Chronicling IofC USA History
Initiatives of Change founder Frank Buchman with educator and civil rights activist, Mary McLeod Bethune and African diplomats.
IofC USA is part of a global network comprising multi-sector leaders in more than 100 countries.
Our alumni and community partners are working in diverse community, state, regional and international contexts to transform inequality and conflict through systems of honesty, accountability, justice, equity and peace.
Over the course of nearly 100 years, Initiatives of Change USA has created innovative methods, tools and strategies in trustbuilding that develop greater cohesion, understanding, representation and expression between communities of difference across the world. IofC USA facilitates and forges deep partnerships between community leaders, activists and influencers, technical organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofits, the business sector and individuals.
We provide responsive capacity techniques for global leaders to take on robust community leadership interventions, build spaces for truth-telling about our histories, and ongoing mechanisms for inclusive dialogue. IofC is an accompanying presence to our alumni, partners and larger communities, offering tools of solidarity, fellowship, compassion and compassion, and wellness to help strategize effectively for our futures. By equipping leaders at multiple scales, we create and sustain processes of personal and community change beyond conflict.