Tanaha
Hairston
At the intersection of capital, community, and calling.
I've sat across from the pastor, the family office, and the city official. I speak all three languages — and I know how to get them to the same table.
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Purpose-driven capital.
Real returns.
I am the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of IIC Capital, raising a $50M Purpose Driven Housing Fund that partners with churches, nonprofits, and municipalities to develop attainable workforce housing for families earning 60–120% of area median income across Phoenix and Houston. I am a bestselling author, former President of NAWBO, and strategic advisor to a select number of investors and institutions at the intersection of private capital and community impact.
Explore IIC Capital →Two ways to
work together
Advisory & Consulting
Strategic counsel for investors deploying into attainable housing, women building funds, and institutions navigating capital and community. 90-day retainer engagements. Application only.
Apply for a consultation →Speaking & Keynotes
Research-backed keynotes on purpose-driven capital, workforce housing, women in alternative investing, and faith-aligned wealth building. Selective engagements at investor conferences, faith forums, and university programs.
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The Quiet Power of
Purpose-Driven Capital
Building Profitable Housing, Energy, and Equity Solutions with Cities, Investors, and Nonprofits
A practitioner's guide for investors, fund managers, and leaders who want their capital to outlast them. Written from the front lines of fund management, faith-aligned investing, and community development in the attainable housing space.
Ready to move
from vision to strategy?
I work with a small number of clients each quarter. If you're serious about deploying capital into attainable housing — or building the fund to do it — let's talk.
Apply for a Private ConsultationI review every inquiry personally. You'll hear from me within 5 business days.
My primary work is the
Purpose Driven Housing Fund.
I've sat across from the pastor,
the family office, and the city official.
I speak all three languages.
Strategic advisory for investors building funds, deploying impact capital, and positioning themselves to lead in the attainable housing space.
"Most consultants will give you a framework. I'll give you the actual conversation — the one I've already had with the LP who asked that question, the attorney who flagged that clause, the pastor who almost walked away from the ground lease."
I've raised capital, structured deals, written the PPM, negotiated with placement agents, and built the financial models that make workforce housing pencil without depending on subsidy. I work with a small number of clients each quarter, and I take it seriously.
Three clients.
One through line.
You're building or launching a fund
You have the relationships and the conviction. What you need is someone who has navigated the legal structure, investor positioning, placement agents, and LP psychology — and can help you move faster with fewer expensive mistakes.
You're deploying into attainable housing
You have capital. You want exposure to workforce housing — the 60–120% AMI gap that no one is solving elegantly. I can help you understand the landscape, evaluate operators, and position your portfolio for both returns and legacy.
You lead an institution at the intersection
A CDFI. A nonprofit. A faith institution with assets and ambition. You need a strategic thought partner who understands the mission side and the capital side without having to translate between the two.
Ninety days.
Real strategy.
Engagements run 90 days, retainer-based. We work on your specific situation — not a curriculum, not templated advice. Real strategy, real models, real introductions where relevant.
Every engagement begins with a private 60-minute consultation so we can both assess the fit.
My primary work is building the Purpose Driven Housing Fund at IIC Capital — a $50M vehicle partnering with churches, nonprofits, and municipalities to deploy off-site modular construction for attainable workforce housing in Phoenix and Houston. Everything I teach, I am actively doing.
Learn more at iic-capital.com →Apply for a
Private Consultation
I review every inquiry personally. If there's alignment, you'll hear from me within 5 business days.
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This is not a general inquiry.
It is an application for a focused working relationship.
The Quiet Power of
Purpose-Driven Capital
Building Profitable Housing, Energy, and Equity Solutions with Cities, Investors, and Nonprofits
A practitioner's guide for investors, fund managers, and leaders who want their capital to do more than generate returns — without sacrificing the returns. Written from the front lines of fund management, faith-aligned investing, and community development.
This is not a theory book. Every framework, every tool, every conversation in these pages came from building real funds with real investors in real communities.
Put the principles to work.
IIC Capital is where it happens.
In the conversation
that matters.
For press inquiries, interview requests, or media kit access — [email protected]
Where Tanaha
has been featured
Aspiriant · January 2026
Profit and Purpose — Money Tales Podcast
A deep dive into how Tanaha built IIC Capital from a personal investing network to a $50M workforce housing fund, and what it means to build a portfolio that reflects your values.
Listen to Episode →Family Office Access
Building a High-Impact Portfolio — MasterClass
A featured MasterClass on the role of family offices in impact investing, aligning financial goals with social impact, and empowering women investors.
View MasterClass →NAWBO National
Purpose + Profit: Helping Women Invest to Make the World Better
A national feature on Tanaha's mission to connect and empower women investors through education, community, and impact-first private investment opportunities.
Read Feature →Forge Wealth Management
Purposeful Investing with Tanaha Hairston
A podcast conversation on the importance of being equipped with tools and knowledge to make a positive impact through investing and how to bring other women along.
Listen →Tanaha Hairston is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of IIC Capital, a purpose-driven real estate development firm raising a $50M Purpose Driven Housing Fund to develop attainable workforce housing for families earning 60–120% of area median income in Phoenix and Houston. Her model — pairing private impact capital with church and municipal ground lease partnerships and off-site modular construction — addresses the most underserved housing market in America while delivering institutional-grade returns.
A former computer engineer turned finance MBA, Tanaha has spent 20 years building investor communities, launching funds, and deploying capital at the intersection of profit and purpose. She is a bestselling author, former President of NAWBO, and a sought-after speaker on purpose-driven capital, women in alternative investing, and faith-aligned wealth building.
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Who this is for
Fund builders
Raising your first or next fund and need someone who has already done it.
Capital deployers
Investors seeking attainable housing exposure with a trusted operator.
Institutional leaders
CDFIs, nonprofits, and faith institutions bridging capital and community.
Tanaha's credentials
✦20+ years in capital deployment
✦3 funds structured and deployed
✦Bestselling author
✦Former President, NAWBO
✦Managing Partner, IIC Capital $50M
"Most consultants give you a framework. I give you the actual conversation I've already had."
— Tanaha Hairston
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