NCFA Canada (About Us) | Craig Asano | August 26, 2014

Terry Kukle, Advisor
Business Development & Partnerships

TORONTO, ON August 26, 2014 – The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) today announced that Terry Kukle, Vice President, Business Development and Acquisitions at Metroland Media, has joined the Association’s Board of Advisors with a focus on building Partnerships.

"We're thrilled to have Terry join the Association as a member of the advisory board.  His previous board experience, broad network and focus on building community value is of huge value to NCFA Canada, as we scale membership, education and events across the country." -- Craig Asano, Founder and Executive Director, NCFA

A division of Torstar, Metroland is one of Canada’s leading community media companies with operations in newspapers, digital properties, flyer distribution, printing, consumer shows, magazines and directories.  Metroland strives to be the leading source of community news and information for readers and to provide the most effective and innovative advertising solutions for businesses in their community.  Metroland has strong ties and deep relationships in the communities it serves.  Its newspapers and websites frequently earn industry association awards recognizing excellence.

Terry is responsible for Metroland’s internal innovation as well as identifying and executing on strategic acquisitions and investments including managing Metroland’s FuelLocal.com Crowdfunding strategy.

"As an organization focused on community, we believe that Crowdfunding is a powerful enabler which allows local initiatives to gain awareness and much needed funding."  -- Terry Kukle, VP, Business Development & Acquisitions, Metroland Media

Terry sits on the Board of Directors of Local Media Association (formally Suburban Newspapers of America) and Shop.ca.  He's the former president of Tag International Media and has held senior positions at TELUS, Allstream (formerly AT&T Canada) and Fusepoint Managed Services. He has experience working across many business verticals, working with start-ups.

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada crowdfunding hub providing education, advocacy and networking opportunities in the rapidly evolving crowdfunding industry. NCFA Canada is a community-based, membership-driven entity that was formed at the grass roots level to fill a national need in the market place. Join our growing network of industry stakeholders, fundraisers and investors. Increase your organization’s profile and gain access to a dynamic group of industry front runners. Learn more About Us | About Crowdfunding or contact us at casano@ncfacanada.org.

Source: NCFA Canada

For more information please contact:

Media Contacts:
Craig Asano
Executive Director
NCFA Canada
p. 1 (416) 618-0254
e. casano@ncfacanada.org