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United We Dream is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights of immigrants and underrepresented citizens. The organization has been a champion for non-citizens, whose lack of voting rights excludes them from the democratic processes that …
UNITED WE DREAM
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition works to end mass incarceration in California and ensure that communities are safe, healthy, and whole. The Coalition engaged the Capstone team to determine the impact of legislation it helped pass: California Senate Bills …
ANTI-RECIDIVISM COALITION
Women's March is a national, intergenerational organization that builds its base through annual marches, election activism, and combating misinformation. The organization is committed to building a base of feminists to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and …
WOMEN'S MARCH
As the federally-designated sexual violence coalition for the state of Ohio, the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV) advocates for comprehensive responses and rape crisis services for survivors and empowers communities to prevent sexual violence. …
OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE
The Capstone team investigated how non-federal American hospitals have adapted to the increasing prevalence of Medicare Advantage (MA) in healthcare delivery. The team also reviewed the distinct responses to MA from community and tertiary hospitals and …
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND HOSPITALS
The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ) is a nationwide organization dedicated to addressing the intersection of poverty and gender-based violence. In 2012, CSAJ launched a National Needs Assessment to understand the landscape of consumer rights …
CENTER FOR SURVIVOR AGENCY AND JUSTICE
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated needs related to housing supply and demand. This has resulted in greater service needs and an opportunity to reassess current approaches to addressing precarious housing situations and the experience of …
CITY OF MISSOULA, MONTANA
The Institute of Sustainable Communities (ISC) has collaborated with organizations nationwide to implement sustainable decarbonization pilots in Oakland, Philadelphia, and St. Louis, in order to address the exclusion of low-income communities of color …
INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
The World Bank’s Governance Global Practice (GGP) works with countries facing governance issues to build capable, transparent, and inclusive institutions. Governments use Gender-Responsive Public Financial Management (GRPFM), also known as Gender- …
WORLD BANK
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the UN’s capital investment agency for the least developed countries, offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources to reduce poverty and support local economic development. …
UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is catalyzing a youth-led movement to end food insecurity in one generation through high-capacity, school- based hydroponic farming. TFFJ enlisted the Capstone team to help with its expansion strategy by exploring the …
TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE
Ek Kadam Aur (EKA) is a nonprofit organization transforming the lives of underprivileged children with visual impairments through inclusive education and digital technology. EKA’s Arunodaya (“Sunshine for the Blind”) program equips blind children in rural …
EK KADAM AUR
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), is a UN agency that provides innovative financial approaches to the world’s least developed nations. UNCDF leverages both public and private funds to alleviate poverty and foster economic growth at the …
UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) is an anti-poverty policy and advocacy organization with a century-long presence in New York City. As part of its mission of dismantling impediments to economic security and wellbeing, FPWA engaged the …
FEDERATION OF PROTESTANT WELFARE AGENCIES
The 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 …
LIVING CITY PROJECT
CARE 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 …
CARE
Under the direction of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Town+Gown: NYC is a city-wide partnership program that provides resources to support research on infrastructure and the built environment. In order to advance NYC's sustainability …
TOWN+GOWN: NYC
The New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC) oversees persons in custody (PICs) awaiting trial or serving sentences of one year or less. NYCDOC engaged the Capstone team to recommend optimal systems for the assessment and classification of PICs. …
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) is an arts, culture, education, and media organization that advances cultural equity and racial and social justice for African-descendant communities. CCCADI engaged a Capstone team to …
The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is an international financial institution serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic government approached the IDB to explore improvement …
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
NYC311 is the non-emergency call center for quick, easy access to all New York City government services and information. NYC311 engaged the Capstone team to gather insights regarding the City's future in order to help the call center adapt to the changing …
NYC311
Founded 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 …
DUKE LEMUR CENTER
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a national organization dedicated to championing the rights and long-term stability of children in the foster care system. The organization relies heavily on volunteers to fulfill this mission. CASA Kane County, …
CASA Kane County
The Waterfront Alliance is a nonprofit organization championing waterfront sustainability and climate resilience in New York and New Jersey. The nonprofit engaged the Capstone team to quantify the financial benefits of two key pieces of climate resilience …
WATERFRONT ALLIANCE