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BUILDING ADVOCACY AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY FOR WOMEN-LED
ORGANIZATIONS IN COLOMBIACARE is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to ending global poverty. In 2022, CARE launched an innovative pilot that focused on capacity-sharing, learning, and grant-making for women-led organizations (WLOs) in four conflict-affected …
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BUILDING A PROGRAM EVALUATION FRAMEWORKThe Living City Project (LCP) is an educational nonprofit organization that uses New York City as a classroom to engage young adults on urban issues. One of LCP’s core program offerings, CityGAP, is a semester-long gap program that immerses participants …
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DEVELOPING CURRICULUM MODULES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNINGFounded in 1966 on the campus of Duke University, the Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is a world leader in the study, care, and protection of lemurs—among earth’s most threatened group of mammals. Educational resources for the middle-school age group about …
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Healthcare's Workforce Crisis Demands Radical, Reasoned ResponsesIn the spring issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management, healthcare leaders shared their digital strategies, many of which responded to the pandemic's challenges. However, technology is not a panacea for workforce shortages and challenges. …
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The Port Authority Region and Foreign Exports: Prepared for the Centennial Symposium of The Port Authority of New York and New JerseyDuring the past hundred years, the Port Authority region has undergone a dramatic transformation, from an economy based on manufacturing to one tied to advanced business services. This report highlights the way in which services have emerged as the …
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Urban Policy - PhDThis field prepares students to undertake research related to urban areas. Fundamentally, cities are about proximity and heterogeneity, which bring both benefits and costs. Bringing large numbers of diverse people together in small spaces means …
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Welcome to the NYU Migration Network October DigestHere are some updates and upcoming migration and mobility events for this month. Follow Us on Twitter Please see our Twitter feed for more information and additional updates: @NYUMigrationNet Suggest a Topic for our Upcoming Public Conversation Series …
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Borrowing to SavePoor families often borrow even when they have savings sufficient to cover the loan. The practice is costly relative to drawing down one’s own savings, and it seems particularly puzzling in poor communities. The families themselves explain that it is …
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Does Knowing Your FICO Score Change Financial Behavior? Evidence from a Field Experiment with Student Loan BorrowersOne in five consumer credit accounts incur late fees each quarter. Evidence on the efficacy of regulations to improve behavior through enhanced disclosure of financial product attributes is mixed. We test a novel form of disclosure that provides borrowers …
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School Cost Accounting: What Do We Know and How Do We Get There?This paper describes a model for assessing and reporting schoollevel resources. State and local decision-makers have been seeking ways to obtain such information for more than a decade, but there is as yet no easy, accessible way to do so and no way to …
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Measuring Equity and Adequacy in School FinanceThe Handbook traces the evolution of the field from its initial focus on school inputs (per pupil expenditures) and the revenue sources (property taxes, state aid programs, etc) used to finance these inputs to a focus on educational outcomes (student …
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Rethinking Inequality Decomposition, with Evidence from Rural ChinaWe examine inequality decompositions by income source and describe a general, regression-based approach for decomposing inequality. The approach provides an efficient and flexible way to quantify the roles of variables like education and age in a …
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Communicating Tax Penalties to Delinquent Taxpayers: Evidence from a Field ExperimentWe analyze a large field experiment conducted with the Colorado Department of Revenue to study the presentation of financial incentives and social norms in tax delinquency notices. We find that notices that highlight and provide information about …
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Raul GomezHow did being in New York City impact your professional journey? Specifically to emergency management, the proximity of organizations from federal, state, local, and private is amazing. You come in contact with so many individuals from all organizations. …
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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF ACCESS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES ON STUDENT OUTCOMESStudents with special needs have historically been overlooked in the American public school system and only in the last 50 years has the federal government provided explicit protections for these students. Existing literature shows evidence of ongoing and …
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AN ASSESSMENT OF MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTIONThe Panel of National Pathology Leaders (PNPL) is a think tank established in 2019 that advances best practices in pathology and laboratory medicine. Steadily increasing membership engagement and retention is essential for long-term success. The team was …
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Neighborhood Schools?: Assessing the Changing Relationship Between the Demographics of New York City?s Public Elementary Schools and their Surrounding Neighborhoods Between 1990 and 2000How well do New York City's public elementary schools represent the demographics of their surrounding neighborhoods? Using data from the 1990 and 2000 census and the New York State Department of Education, the Capstone team analyzed the extent to which …
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Evaluation of "Where Women Have No Doctor" and "A Book for Midwives"The Hesperian Foundation publishes books and educational materials that empower the world's poor to take greater control over their health and their lives. The Capstone team partnered with the Hesperian Foundation to evaluate two of their publications, …
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Communication ProjectThis Capstone project was designed to provide evidence-based strategies to assist Maimonides Infants & Children’s Hospital (MICH) in developing a Patient and Family Communication Book and Resource Guide to enhance and facilitate patient-centered care and …
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Sex Education and the Role of Peer GroupsResearch shows that abstinence only education, although it may briefly delay intercourse in specific contexts, may create barriers to health knowledge, while comprehensive sex education does not lead to an overall increase in sexual behavior. But little …
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Developing a Commune Service Levy in CambodiaAfter creating elected commune governments in 2001, the Government of Cambodia is considering enhancement of their resources by creating a service levy based on land characteristics. As part of a United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) technical …
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Developing a Commune Service Levy in CambodiaAfter creating elected commune governments in 2001, the Government of Cambodia is considering enhancement of their resources by creating a service levy based on land characteristics. As part of a United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) technical …
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HPAM-GP.2846
The Realities of Managing Complex Health Systems The Realities of Managing Complex Health Systems course is designed to provide students with an up close perspective of how large health systems operate. Using real life case studies, expert insight, and relevant reading materials the course will outline …