Loree Lipstein

Loree Lipstein is Founder and Principal Consultant of Thread Strategies, a firm that helps small and medium-sized nonprofits build sustainable development departments by focusing on strategy, operations, and staffing. In this role, Loree has worked with more than 50 nonprofits across the country to build development capacity. An innovative and entrepreneurial leader, Loree brings two decades of experience in the nonprofit field to her work. Prior to founding Thread, Loree earned a Master’s of Business Administration at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where she was a CASE Scholar focusing on social entrepreneurship and social impact. Before earning her graduate degree, Loree worked for the national nonprofit KaBOOM! as Manager of Corporate Partnerships, where she was responsible for securing and managing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and large philanthropic foundations. Loree also worked as a Senior Campaign Manager at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s National Capital Area chapter, where she focused on special events and grassroots fundraising.

When Loree isn’t traveling around the globe (international travel is a passion), she resides in Washington, DC where she enjoys running, photography and spending time with friends and family.