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Reimagining Cultural Competence: Bringing Buried Dynamics Into the LightMany organizations attempt to increase cultural competence as one way to foster organizational change to enhance equity and inclusion. But the literature on cultural competence is largely silent on the role of emotion, despite the strong feelings that …
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New York University School of Medicine, Department of MedicineThe Resident worked on several projects with the Administrator of the Department of Medicine, as well as with Administrators of the various Divisions within the department. The Resident created monthly financial reports of the various Faculty Group …
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Examining Disparities in Living Conditions Slums of Nairobi and DakarThe World Bank recently completed a survey of living conditions in over 3,700 slum households in Dakar, Senegal and Nairobi, Kenya. The findings indicated that living conditions (e.g. piped water, sanitation, electricity) in the slums of Nairobi were far …
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An Analysis of Best Practices for International Financial Policies and ProceduresFounded in 1915, Helen Keller International (HKI) provides eye health and nutrition programs in 22 countries to the world’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. The Capstone team worked with HKI to analyze its financial processes and determine …
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Ambulatory Care Unit AssessmentLong Island College Hospital (LICH) is a 516-bed teaching hospital located just over the Brooklyn Bridge in the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. The senior management at LICH charged the Capstone team with evaluating the operations of …
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Improving Service Delivery and Client Coordination for a Nonprofit, Intermediary Service Organization in New York City… research, and policy assistance to groups in New York City working on social justice issues such as affordable housing, …
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Re-Conceptualizing the Juvenile Justice ContinuumCitizens’ Committee for Children (CCC) is a nonprofit, multi-issue, child advocacy organization that works to secure every child’s birthright to be healthy, housed, educated, and safe. CCC requested a Capstone team to assist them in a project examining …
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Career Services in the Jewish Immigrant and Haredi Communities of NYCThe Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is an organization representing and coordinating the efforts of Jewish Community Councils citywide. It advocates for the needs of the poor and near-poor through provision of social services and legislative …
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Developing an Information Portal for NYC’s Public and Non-Profit Sector… nonprofit agencies, public policy makers, and individuals working to revitalize neighborhoods throughout the five …
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Building a Sustainable Brooklyn Central YMCAThe YMCA of Greater New York, as part of its capital campaign to build or renovate facilities in the five boroughs, plans to expand the Brooklyn Central YMCA branch by opening a new site. The Capstone team was asked to advise the YMCA on how to proceed …
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Development of an Electronic Food Stamp Application System in New York City"Currently, the application for food stamps in New York City is a paper­driven process, whereas many other jurisdictions have made at least part of their processes electronic. The team has performed an assessment of and will make recommendations on how …
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Improving Supply Procurement on Nursing UnitsThe Capstone team worked with a leadership team at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center to develop a process for improving the procurement of supplies on two adult inpatient oncology nursing units, one medical and one …
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The Return­on­Investment Created from Funding Human Services Programs"Local human service programs operate under the chronic threat of budget cuts to already meager resources. Annual budget deliberations generally focus on the costs of these programs and rarely consider the benefits, despite the fact that these programs …
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Impact of Intergovernmental TransfersEstablished in 1972, the Research Center of the University of the Pacific (CIUP) is affiliated with the University of the Pacific in Lima, Peru. Its principal mission is to study the most pressing economic issues and social development challenges that …
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Program for an Accelerated Transition to Public Administration Capacity… reform and information technology capacity building. Working with a team of students from UEM, the Capstone team …
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Impact of Intergovernmental TransfersEstablished in 1972, the Research Center of the University of the Pacific (CIUP) is affiliated with the University of the Pacific in Lima, Peru. Its principal mission is to study the most pressing economic issues and social development challenges that …
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Program for an Accelerated Transition to Public Administration Capacity… reform and information technology capacity building. Working with a team of students from UEM, the Capstone team …
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9/11: The Response to the World Trade Center AttacksThis research paper compared the experiences of recipients and non-recipients of aid from the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks on September 11, 2001. It hypothesized that there are distinct patterns of aid and exclusion from aid that help to clearly …
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Analysing and Evaluating the Disaster Grants Management ProcessAn agency of the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for coordinating the U.S. government’s response to disasters. Its mission is to ensure that the nation is adequately prepared for, protected …
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Neighborhood Needs Assessment Analysis and Strategic Planning Recommendations… on a broad range of topics to low-income residents. Working on behalf of both individual clients and client …
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Organizational Evaluation and Implementation Plan… in communities by engaging individuals through service. Working with the United Way, the Boys & Girls Clubs of …
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Partner Training Needs AssessmentLitWorld is a nonprofit organization that works to promote literacy and self-expression worldwide. To this end, LitWorld partners with community-based organizations in 22 countries around the world to deliver its transformational literacy programs. A …
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Developing a Workshop on Formal and Informal Sector Interaction in Urban Development for Rio de JaneiroThe state government of Rio de Janeiro recently sponsored a National Public Competition in an effort to generate ideas for an Urbanization Project Plan for the community of Rocinha, one of Rio’s largest informally constructed neighborhoods, known as …
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Sustainable Business Forum Market ResearchRainforest Alliance is an environmental nonprofit organization that works to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Rainforest Alliance is currently …
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