We believe that everyone deserves to be known and remembered. GTK (Get To Know) is an embodiment of that principle. We Get To Know People and Share What We Know. We invite you to join us on our mission and tell us about someone you know.
In honor of our philosophy, the author of a GTK Page is never the subject. Anyone can Get To Know someone and share what they got to know with others. We call GTK authors WHOISTS (WHO-IS-ThiS) because they answer that very question. Anyone can become a GTK WHOIST and submit their KNOWINGS to our Editors for publication.
If you want to be known and remembered, start by telling us about someone you believe people should get to know. Or let us pair you with someone else who wants to be known. Get To Know them, share what you got to know, and once the KNOWINGS are published, a WHOIST will reach out to Get To Know you. Or better yet, you can bring a friend and you can be each other's WHOIST instead.
The other way to be added to the book is by being introduced by a WHOIST or GTK Book Editor working on a collection. Collections aim to tell the stories of similar people, such as Mission Driven Entrepreneurs That Are Changing The World or Artisans of Orlando. GTK Collections are exclusively curated by GTK employees or authorized senior WHOISTS on special assignments.
What we are creating here at GTK.us is the largest digital book of people ever published. We acknowledge that we may not be the largest just yet, but we are authoring it with you. As of this year the book already contains pages full of knowings about thousands of people. Some pages in the book are public and some are private, intended as remembrance pages for the dearly departed and for future generations to know those who came before them. These pages also support the project financially, contributing to our aim of ensuring the book is preserved for many future generations. If you are interested in our private remembrance pages and memorial products, do visit GTKME to learn more.
We not only store all data securely on our web servers, we go a step further and keep copies of the digital book on physical media, sealed in specialized capsules and distributed to secure locations around the world. In the simplest of terms, if something catastrophic happens, future archaeologists will find the book.
GTK® Founder's WHY.
This project is not about me, it is about everyone's right to be known and remembered. It is about getting to know people before judging them, and about people connecting through others who took the time to do so.
Ever since the day my grandfather passed away in my arms from stage 4 cancer, I have been seeking a way to honor him. GTK does exactly that. It honors his love of others, his openness, and his genuine belief that every person matters regardless of their station, race, gender, ethnicity, mistakes or grand accomplishments. His name was Charles Deguara and I am proud to also carry that name and honor it by inviting everyone to Get To Know each other.
Knowingly,
Charles J de Guara