Who we are

Madeline Rider Consulting brings decades of experience and expertise in business and non-profit administration and finance. We build systems and provide operational support to small businesses and non-profits and specialize in mission driven organizations, whose directors and owners value quality of life and workers’ rights.

We believe that under our current economic conditions, we have the opportunity to build new ways of interacting with labor, time, and money, and we want to support you in doing just that by developing operational systems that balance human experience with profit motive.

Our values

Reciprocity | Transparency | Power Sharing | Sustainability

Adaptation | Flexibility | Innovation

Our team

Madeline Rider (she/they) | Owner/Founder

With approximately 20 years of experience in administrative, operations, and finance for small businesses and non-profits, with an educational background in social sciences and Native American studies, Madeline brings a unique vision to organizational design and development. Her approach is deeply informed by her cultural and community connections. She specializes in accounting and finance for birth workers, especially midwives, and non-profits.

past work

  • Remote work processes and procedures, including written, video, and live-presentation training materials.

  • Human Resources support, including all aspects of employee life-cycle (recruitment, hiring, on-boarding, review, professional development, succession planning, termination/resignation).

  • Employee benefits administration and payroll.

  • Financial bookkeeping, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, account reconciliation, audit preparation, and 1099 vendor management.

    • Proficient in Quickbooks Online and MIP Abila.

  • Wholesale and retail sales operations.

  • Direct service program development.

    • Grant writing and management.

    • Compliance.

    • Curriculum development and design.

    • Training.

  • Workflow and system design and development, including:

    • Working with business owners to develop new processes from the ground up.

    • Overhauling existing systems.

    • Change management and communication plan development and execution.

  • Policy and procedure development and documentation.

  • General administration, including email and web maintenance.

    • Proficient in GSuite and Microsoft365, including SharePoint, with intermediate skills in MS365 administration.

    • Proficient in SmartSheet.

    • Proficient in SquareSpace, Shopify, and other web platforms.

    • Electronic file system/document archive maintenance.

Lindsay Scarey (she/her) | Project Manager

Lindsay has over 20 years of business administration and operations experience in the small business and non-profit worlds, including as an Executive Assistant and a Program Manager. Lindsay brings a collaborative approach all of her work, rooted in a deep belief that what we do together will always be more effective and sustainable than anything we could hope to do on our own.