What is the United We Repair Coalition?

The United We Repair Coalition is a powerful industry initiative led by the Tech Care Association to unite tech repair businesses in fighting Google ad restrictions, tariff barriers, parts availability issues, and advancing right-to-repair legislation.

How much does it cost to join the coalition?

Repair businesses can join for as little as $10/month ($120/year), with higher levels available. Industry partners start at $100/month ($1,200/year). All fees are business tax deductible.

What benefits do founding champions receive?

Founding champions receive permanent recognition on the coalition website, VIP status at industry events, direct access to coalition leadership, first access to all victories, and historical legacy as industry uniters.

Why is the Tech Care Association leading this coalition?

TCA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit with 5 years of established relationships with Google, Apple, Samsung, and government officials. Our Washington DC location and non-profit status provide maximum credibility and fund utilization for advocacy efforts.

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Take a Look at the TCA Rebrand & Learn About Our Non-Profit Status

The Tech Care Association is a mouth full to say the least, so we often refer to ourself as the TCA. As we enter into our fourth year of serving the Tech Care Industry we are rebranding and making the shortened version of our name official. So we have legally updated our name to a dba and will be called the ‘TCA’ from this day forward.

In doing so we thought it would be nice to redesign our logo as well (see it above) and clean things up a bit. We chose a circle to represent circulatory/sustainability while incorporating the segments of Tech Care Industry that we serve: REPAIR, SUPPORT, REUSE, & RECYCLE (see more below). Each of which are vital to keeping tech out of landfills and reducing e-waste.

We also wanted to shorten our motto to make clear what we do and who we represent. So we chose, We Care For Tech as the brand new TCA motto. The TCA is a non-profit trade association that represents companies that “take care” of tech after it’s sold. Any company that is in the tech care space is welcome to join our trade association here.

The Four Pillars of our Membership

REPAIR – The TCA believes that repair is the most important aspect of the tech care industry. These professionals are on the front lines of our industry and help people extend the life of tech each and every day by performing critical repairs to keep tech running. As such a majority of our members are in the tech repair space. The TCA operates a consumer facing directory for people to find our members at www.WhereToRepair.org. We seek to help repair people thrive while helping people find the best that repair has to offer.

SUPPORT – Much like tech repair tech support serves on the front lines of our industry. One of the biggest challenges for tech support companies is their battle with fraudsters who are are common across the internet. The TCA seeks to help people identify and use legitimate companies that serve in communities everywhere.

RESUSE – Over the last ten years companies that refurbish tech have exploded into the marketplace. And companies that buy and sell used tech have too. The TCA seeks to find more ways to partner with these companies in our network of tech repair companies who often buy and sell used products.

RECYCLE – Too much tech ends up in landfills or forever suspended in time in peoples junk drawers. By working with recyclers the TCA hopes to get more tech back into the marketplace and then make sure it ends up in the proper recycling streams when it is actually at end-of-life.

Companies that work in these four areas of tech care are welcome to join the TCA and participate in TCA governance. Because we believe tech repair is the most important aspect of the industry we have special membership packages for these professionals that allow them to join the association for a reduced rate. Those packages for tech repair companies can be found here.

Companies that are in Tech Support, Tech Reuse, Tech Recycle, and related companies can join as industry partners here.

The TCA is an IRS Approved Non-Profit Trade Association

The TCA was approved by the IRS to operate as a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association. This is an important designation from the IRS that allows the TCA which can lead to thousands of dollars of resources that can be put back into the organization, which would have otherwise gone straight to the U.S. government. We took this important step to serve our community for many reasons and it will allow us to serve you better in the years to come.

It should be noted that the TCA is the only not for profit trade association that serves the tech care industry.

The TCA is always to happy to work with other organizations in the industry to help the tech care industry thrive! We know we don’t everything and we can’t possible do everything. This is one of the reasons we operate the industries ONLY complete tech care industry events directory on our website AND the TCA we have links to other organizations listed in the TCA resource hub. We are always happy to partner with other organizations to help everyone in the industry succeed.

Let’s all work together to reduce eWaste by keeping tech in the market longer with repair, support, reuse, and proper recycling!