Non-profits that want to manage their own Internet based systems will ultimately find themselves needing to use File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Basically FTP allows you to move files from one computer--your local computer, to a second computer--often a server. It was originally developed for UNIX and is a main-stay for those developing Web sites.

I've used many different FTP clients on the Mac. Before OSX I used Fetch--a strong client that was ported to OSX. It originally had a free scaled down version that was easy to use but now is limited to a 14 day trial.

Web 2.0 offers an amazing way to post, collaborate, and engage a user base. The Arts Industry is fertile soil for a potential explosion of Web 2.0 usage. One of my favourite NPT companies, Compumentor, is a leader in the push to promote these kinds of technologies out to Non-profits. I have come to believe that Web 2.0 will become so entwined in the non-profit experience that our community will forget what it was to be stuck in Web 1.0. Those who don't embrace it will find themselves resonating less and less with target communities.