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Design of a Sustainable Project Management Process and Tracking SystemNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) is one of the nation’s most comprehensive and integrated academic healthcare delivery systems. The Division of Nursing Education and Continuing Education is involved in multiple campus-specific and ero ss-campus …
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Campaign to End Forced Disappearances in SyriaFreedom Forward is an advocacy organization based in Washington, DC that seeks to end US alliances with dictatorships and other non- democratic governments around the world and to organize solidarity activists to challenge the practices of repressive …
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Cost Analysis of New York State Election ReformsCitizens Union Foundation (Citizens Union), an NYC-based democratic reform organization, seeks to inform, empower, and organize citizens around voting reforms in New York State. New York State has the fourth-lowest voter participation rate and some of the …
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Primo LasanaCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? What were you doing before starting your current position? Reading Partners is a national nonprofit focused on literacy intervention for students in grades K-4. I lead our New York region, overseeing …
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Mery ArcilaCan you share insights into your role and your key responsibilities in day-to-day operations? I am a press officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I am responsible for leading media programs, acting as the official U.S. government …
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Evaluating the Feasibility of Expansion for the Harlem Educational Activities Fund"The Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) is a college preparatory and youth development organization whose goal is to assist students from educationally and/or economically disadvantaged communities to develop the intellectual and life skills …
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Guidelines for Effective Public-Private Partnerships in the Age of GlobalizationThe Capstone team identified the history and nature of public-private partnerships internationally, with particular emphasis on the role of the United Nations and UNOPS in the support of the Global Compact, an initiative of the Secretary- General of the …
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Urban Local Governance Reform Project in IndonesiaThe Capstone team was responsible for researching a broad range of issues pertaining to decentralization as background for the preparation of a new World Bank loan to support decentralization in urban areas of Indonesia. The Capstone team produced two …
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Best Practices for Human Resources Shared Services in the Federal GovernmentBased in Washington, D.C., Z Street Consulting is a shared services consulting firm for federal government clients. In an era where federal government agencies face increased demands to do more with less, senior administrators seek to reduce management …
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Improving "Last Mile" Supply Chains for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic FoodsAction Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. Through a system known as integrated community case management (iCCM) and nutrition, the organization seeks to expand the treatment of severe acute …
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The Political and Fiscal Consequences of the Enumeration of Prisoners by the U.S. Census BureauThe United States decennial census enumerates prisoners and other institutionalized persons in the facilities in which they are housed, as opposed to the communities where they regularly reside. The past several decades have seen dramatic growth in the …
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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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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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Local Government Fiscal Discretion in UgandaThe Government of Uganda began a rapid decentralization process in the early 1990s, devolving service delivery responsibility to Local Governments in an attempt to reduce poverty under the national development framework. The devolution of responsibility …
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Analyzing and Improving the Evaluation of Local Development ProjectsThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) seeks to reduce poverty in Least Developed Countries (LDC) through local development programs combining investment capital, capacity building, and technical advisory services. Its approach emphasizes …
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Monitoring and Evaluating Fair Trade Community Based OrganizationsGlobal Goods Partners (GGP) is a US-based nonprofit that sells and markets handmade, fair trade artisan goods produced by over 40 community-based organizations (CBOs) in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. GGP aims to improve sustainable livelihoods for …
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Improving Access: Identifying Barriers to Services for Formerly Incarcerated IndividualsThe Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health (AAIUH) designs, incubates, and replicates communitybased behavioral interventions that empower individuals to address health disparities in urban communities. AAIUH implements several barbershopbased health …
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From Highway to Greenway: A community-focused analysis of four plans affecting Sunset ParkUPROSE is a youth and environmental justice advocacy organization based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, whose main goals include maintaining a working waterfront and increasing green space to improve the health of its community. The Capstone team examined the …
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From Highway to Greenway: A community-focused analysis of four plans affecting Sunset ParkUPROSE is a youth and environmental justice advocacy organization based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, whose main goals include maintaining a working waterfront and increasing green space to improve the health of its community. The Capstone team examined the …
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Health Services Management Specialization Our mission is to prepare individuals for leadership roles in healthcare organizations. Our graduates apply their knowledge and skills to make evidence-based decisions that create high-quality, cost-effective healthcare organizations, and that promote …
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The Walter Stafford Project: On Racial Inequality in New York CityBringing together specialists from diverse disciplines and practices to address racial inequality in New York City. Economic, racial, and social inequalities have always existed in New York City, but they have especially worsened in recent years. The late …
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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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Sexual and Reproductive Health Coverage for Adolescents through the Affordable Care ActCicatelli Associates, Inc. is a New Yorkbased nonprofit committed to improving health care and social services for vulnerable populations around the globe. As a national training center for the Office of Adolescent Health and Center for Disease Control, …
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What Passes and Fails as Health Policy and ManagementThe field of health policy and management (HPAM) faces a gap between theory, policy and practice. Despite decades of efforts at reforming health policy and health care systems, prominent analysts state that the health system is ‘‘stuck’’ and that models …