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Development and Membership BuildingAs the largest community center of its type on the East Coast, and the second largest in the world, the LGBT Community Center has worked for 22 years to fortify, enrichand provide a vibrant home for the LGBT Community of New York City. The Capstone team …
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RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF PROCUREMENT MODERNIZATION IN INDONESIA… to share the team's findings with other country teams working on procurement modernization. …
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Risk analysis for land sector anti-corruption interventions in Africa… Transparency International (TI), a global movement working through more than 100 chapters worldwide, envisions a …
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Impact measurement and evaluationImpact Hub is the largest global community of entrepreneurs and innovators, with over 7,000 members and 55+ collaborative work spaces worldwide. Impact Hub Mexico City is a new space designed to foster community, productivity, and positive impact between …
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Developing tools and cases to promote governance and democracy under decentralizationThe European Union Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities Thematic Program is being developed for the new cycle of E.U. development cooperation to support multi-actor approaches and inclusive partnerships for poverty eradication and sustainable …
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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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Revitalization of Mermaid Avenue Commercial CorridorThe Astella Development Corporation (ADC) is a nonprofit organization that works to improve quality of life in Coney Island through commercial and economic development and providing affordable housing. Mermaid Avenue is a key commercial corridor in Coney …
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Medication-Assisted Treatment in New York and New Jersey Drug Courts… due to addiction, HIV/AIDS, or a criminal record. Working within federal and state health reforms, the LAC has …
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Global Message Testing… hired market research companies in India and South Africa, working with them on-site to manage the Campaign’s message …
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A Communication Strategy to Decrease Fraud, Abuse, and Waste in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program The NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) is the nation’s largest social service department and provides food stamp benefits to 1.8 million recipients via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP loses millions of dollars annually to …
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Unit Cost Reporting in New York City GovernmentThe State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) is a public benefit corporation that provides affordable homeownership opportunities for low- to moderateincome first-time homebuyers in New York State. Seeking to increase its market share among qualified …
Alumni In Action
Lilian Liu… and recommendations for current students. The many alumni working at interesting places provided internship and job …
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Adoption of evidence-based clinical innovations: The case of buprenorphine use by opioid treatment programs.This article examines changes from 2005 to 2011 in the use of an evidence-based clinical innovation, buprenorphine use, among a nationally representative sample of opioid treatment programs and identifies characteristics associated with its adoption. We …
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Assessment of Freight Consolidation Methodologies in Midtown ManhattanNew York City Department of Transportation’s (NYCDOT) Office of Freight Mobility works to improve the efficiency and sustainability of freight movement throughout the City. A Capstone team was engaged to identify how consolidation centers can benefit the …
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Developing Affordable Housing with EB-5The Capstone team worked with McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS), a leading national developer of low- and mixed-income housing, to ascertain the viability of securing funding from the EB-5 immigrant investor program to urban residential development. The EB-5 …
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Preparing Fiscal Operations for GrowthThe Capstone team worked with leadership and staff of Transitional Services for New York (TSINY), a nonprofit providing community based services to individuals with mental disabilities, to conduct a complete overview of the organization’s fiscal …
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Medicaid Redesign and Palladia’s Value PropositionThe Capstone team worked with Palladia to identify their unique value proposition as they negotiate business agreements with the major behavioral healthcare insurance companies covering Medicaid Managed Care enrollees in Harlem and the South Bronx. …
Publication
Low Cognitive Ability and Poor Skill with Numbers May Prevent Many from Enrolling in Medicare Supplemental CoverageBecause traditional Medicare leaves substantial gaps in coverage, many people obtain supplemental coverage to limit their exposure to out-of-pocket costs. However, some Medicare beneficiaries may not be well equipped to navigate the complex supplemental …
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Parallel paths to enforcement: Private compliance, public regulation, and labor standards in the Brazilian sugar sectorIn recent years, global corporations and national governments have been enacting a growing number of codes of conduct and public regulations to combat dangerous and degrading work conditions in global supply chains. At the receiving end of this activity, …
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Alumni Spotlight: Diana Mao (MPA 2008)… opportunity to serve as a fellow for FINCA International, working on a team doing research for a microfinance … the women and girls Nomi Network serves. Diana is working towards a legacy that fulfills Nomi Network’s vision …
News
NPR's Academic Minute spotlights research on immigrant postpartum health by NYU Wagner Professor Laura WherryThe Academic Minute, a radio segment from National Public Radio featuring researchers from colleges and universities that airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada, recently featured an entire week on work by NYU researchers. The series put …
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Alumni Spotlight: Jessica González-Rojas (MPA 2003) … the course of her career, González-Rojas spent many years working in the nonprofit sector, working areas related to early childhood education, higher …