The Business Of CDCs

While CDCs are focused on trying to revitalize neighborhoods, what makes them tick behind the scenes?

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July 6, 2003, 1:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


There are many questions that lurk in the background of the field as it matures:What can CDCs learn from stories of their colleagues' failure - from drastic shrinkage to collapse? Is it better to merge with another local CDC than continue competing for funding? If so, how do you do it in a way that is fair, effective, and preserves the best of both organizations? Why is collaboration so hard and what are the factors of success? A series of articles in this issue of Shelterforce takes on these questions in a searching look at the business of CDCs:http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/129/CDCfailures.htmlhttp://www.nhi.org…

Thanks to Miriam Axel-Lute

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