Our Mission

The Mac Admins Foundation exists in order to advance the global community of people who manage Apple devices at large and small scales. We accomplish this by the following:

• Fostering the connections among Mac Admins around the globe;

• Sharing knowledge and resources for members' ongoing professional growth;

• Preserving collected knowledge for the benefit of others;

• Making a welcoming and accessible organization to expand the profession;

• Providing for the use of community tools (such as the Mac Admins Slack workspace);

• Protecting the independence of the community; and

• Maintaining affordable access to all community resources, regardless of members' economic status.

The Mac Admins Foundation's primary activity is the operation of a global online community of IT professionals who specialize in Apple hardware and software.

Started in 2015, the Mac Admins community exists in Slack, a digital communication platform. It has grown to over 42,000 members, with approximately 5,000 active members in any given week. Members use the platform to get support and guidance from peers and experts in the field. In addition to the general discussion feed, there are over 1,000 public channels within the space, which hold breakout conversation space for specific topics and groups, such as specific technical considerations, industrial sectors, geographies and socio-cultural segments.

While the majority of the posts and discussions concern direct professional considerations for the members, it is also an avenue for learning, news, friendships, hobbies, resource sharing, games, and other social interactions.

The Mac Admins online community is free and openly accessible for community members, and is moderated by a group of 14 administrators. The vast majority of time spent by Directors and volunteers, and almost all of the cash budget for Mac Admins Foundation, will be directed towards maintaining and managing this community for the foreseeable future. By maintaining this Slack instance as a free and accessible digital environment, the Mac Admins Foundation ensures delivery on all the elements of the mission.

Members of the community also use the platform as a vehicle for organizing local meet-ups and events that further improve the connection and impact of the community.

Beyond the Slack-based online community, Mac Admins operates a website at macadmins.org, where they publish occasional articles and posts of interest to the professional community.