After the Fall By Carol Steinbach
The collapse of Eastside Community Investments in Indianapolis, one of the nation's most admired and innovative CDCs, sent a shock through the profession. The lessons learned from ECI's fall may prevent future failures.
Sidebar: Interview with Dennis West, former ECI executive director

The 8 Habits of Highly Effective CDCs  By Robert O. Zdenek

Boosting the Capacity of CDCs By Mark Weinheimer
The $250 million National Community Development Initiative shows the value of core operating support, technical assistance, and performance standards for CDCs.

New Hope for Public Housing? By Winton Pitcoff
Can HUD's HOPE VI program truly transform public housing or will it provide too little for too few?

CDCs, Social Capital, and Housing Quality By Susan Saegert and Gary Winkel
If community revitalization is a goal of affordable housing development, measurements of a successful project must include building social capital as well as financial stability.