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Building a Foundation for Organizational and Programmatic EvaluationThe Capstone team was asked by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (“the Center”) to implement a system to measure organizational and programmatic performance. The team began by conducting an evaluation-related needs assessment of …
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Geriatric Consortium at New York Presbyterian HospitalThe Capstone team assisted the Department of Geriatrics at New York-Presbyterian Hospital to create a plan and make recommendations for a Consortium on Aging at the institution, encouraging greater collaboration and communication regarding geriatric work …
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Development of a Performance Management System for the United Nations SecretariatThe United Nations system adopted results based management (RBM) as part of a broad reform initiative, though implementation of this framework has proven inconsistent across programs. The Office of the UnderSecretary General for Management requested that …
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Development of a Community Needs Assessment for "The City for All Ages" ProjectThe New York City Deputy Mayor's Office of Health and Human Services is working within the World Health Organization's guidelines to transform New York City into a city livable for people of all ages, with an emphasis on the elderly population, a large …
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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 SupervisionThe Capstone team conducted a process evaluation of the New York City Department of Probation's (Department) containment model for supervising sex offenders. The Department commenced this new model in October 2008, but had not examined the extent to which …
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Creating a Program Model for Men?s EngagementThe Jewish Outreach Institute (JOI) is dedicated to creating a more welcoming and inclusive North American Jewish community for all, including unaffiliated and intermarried families through outreach, advocacy, education, and support. In order to achieve …
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Organizational TransitionAgricultural Missions, Inc. (AMI) is a 79-year old faith-based ecumenical organization that accompanies rural peoples around the world in their efforts to address the structural causes of impoverishment and injustice in their communities. AMI's leadership …
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Designing a Job Training and Career Readiness Program for Footsteps ParticipantsFootsteps provides educational, vocational, social, and emotional support to men and women seeking to explore the world beyond the insular ultra-orthodox communities in which they were raised. Although Footsteps offers informal job readiness support, many …
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Strategies for Improving Inpatient SatisfactionThe Veterans Health Administration is the branch of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that delivers healthcare to veterans and their families. The Capstone team worked with VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHS) to assess how the organ­ization …
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Identifying Practices that Increase Ethnic and Racial Diversity of Senior ManagementThe 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 …
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Commercial Fleet ProgramsThe New York City Department of Finance (DOF) is the primary revenue collection agency for City government. DOF currently offers four programs designed to facilitate summons closure for owners of commer­cial fleets. The programs range from sim­ple …
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Assessing Opportunities for Growth and Improving In-Country Monitoring and Evaluation of Healing Help Medical Donations ProgramThe Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is a U.S.-based Catholic charity established in 1928 that focuses exclusively on global healthcare. The Capstone team assessed opportunities for growth and improvement of CMMB's Healing Help medical donations …
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Evaluation of Hesperian Foundation's Publication: Where There Is No Doctor"Hesperian Foundation is a nonprofit publisher of books that provide practical, life­saving medical information. Hesperian's best­known publication, “Where There Is No Doctor,” is used by medical missionaries, Peace Corp volunteers, and NGOs around the …
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Benchmarking Transit Improvement Processes in Megacities of the Developing World"Mayor Bloomberg's introduction of PlaNYC 2030 represented a pivotal moment for the future strategy of New York City. Developed out of the recognition that the City's infrastructure, particularly its transit system, is too old to accommodate an expected …
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Operational Assessment"The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School's Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ) opened in 2005 as a pediatric subspecialty ambulatory practice. Despite steady increases in patient demand, and a favorable payor mix, many ambulatory practice …
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Developing a Volunteer Management SystemThe Jordan River Foundation (JRF) is a non­profit organization dedicated to empower­ing Jordanian citizens by establishing sustainable social and economic programs based on community needs and priorities. JRF partnered with the Capstone team to develop a …
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Evaluation and Certification of Middle­Skilled Mexican Workers in the USIn 2005 the Mexican Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (IME) worked in conjunction with public and pri­vate partners in the United States to develop four pilot programs to evaluate and certify middle­skilled migrant workers. The …
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Passeggiata Nuova: Social Travel in the Era of the SmartphoneItalians have engaged in the tradition of the “passeggiata” for centuries. In villages and neighborhoods, residents come out each evening to stroll. On these strolls, they see and are seen, and they exchange pleasantries, gossip, and news. Today, however, …
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Searching for Strategies to Improve the Value of Healthcare in Accountable Care OrganizationsAccountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were established by the Affordable Care Act as a way to improve the value of healthcare—defined as the ratio of healthcare quality to cost—in the Medicare population. ACOs are incentivized to achieve high-value care …
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RESEARCHING AND IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NEW NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAMThe NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System (NYP) strives to identify, define, and improve upon the current practices and measures of success while focusing on evidence-based strategies to improve new graduate nurse retention. The NYP New Nurse Residency …
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ADVISING ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALSThe United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Swaziland supports the government in policy areas of poverty alleviation, the provision of equitable social services, and good governance. As a global knowledge network, UNDP advocates for sustainable human …
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Transforming South Africa through supplier diversitySouth African Supplier Diversity Council’s (SASDC) goal is to promote supplier diversity by assisting member corporations in opening up business opportunities to certified Black-owned businesses. However, many corporations are reluctant to set supplier …
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Financial management indicators to improve Performance AssessmentEnterprise Community Partners (ECP) is a nonprofit organization that develops and preserves affordable housing at local and national levels through advocacy and strategic partnerships with financial institutions, governments, and community organizations. …
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A comparison of the Family Health Strategy to other sources of healthcare: utilization and quality of health services in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, BrazilIndicators of healthcare utilization and quality were compared in a probabilistic sample of adults (N = 7,534) covered by private health plans, the Family Health Strategy (FHS), and "traditional" primary care clinics (UBS) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais …
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