness in the allocation and use of public funds. In the past decade, academics and practitioners …
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William F. Ryan Community Health CenterWilliam F. Ryan Community Health Center receives grants from the federal, state, and local government agencies to conduct HIV counseling, testing, and referral services in New York City. The Center is authorized to conduct waived testing, which is …
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Affordable Housing for New York Families: Recommendations for AdvocacyThe Citizens Committee for Children (CCC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for children in New York City. They are currently embarking on an extensive campaign to increase the affordable housing supply in the City. In preparation …
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USING PUBLIC DATA TO OPTIMIZE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE HD MAPPINGCARMERA is an autonomous vehicle (AV) high-definition (HD) mapping company that specializes in roadway change management. It is critical for public safety that HD maps have granular and up-to-date information on road features to anticipate the road ahead. …
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EVALUATING THE SCOPE OF THE MEDICAL DEBT CRISISEstablished in 2014, RIP Medical Debt has eradicated over $5.6 billion in medical debt to date, providing financial and mental relief for over three million people. Despite significant legislative changes like the Affordable Care Act, the national medical …
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STRENGTHENING PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DIVERSITY IN US GOVERNMENT… the government as diverse as the people of the United States. It advances its mission by tracking the demographic …
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Creating Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries through Gender EqualityAs a summer analyst within the Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan supported the analysis and research of the organization’s impact evaluation projects focusing on women's economic empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa. “I was …
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A Policy Analysis of the Educational and Service Needs of Adolescent Girls in NYC"For this project, Capstone members conducted research and fieldwork that were used to develop a public policy and advocacy agenda to inform and improve the education and youth service system's response to the service needs of adolescent girls in New York …
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Marketing Strategy for Biosciences Industry in New York City or New York Metropolitan Region… Using existing biosciences clusters around the United States as case studies, the team researched and identified …
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Partners In Caring, A Synagogue-Federation-Agency CollaborationThe Capstone team evaluated the Partners In Caring program (PiC), a grant that allows social workers to deliver counseling, group therapy, and educational workshops in a place Jews congregatethe synagogue. The grant was made by the federated body that …
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The Impact of Remittances on Crime Rates in M?xico… rates, such as violence and robbery. The team's hypothesis states that the positive effects of well-invested remittance …
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Blueprint for Growth: Staff Transitions, Program Expansion and Enterprise Resource Planning at the CUNY School of LawAs a state-funded institution with an outstanding track record for graduating students who work in Public Interest Law, the growing success and planned expansion of CUNY School of Law will impact future staffing needs. The Law School asked the Capstone …
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Do Food Stamp Asset Limits Hinder Household Saving?Many public benefits programs exclude people with more-than-minimal asset wealth in order to prevent individuals with substantial savings from relying on the government. In recent years, researchers and policymakers have grown concerned that asset limits …
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The Impact of Public Marketing on Residential RetrofittingThe National Home Performance Council (NHPC) works with federal and state government agencies, utility companies, contractors, and energy efficiency advocates on projects that support Home Performance with Energy Star™ initiatives. Home performance …
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An Interim Assessment of the Sew for Sisterhood Women's Cooperative… it markets finished products to consumers in the United States. The Capstone team reviewed relevant program …
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The Effect of Policy Interactions on Maternal Smoking RatesWhile smoking remains a salient public health issue, maternal smoking is also a key reproductive health concern. Women who smoke are at a higher risk of infertility and complications during pregnancy. Despite what is known about the dangers of maternal …
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Determining and Increasing the Impact of World Learning's Global UGRAD Program… equality, diversity, civil participation, and the United States. It also uncovered their thoughts on how the program …
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Research and Assessment Tools for a Nutrition Program in IndiaAs of 2009, over 60 million children under the age of five are diagnosed with malnutrition in India. The state of Madhya Pradesh has the country's highest malnutrition burden, with 60% of its children under five malnourished. The Real Medicine Foundation …
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Nonprofits as “Schools of Democracy”: A Comparative Case Study of Two Environmental OrganizationsThis article presents a comparative case study of two nonprofit organizations that do community organizing in the environmental field and asks how do nonprofits school citizens in democracy? Although the literature suggests the importance of social …
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EXPANDING SENTENCING MITIGATION PROGRAMSThe Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) is a nonprofit agency that provides research, training, and direct services in the fields of criminal and juvenile justice and related human services. Since 1981, CCA has worked with attorneys and courts to …
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Impact evaluation for digital campaigningDigital campaigning organizations represent a new, potentially transformative, arena of political advocacy. Australia-based SumOfUs is a largely, but not exclusively, digital advocacy movement of consumers, workers, and shareholders working globally to …
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Improving registered nurse time at the bedside… one of the premier healthcare institutions in the United States. The hospital’s mission is to provide a full spectrum …