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ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT TO GUIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTHomeless Services United (HSU) is a coalition of nonprofit organizations serving homeless and at-risk adults and families in New York City. HSU provides advocacy, information sharing, and training to its approximately 50 member agencies to expand their …
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Measuring impact through a new evaluation toolStudents who are chronically absent have a significantly lower chance of graduating from high school. Kinvolved is increasing graduation rates for at-risk students by improving attendance and facilitating communication between schools, families, and …
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Decentralization in Uganda: Reforms, Reversals, and an Uncertain FutureUganda was long considered one of the most successful cases of public sector devolution in the developing world. The post-conflict national government began robust empowerment of local governments in the early 1990s. The drive for reform emerged largely …
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Youth and Rites of Passage in Sierra Leone: An Evaluation of UNESCO Foresight’s Local Scoping ExerciseAnticipation and Foresight is an emerging field within UNESCO, contributing to UNESCO’s mission of achieving sustainable development throughout the world in the form of Local Scoping Exercise (LSE) workshops. LSEs are workshops customized to fit local …
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Reducing Cancellation and No-Show RatesThe Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center services 100,000 patients annually, providing expertise in hip, knee, foot, ankle, shoulder, hand, and spinal care, as well as sports medicine and oncology. However, fluctuations in the …
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Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies FellowshipThe Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies Fellowship, endowed by the Rice Family Foundation, is awarded to outstanding students who demonstrate a commitment to bringing their scholarship and expertise to bear upon significant urban issues. The fellowship provides …
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ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGEThe Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank evaluates the development effectiveness of the Bank. Climate change and disaster risk pose significant threats to development across the globe. The Capstone team created a learning product on …
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Analysis of the Lifesci NYC Internship ProgramFounded in 2012, Upper West Strategies (UWS) is a consulting firm focused on driving economic opportunity. In 2017, the New York City Economic Development Corporation selected UWS to manage the LifeSci NYC Internship Program, a paid summer internship …
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Developing an Infrastructure Scorecard for NYCThe New York Building Foundation provides grants to support professional development and education in the design, construction, and real estate industries in New York City. Although national and state infrastructure needs are well documented, …
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Sustainable Plastic Waste Management in GhanaThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) supports sustainable development through financial and technical assistance to local governments in the world’s poorest countries. UNCDF is launching a new International Municipal Investment Fund (IMIF) …
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Network attributes of critical infrastructure, vulnerability, and consequence assessmentSafety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures contains the plenary lectures and papers presented at the 11th International Conference on STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY (ICOSSAR2013, New York, NY, USA, 16-20 June …
Alumni In Action
Alisa CordesiusHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? Invigorating and challenging, yet welcoming and empowering. How did you find your first post-Wagner job? I couldn't have gotten through the job search process without the encouraging support …
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Teaching Responsible Entrepreneurship for StartupsThe NYU Entrepreneurial Institute (eLab) helps launch startups by leading university-wide initiatives and commercializing technology created by NYU’s 60,000 students, faculty, and researchers. In its efforts to expand and enhance its curriculum, the eLab …
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Analysis of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention PlansThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) aims to protect and promote the health of all NYC residents. DOHMH supports Kings County Hospital, an NYC public hospital, in delivering a nationally-recognized hospital-based violence …
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Sociodemographic and Behavioral Characteristics of HIV Antibody-Positive Blood DonorsThis paper describes the sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of 173 blood donors who were confirmed by Western blot tests to have antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the etiologic agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …
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Primary Care, Social Inequalities, and All-Cause, Heart Disease, and Cancer Mortality in U.S. Counties, 1990.We tested the association between the availability of primary care and income inequality on several categories of mortality in US counties. Methods. We used cross-sectional analysis of data from counties (n=3081) in 1990, including analysis of variance …
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Vulnerability of the Elderly During Natural Hazard EventsIn this paper we analyze vulnerability of the elderly during natural hazard events at the macro level using the geographical distribution of the U.S. elderly population at the county level. The elderly population is defined as persons aged 65 years or …
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Maternal obesity, caesarean delivery and caesarean delivery on maternal request: A cohort analysis from ChinaAbstract Background To quantify the association between maternal obesity and caesarean delivery, particularly caesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR), a fast-growing component of caesarean delivery in many nations. Methods We followed 1 019 576 …
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Bridging the Individual and Collective Dimensions of LeadershipCo-Lead Net organizes their second Collective Leadership Research Workshop at NYU Wagner On April 23, NYU Wagner professors Sonia Ospina and Erica Foldy launched the second Collective Leadership Research Workshop , a three-day workshop titled Logics in …
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IDENTIFYING CAMPAIGNS TO MITIGATE CAPITAL COSTS IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMICRiders Alliance is a grassroots organization founded in 2012, dedicated to providing New Yorkers with a more affordable and reliable public transit system. It organizes subway and bus riders to support policy goals and campaigns that will improve train …
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Amy HolmesCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? At Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, we advise donors of all different kinds on their charitable giving. As Director of Advisory Services at our New York City location, I oversee a team of six …
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Long-Term Satisfaction and Predictors of Use of Intracorporeal Injections for Post-Prostatectomy Erectile DysfunctionPurpose : Intracorporeal injections have low use rates and high discontinuation rates. We examined factors associated with intracorporeal injection use, long-term satisfaction with intracorporeal injection and reasons for discontinuation in men treated …
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Upper East Side and East Harlem Community Engagement StudyCIVITAS is a memberbased nonprofit organization serving the Upper East Side and East Harlem communities for the last 30 years on a variety of initiatives in the areas of zoning, transportation, streetscape, and environmental quality. With the assistance …
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EVALUATING THE AGENCY LOAN FUND TO INCREASE UTILIZATION ANDIMPACTFJC is a foundation of donor-advised funds for philanthropists operating an innovative nonprofit called the Agency Loan Fund (ALF). The ALF allows donor-advised funds to maximize their charitable capital by investing their accounts in loans to nonprofits. …