Tim Brostom Appointed Director of Product Innovation

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA (April 18, 2008)—Fieldstone Alliance today announced that Tim Brostrom has become Director of Product Innovation. The new position is responsible for Fieldstone Alliance’s ongoing book and e-publishing, as well as the development of new products and distribution channels.
 
In this newly created position, Brostrom will develop a business strategy for product innovation and the transition of Fieldstone Alliance’s knowledge resources to the digital stream. He will develop resources to strengthen practice and performance in the nonprofit sector, and seek funders, partners, and authors who share Fieldstone Alliance’s goals and collaborative style.

Fieldstone Alliance president Carol Lukas said the organization sought Brostrom for his proven record in philanthropy and business and in print and web-based information dissemination. “Through our clients and friends, Fieldstone Alliance constantly uncovers practices that will strengthen nonprofits and foundations. These ideas deserve to reach more people. Tim will lead our work to capture, package, and disseminate innovations quickly and broadly. His exceptional combination of skills and experience will prove invaluable.”

Brostrom will also manage the Innovative Practice Fund, a designated pool of funds through the Kellogg Action Lab. These funds are being used to incubate new practices and strategic change among nonprofits. “It’s a rare opportunity,” says Brostrom. “There’s rich potential here. Nonprofits and foundations are creating countless new ways to serve society, and Fieldstone Alliance is uniquely positioned to nurture and spread those developments. We’ll find the very best innovations and make sure that all nonprofits can build on them.”

About Tim Brostrom
Tim cut his teeth in advertising, print, and sound design, eventually directing award-winning creative teams. After years in the private sector as creative director and small business entrepreneur, his abiding interest in social benefit moved him to apply his communication skills to philanthropy. He has a long association with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, both as staff of and consultant to the organization. In addition to the Kellogg Foundation, Brostrom has helped implement web-based communication strategies for the Fetzer Institute, the Community Voices Initiative at Morehouse College, and numerous other philanthropic and nonprofit organizations.

Brostrom holds an undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University in the study of religion and English, with extra concentration in philosophy and art.

About Fieldstone Alliance
Fieldstone Alliance is a national intermediary that works to strengthen the performance of the nonprofit sector. With a 26-year history of providing consultation, research, and publications that strengthen the nonprofit sector and the communities it serves, Fieldstone Alliance offers a comprehensive array of resources for nonprofit leaders, grantmakers, and consultants. Fieldstone Alliance typically assists close to 80 organizations and networks a year and trains 1,000 or more nonprofit leaders, consultants, and funders.

Fieldstone Alliance publishes books and web resources on nonprofit management, philanthropy, and community development, which are distributed around the world. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, Fieldstone Alliance has a staff of 18, supplemented by a network of affiliated consultants and authors.

Fieldstone Alliance, in partnership with Nonprofit Finance Fund of New York, is the home of the Kellogg Action Lab, a three-year pilot project to provide knowledge resources and capacity building assistance and grants to W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s U.S. grantees, and to use the knowledge created in that work to strengthen the nonprofit sector across the country.

Contact
Fieldstone Alliance
Carol Zapfel
651.556.4505

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