News on Mac Admins Foundation

Mac Admins Foundation Partners with Phobio for Device Recycling Program

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Mac Admins can now donate their old devices to support the Foundation and save the planet at the same time

The Mac Admins Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and connecting the global community of Apple IT professionals, is proud to announce the launch of its new Device Recycling Program through a unique partnership with Phobio. This initiative allows members to donate their used cellphones, tablets, and laptops, turning yesterday’s tech into financial support for the Foundation’s programs — while keeping electronics out of landfills.

Apply Now: 2025 Community and Conference Grant for MacAdmins Conference hosted at Penn State University.

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:42:20 +0000

In response to the continued success of our Community and Conference Grant programme, The Mac Admins Foundation is pleased to announce the second grant of 2025, supporting attendance at the MacAdmins Conference hosted at Penn State University. The Community and Conference Grant aims to broaden the experience of deserving individuals with the intent to foster their development as part of the next generation of technical professionals.

The 2025 MacAdmins Conference grant will provide recipients with:

Mac Admins Foundation Announces 2025 Community and Conference Grant Recipients

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:38:49 +0000

The Mac Admins Foundation is thrilled to announce the award of our 2025 Community and Conference Grants for MacAD.UK. After careful review of all applications, the Foundation has selected four outstanding recipients to attend the MacAD.UK 2025 Conference in Brighton.

Congratulations to our 2025 Grant Recipients:

Jarred Baker
Nicholas Suarez
Ben Kunkel
Jeffrey Matthews

All awardees have been notified via email and will receive registration for the MacAD.UK 2025 Conference at the Brighton Metropole (May 14-16, 2025) plus $2,500 USD towards travel and accommodation expenses.

Apply Now: 2025 Community and Conference Grant for MacAdmins at MacAd.UK

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In response to the continued success and popularity of our Community and Conference Grant program since its launch in 2023, The Mac Admins Foundation is pleased to announce the continuation of this expanded program for 2025, supporting a range of events.

The Community and Conference Grant continues its mission to broaden the experience of deserving individuals with the intent to foster their development as a new generation of technical professionals.

Apply Now: 2024 Community and Conference Grant for MacAdmins at Penn State

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

In response to the success and popularity of 2023’s Community and Conference Grant program, The Mac Admins Foundation is pleased to continue the program with our second grant of 2024, supporting attendance of the MacAdmins Conference at Penn State University.

The Community and Conference Grant intends to broaden the experience of deserving individuals with the intent to foster their development as a new generation of technical professionals.

The 2024 MacAdmins Conference grant will provide recipients with:

Mac Admins Open Source announces Jamf Pro SDK for Python

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:51:38 +0000

The macOS Client Engineering team at Amazon has released a new Python package in partnership with Mac Admins Open Source. The “Jamf Pro SDK for Python” is a library for writing scripts and developing integrations with Jamf Pro’s APIs and webhooks.

This is an alpha release of the project. After a period of community feedback, and any required changes to the SDK’s internals and interfaces, it will enter into beta and then finally a 1.0 release.

Resources from Mac Admins Foundation sessions at the 2023 MacAdmins Conference

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:11:38 +0000

It was wonderful to see everyone at this year’s MacAdmins Conference at Penn State University. Our sincerest thank you to the conference organizers for including the Mac Admins Foundation as a sponsor and inviting us to present.

Attending members of the Board of Directors participated in two panels this year. One was an update from the Mac Admins Foundation and its first year. The second was a panel conversation with the board of the Mac Admins Open Source project. Slides from both sessions are available online now at the links below.

Announcing the Inaugural Class of the Mac Admins Foundation Scholarship Program

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:15:00 +0000

The Mac Admin Foundation’s first scholarship program provides members of the Mac Admins community the opportunity to test and certify for the Apple Certified Support Professional and Apple Certified IT Professional certifications.

The board is pleased to announce that the Mac Admins Foundation has issued 390 exam codes to 195 scholarship recipients in January.

We wish recipients the best of luck on their exams, and look forward to celebrating their success in the coming months.

Mac Admins Foundation Announces Four New Board Members

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:47:24 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC
8 December 2022

The Mac Admins Foundation is proud to announce the addition of four new members of the Board of Directors. After a search process featuring more than 50 applicants, the Board of Directors voted to expand the number of seats available from two to four new seats given the quality of the applicants.

“After interviewing our finalists, we felt that we had too many great interviews to limit ourselves to just two of our finalists,” Co-Chair Tom Bridge said, “and we voted to increase the number of board seats from seven to nine to accommodate all the outstanding finalists we spoke with.”

Support the Mac Admins Foundation by shopping with Amazon Smile

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:20:12 +0000

We’re happy to share that the Mac Admins Foundation is now a listed charity on the AmazonSmile platform. AmazonSmile is a way to support charitable organizations every time you eligible purchases at Amazon at no additional charge to you.

Click on the image above or go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/87-2718351 and select “Mac Admins Foundation” as your supporting organization. As you shop make sure you see the AmazonSmile logo on the webpage/in the app and Amazon will donate a percentage of eligible purchases directly to the Mac Admins Foundation.

Announcing the Mac Admins Foundation Store

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:37:25 +0000

We’re so happy to announce that our first online shop is now live and ready for orders!

For our initial fundraising campaign we have wearables, mugs, and a tote bag adorned with our fantastic Mac Admins Foundation badge logo.

The Mac Admins Foundation on the Apple @ Work Podcast

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:50:42 +0000

This week Bradley Chambers invited board members Tom Bridge, Caleb Coy, Chris Dawe, and Rich Trouton on the Apple @ Work Podcast to discuss the Mac Admins Foundation.

You can listen now below or on your favorite podcasting platform.

You can find out more about the Mac Admin Foundation’s mission and how to show your support using the links below.

Mission

Mac Admins Foundation exists in order to advance the global community of people who manage Apple devices at large and small scales.

Apple’s New Training & Exams (and, Announcing the Mac Admins Foundation)

Wed, 18 May 2022 17:59:17 +0000

Today, Apple announced a new pair of certification exams for Mac Admins. This is a new version of the standard Apple Certified Support Professional exam, that comes with a self-paced training course, as well as the completely new Apple Certified IT Professional exam, which also comes with a self-paced training course.

I can also say that I’ve taken and passed both exams. They’re serious efforts, and they show a broad range of knowledge that’s required by our professions as Mac Admins. Knowing how deployment works — not just how rote practices work but the theory behind it — is the hallmark of a solid Mac Admin, and there’s more required of Mac Admins every year. I’m excited to see Apple putting effort into this program.