About​

Madeline Kvale

Madeline is a facilitator and non-profit professional who is dedicated to supporting organizations who make a difference in the communities they serve.

Madeline is a trained facilitator in the Institute of Cultural Affair’s Technology of Participation (ToP) facilitation methodology. Since 2021, she has supported non-and for-profit teams in collaborative decision-making processes, including strategic planning, program implementation, event coordination, and organizational mission/vision/values conversations.

Madeline’s background is in nonprofit administration in the Duluth-Superior area of NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin. She has worked as the Operations Director of First Witness Child Advocacy Center, where she led the nationally recognized training center and supported a successful $3.8 million capital campaign.

Madeline received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, Morris in Sociology, Theatre Arts, and German with Honors.

Outside of work, Madeline spends lots of time in her organic vegetable garden, knitting, and making soap.

selected past work

training

  • WI Bike Fed – Strategic Planning
    • October 2025, Milwaukee, WI
  • Tall Pines Conservancy – Strategic Planning
    • August 2025, Nashotah, WI
  • Minnesota Point 50 – Action Planning Workshop & Event Coordination
    • May 2025, Duluth, MN
  • First Witness CAC – Action Planning Workshop
    • February 2025, Duluth, MN
  • St. Louis County & First Witness CAC – Participatory Presentation & Workshop
    • August 2024, Duluth, MN
  • Approaches to Environmental Scanning
    • HueLife, 2025
  • ToP Strategic Planning
    • HueLife, 2025
  • Mastering the Technology of Participation (MToP)
    • HueLife, 2024
  • Secrets of Implementation
    • HueLife, 2023
  • ToP Facilitation Methods
    • HueLife, 2021