Instructors & Consultants

Founder & CEO Kathleen Minogue

Kathleen is a recognized leader for her pioneering work in community funding education. For over a decade she has helped communities, small businesses, and nonprofits unlock the support of their communities to fund their projects. Kathleen is the creator of The Crowdfund Better® Process and The Crowdfund Better® Certified Advisor Program, the first professional development training program for advisors.

Kathleen has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and PwC Women Unbound report, and and been invited to present at the Director’s Guild of America, the America’s SBDC National Conference, IEDC Economic Future Forum, and Crowdfunding Deep Impact UK.

Director of Programs Scott Madsen

Scott is the Director of Programs for Crowdfund Better where he communicates directly with students, partners, colleagues, and organizations to assist them in understanding how community capital works and how Crowdfund Better's education and training programs can support their needs.

Prior to Crowdfund Better he worked among the startup community in marketing, specifically focused on main street small business owners guiding them to better serve their customers using online digital tools and effective marketing practices. Se habla español.