Leslie Klipsch, Development Director

Leslie Klipsch is a connector, author, fundraiser, and entrepreneur.

She has held leadership roles in communications, development, and marketing at both international and community-led nonprofits and recently launched For Good Communications, a mission-driven boutique agency supporting nonprofits, social enterprises, and small businesses. Over the last decade, Leslie co-founded of COWORKQC, a coworking space in downtown Davenport, helped launch a fair-trade brand with 100 female artisans living in rural Tanzania, has written hundreds of articles for various publications, and co-led a team that raised nearly a half million dollars for clean water solutions across the globe—an experience that she chronicled in her book, Mama Bear’s Manifesto: A Moms' Group Guide to Changing the World, published by Leafwood Publishers. She holds a BA in English from the University of Iowa and a MA in Literary Writing from DePaul University. She lives in the Quad Cities with her husband and three teenagers, all of whom are DJT alum.