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Drug Distribution and Medication Administration - Next Generation PlanningNew York-Presbyterian Hospital's (NYPH) ultimate goal is to provide patients with high quality, safe and compassionate care. As one of the initiatives towards this goal, NYPH requested a Capstone team to evaluate the impact of a cart-less medication …
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Measuring Impact: A Blueprint for Building an Internal Evaluation ProgramThe New York Women's Foundation (NYWF) has awarded over $19 million in grants to hundreds of local grassroots organizations working toward the creation of an equal and just future for low income women and girls in New York City. The NYWF requested a …
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Affordable Housing MonitorCommunity Board 4 (CB4) serves the Chelsea, Hudson Yards and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen areas and involves community members in government decisions that affect their neighborhoods. The Capstone team assisted CB4 by developing a database of its affordable …
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Blueprint for Growth: Staff Transitions, Program Expansion and Enterprise Resource Planning at the CUNY School of LawAs a state-funded institution with an outstanding track record for graduating students who work in Public Interest Law, the growing success and planned expansion of CUNY School of Law will impact future staffing needs. The Law School asked the Capstone …
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Evaluation Plan for Youth Development Training CenterBig Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of New York asked a Capstone team to create an evaluation plan for three of its Training Center's programs: Professional Development Workshop Series, Borough Mentoring Networks, and Technical Assistance. In order to do …
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UNCDF Nicaragua Local Economic DevelopmentThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) engaged a Capstone group to assess interim strategic planning outcomes of PADETOM, a UNCDF program in Nicaragua. The program's objective is to build the capacity of municipalities in the Rio San Juan …
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A Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation SystemThe Education for Employment Foundation (EFE) works in the Middle East and North Africa to provide disadvantaged youth with the skills needed to improve their economic future and that of their countries. EFE accomplishes this objective by providing …
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Metropolitan Governance and Finance in Accra, Cape Town, and NairobiThe Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land. The Institute engaged the Capstone team to assess metropolitan governance and finance practices in Accra, Cape Town, and …
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Investigating Formal Mechanisms of Civic Engagement in Ghana, India, and South AfricaGuided by the theory that public participation, when formalized within legislative bodies, contributes toward greater transparency, accountability and overall improvement in public service delivery, UNDESA asked the team to initiate what is envisioned to …
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An Interim Assessment of the Sew for Sisterhood Women's CooperativeThe Global Opportunity (GO) Fund engaged the Capstone team to assess the structure and interim outcomes of its Sew for Sisterhood program that is designed to expand the economic and social opportunities of financially disadvantaged women in Asebu, Ghana. …
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Enhancing Outreach for the CommunityHarlem United works to improve the lives of people living with or threatened by HIV/AIDS through comprehensive prevention, housing, and healthcare services. The organization is currently expanding its operations in order to have a greater impact on the …
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Creating a UserFriendly, Central Repository of Resources for New and Current Grants ApplicantsThe Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is working to eradicate breast cancer as a lifethreatening disease by advancing research, education, screening, and treatment. The goal of this Capstone project was to determine the …
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Lifecycle Cost Analysis of Sustainable Streetscape ProjectsIn the design and construction of its streets and public spaces, NYCDOT seeks to use designs and materials that are high quality, durable, and cost effective. Currently, the full lifecycle costs and benefits of materials and designs are not considered …
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Research and Assessment Tools for a Nutrition Program in IndiaAs of 2009, over 60 million children under the age of five are diagnosed with malnutrition in India. The state of Madhya Pradesh has the country's highest malnutrition burden, with 60% of its children under five malnourished. The Real Medicine Foundation …
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Workforce Health Programs in Africa: Lessons from the Corporate Council on Africa NetworkThe Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is a membership organization for U.S.-based companies and organizations with commercial interests in Africa. The Capstone project involved a review of CCA corporate members' health programs for African workforces, and …
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Arts and Culture Development in Uganda: A Community Needs AssessmentThe Maisha Film Laboratory, a Ugandabased nonprofit organization founded by Mira Nair, trains aspiring East African filmmakers. Since its inception, the organization has trained nearly 300 filmmakers in the disciplines of directing, screenwriting, …
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Community Interim Site Use Plan for the Hunts Point Riverside Campus for Arts and the EnvironmentTHE POINT Community Development Corporation is focused on youth development and community revitalization in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. THE POINT asked the Capstone team to develop an interim site plan for an undeveloped land parcel that it …
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New Urbanism and the challenges of designing for diversityNew Urbanism is increasingly applied to revitalize diverse urban neighborhoods. New Urbanism relies on an ideal of “community” that makes its suitability for these contexts questionable. This article examines the use of New Urbanism to revitalize …
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Hematology Oncology Palliative Care Delivery ModelsNYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) is a top-tier academic medical center located in New York City, and the hospital has been a member of the U.S. News and World Report hospital honor roll since 2012. NYU Langone Cancer Center is looking to improve its …
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Incorporating Community Health Needs into Emergency PlanningThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is one of the world’s oldest and largest public health agencies. The mission of the DOHMH Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) is to increase the preparedness of healthcare …
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Strategies for Expanding Geographic Reach via TechnologyFederal data indicates that almost 20% of the U.S. adult population is living with a mental or emotional disability. People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF), a San Francisco-based nonprofit, has been providing public education and advocacy services …
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Developing Sustainable Fundraising Strategies at a Volunteer-Led OrganizationThe New York Choral Society (NYChoral) is a vibrant musical community which believes in the power of music to impact lives and enrich the cultural life of New York and beyond through its world-class and creative performances. Since strategic fundraising …
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Improving Volunteer Recruitment and ManagementRepresenting the outreach arm of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, Episcopal Charities provides grants and support for over 90 program sites in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Programs range from children’s education and skills building to meals …
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Nonprofits as “Schools of Democracy”: A Comparative Case Study of Two Environmental OrganizationsThis article presents a comparative case study of two nonprofit organizations that do community organizing in the environmental field and asks how do nonprofits school citizens in democracy? Although the literature suggests the importance of social …