Kurt

Kurt Aschermann has years of marketing and resource development experience. He has worked with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and March of Dimes, and has been a consultant for a variety of for-profit and nonprofit organizations. He currently is president of the Boston-based Foundation for Charity Partners, which provides fundraising solutions to charities. Kurt also is a member of our Editorial Advisory Board. To learn more about him, check out this feature that looks at his background, experience and fundraising advice. Hometown: Born in Ossining, N.Y., lives in Falls Church, Va. Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical education from Springfield

Editor’s Note: Part 1 of this virtual roundtable on changes in the fundraising landscape over the past year and what’s ahead for fundraisers in 2008 appeared in the December 2007 issue of FundRaising Success. Or you can find it by logging on to www.fundraisingsuccessmag.com/r?s=82939. Margaret: Let’s turn this conversation around just a bit. Look back at this time last year. What has happened in that time that surprised you, caught you off guard? Roger: What has been a pleasant surprise for me is that in this past year technology really began to show its power and potential. Especially Web 2.0 and the user-generated