Bridging the technology gap.
Technology keeps changing how we work, get paid, see the doctor, and stay in touch. The people with the most to gain from it often get the least help with it. We are here to close that gap, in plain language and in person.
Digital Literacy
Skills you use the next morning.
We work on real tasks, on your own phone or laptop, at a pace that suits you.
- Staying safe: spot the message pretending to be your bank, and know what to do next
- Screen time: set rules that fit your household, and make what you watch good for you
- Video calls: get your family, your doctor, or your team on the screen
- Documents and spreadsheets: write, share, and keep track of your work in the cloud
- AI at work: draft, check, and organize your work with free tools, safely
Courses
Two ways to learn with us.
One course is for families at home and one is for the working day. Both use plain language and start at the beginning.
Families, seniors, and newcomers
Digital Literacy for Life
Families learn to stay safe online together: scams, settings, screen time, social media, and AI. You leave with a family safety plan you wrote yourselves.
Small business, self-employed, and nonprofit teams
Digital Literacy for Work
You learn the everyday tools of your job, from documents and spreadsheets to AI, on your own work. Small businesses can often claim most of the cost back.
People
Who we serve.
We start with the communities that have the most to gain and the least support: Black and Indigenous communities first. Everyone is welcome.
Seniors
Families
Newcomers
Working People
Nonprofits
Small Business
Artists
Partnerships
Bring it to your community.
We run these courses in partnership with community organizations and the funders behind them, in spaces your people already know. We help you find the funding and write the application, and your staff work beside us in every session, so the skills stay in your community.
Websites
Websites you own that save you time.
We build a website your team can run, and we can connect it to the booking, payment, and calendar tools you already use. Two kept appointments a week at $150 each add up to $15,600 a year.
Where to start
Built for your type of business.
Pick the one closest to your work and see what we build for it.
About
Twenty years in, still learning.
Rize is a family business from East Van, with roots in music, the arts, advocacy, and Black and Indigenous communities. Our founder, Max Harris, spent over twenty years building digital systems, and teaching is the part that stuck.
Values
How we move.
People First
Every session and every build starts with what you need to get done this week. The tools come after.
Plain Language
We use everyday words and go one step at a time, on your own device. Ask as many questions as you need.
Honest About Tech
We tell you straight what a tool does, what it costs, and whether you need it at all.
Ready when you are.
Tell us what you are working on, and we will set up a free call.
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