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Nonprofit Financial Accountability: Does Self-Regulation Work?The mission of the Wise Giving Alliance (WGA), a national organization affiliated with the Better Business Bureau, is to monitor nonprofits that receive the majority of their funding from private contributions. Nonprofits are rated as passing or failing …
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF NYC HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS POLICY ON SCHOOL FUNDRAISINGNew York City implemented an open enrollment policy for high school admissions in 2004, allowing schools to set their own admissions policies and students to apply to schools outside their geographic zone—leading to an increase in admissions screenings …
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Assessment of Decentralization and Planning in CambodiaAfter an extended period of internal conflict in Cambodia, decentralization was introduced as part of a larger wave of public sector reform to promote democratic development and increase participatory governance. Decentralized planning and financing …
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Crime and Community DevelopmentCommunity development has traditionally focused on investments in housing, commercial revitalization, and physical improvements. Although all three are clearly critical to communities, the field has largely ignored (or paid too little attention to) one of …
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Nursing Risk AssessmentA leader in medical education, research, and patient-centered care, New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) consists of six core campus sites plus several regional affiliated hospitals. Recently, NYP and five select regional hospitals agreed to change their …
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Inputs to Development: How the Millennium Development Goals Affect Nonprofit ResourcesA set of eight global priorities to eradicate extreme poverty, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were met with great optimism in 2000. While many studies have examined developmental progress in the intervening 15 years, how much of …
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A Home of Ones Own: An Evaluation of Housing Stability PlusHousing Stability Plus (HSP) is a rental assistance program designed to facilitate the process of moving homeless clients out of shelter and into permanent housing. Launched in December 2004, the program includes several innovative features. Most notably, …
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Evaluation Report of American Humanics and the Nonprofit Sector Workforce CoalitionBased in Kansas City, American Humanics (AH) is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Its mission is to educate professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations. American Humanics Initiative for Nonprofit …
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Indonesia Local Government Tax AnalysisAs part of the United States Agency for International Development technical assistance to the Indonesia Ministry of Finance, the project studied new taxes and charges adopted by local governments under the countrys evolving decentralization process. This …
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Securing Revenue and Managing Financial Operations in an Expanding OrganizationThe Pike County Public Library (PCPL) sought to address the competing challenges of increased usage and insufficient capacity at its main branch and two satellite branches. Unable to meet the needs of the county's 60,000 residents, the PCPL has begun the …
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Designing and Aligning Program Models and Organizational Outcomes: A Stakeholder EvaluationRush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, a Brooklyn-based arts outreach organization, offers programming to underserved youth. After determining the need for comprehensive program assessments, Rush staff partnered with a Capstone team to develop an evaluation …
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The Environment and Security in AsiaThe Congressional Research Service (CRS) requested that the Capstone team provide critical information and analysis to members of Congress in order to guide U.S. environment and security policy in the Asia region and beyond. The team collected and …
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Evaluating the Impact of an Educational Enrichment Program on Young Students and their Community in Adama, EthiopiaIn Ethiopia, 39 percent of the population is below the international poverty line, the total adult literacy rate is 36 percent, and the primary school net enrollment is 45 percent. Seeds of Africa is a nonprofit international organization based out of New …
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Developing Tomorrow's Leaders TodayLeadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the academic and leadership potential of exceptional high school students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Now at a critical …
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Prediction of Nonprofit DissolutionFiscal Management Associates (FMA) is a management consulting firm based in New York City that empowers nonprofit organizations with fiscal management, accounting, organizational, and technological knowledge and skills. One significant segment of FMA’s …
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Evaluating Impact of Humanitarian "Edutainment" in the Great Lakes AreaRadio La Benevolencija is a Dutch NGO that uses entertainment education programming, events, and grassroots activities to encourage people to become active bystanders against incitement to hate violence. Currently operating in Rwanda, Burundi, and the …
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IBM City Forward: Creating Data Visualizations for Urban Policy and AnalysisIBM has a longstanding history of technological excellence and innovation. Its Corporate Citizenship division has recently launched the Smarter Cities Challenge, inviting cities across the world to apply for funding and technical assistance grants. Part …
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Monitoring of refugee resettlementAs the largest program within Church World Service (CWS), the Immigration and Refugee Program has resettled over 500,000 refugees in its 67-year history. While CWS has a solid history of monitoring and evaluating its network of refugee resettlement …
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Jack MydloJack Mydlo is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Jack H. Mydlo, MD, MBA, FACS, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Urologic Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of …
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Does Being an Immigrant Student Have a Differential Effect in OECD Versus Non-OECD Countries?As a result of intensified globalization, immigrants have become an increasingly important component of economies and societies in countries across the world. The Capstone team sought to answer the following question: within the realm of education, how do …
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Developing a Cost Benefit Analysis MethodologyJamaica Hospital Medical Center (JHMC) strives to provide accessible, cost-effective, high-quality health care. Recently, JHMC has implemented three pilot care-transition programs: 1) The Intensive Multidisciplinary Primary Care Team (IMPACT), 2) the …
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BA-MPA and BA-MUP with Gallatin School of Individualized StudyStudents at the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study are already steeped in multi-disciplinary study and thinking big. If you’re a Gallatin student, then NYU Wagner has a challenge for you: join us for our BA-MPA or BA-MUP program in collaboration …
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Improving Interdisciplinary Communication in Healthcare OrganizationsEffective interdisciplinary communication is associated with reduced length of stay, improved patient safety, and increased employee satisfaction. However, communication breakdowns are common in complex hospital settings and multiple communication …
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Gender and the Publication Output of Graduate Students: A Case StudyWe examine gender differences among the six PhD student cohorts 2004-2009 at the California Institute of Technology using a new dataset that includes information on trainees and their advisors and enables us to construct detailed measures of teams at the …