#communityOVERcompetition

501c3 Non-profit community elevating an industry

TKW - THE Community Elevating an Industry

Our Foundation

Founded by four industry professionals with over 80 years of collective experience, TKW exists to inspire collaboration across the tech trades and to mobilize the talents of our members in service of others. What started as an online knowledge-sharing community has evolved into a movement rooted in our core belief: #communityOVERcompetition.

Our Mission

To bring like-minded Technology businesses & individuals together to share knowledge, teach each other by example while making impactful changes in the community with philanthropy.

We’ve proven that when you bring together organizations that would traditionally compete and bring them together for the common good of others, you can build something truly amazing together.  

Our members routinely work together on projects outside our events, thus strengthening business relationships and increasing revenue.

Our Impact

Nearly $1 million in product and services donated!
In 4 years TKW has supported 4 amazing NFP organizations. 

Each year, we’ve given the recipient what they needed most to best support their mission.   

Our members and partners donate everything including the materials, labor and planning!

Recipients:
2022 – Berachah Church, PA
2023 – MissionFit, MD
2024 – LaEscuelita BiLingual Preschool, NC
2025 – Sojourner House, RI
2026 – Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, PA – Fall 2026

Our Members

Integrators, manufacturers,  industry leaders, new to tech individuals and businesses come together seamlessly.  We come together online each day to learn from each other – this helps elevate the industry by sharing best practices and best in class products.   We then apply these lessons in real world meetups that allow deeper connections while giving back to communities across America in need.

Our Events

TKW hosts 2 main events with additional TEKMeets

TEKSGiving: Our annual give back initiative where a NFP organization is chosen to be the recipient of a full technology overhaul over the course of a weekend.  Deemed “Extreme Home Makeover, Nerd Edition” we bring together our integrators and manufacturers to deliver best-in- class systems to best suit the needs of the recipient.  

TEKFest: Our hands-on learning experience.  This event is like no other.  We bring educational lectures, hands on labs, skills challenges and vendor expos all under one event.  This gives our members the access to learn new skills, test new products and give  real time feedback to our manufacturers so they can bring better products to market.

TEKMeets: Members host local events in their own cities across North America – these could be simple happy hours or BBQ’s, collaborative installs, or learning experiences.  These events help solidify relationships in the real world, thus expanding business.

 

Our Executive Leadership Team

Ray Cline

President / Co-Founder

Tricia Dixon

Vice President

Pearce Smithwick

Treasurer / Co-Founder

Marco Chaffiotte

Co-Founder

Brandon Weber

Co-Founder

“To bring like-minded technology businesses and individuals together to share knowledge, teach each other by example while making impactful changes in the community with philanthropy.”

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