BUILD

Begin with Basics, Understand Tools, Invest in Learning, Link with Communities, Develop Solutions.

From First Steps to Future Possibilities

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BUILD is how we help people grow with technology.

Whether you're learning how to use a computer for the first time, exploring artificial intelligence, building career skills, or bringing technology education to your community, BUILD provides a clear path forward.

Everyone starts somewhere. BUILD helps learners take the next step with confidence, support, and opportunities to keep growing.

Why BUILD?

Learning technology can feel overwhelming. New tools appear every day, expectations keep changing, and it can be hard to know where to begin.

BUILD was created to make that journey feel more approachable.

Through five connected stages, learners build confidence, develop practical skills, connect with community, and discover new possibilities for work, education, and everyday life.

Because technology isn't just about tools.

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Learn, connect, and create with BUILD.

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Each part of BUILD focuses on a key step in your tech journey

B: Begin with Basics

Everyone starts somewhere.

  • Build confidence with foundational digital skills, from using devices and navigating the internet to understanding the technology that shows up in everyday life.

U: Understand Tools

Technology becomes less intimidating when you know how it works.

  • Learn how to use digital tools, platforms, and AI with confidence so they can support your goals at home, school, work, and beyond.

I: Invest in Learning

Keep growing.

  • Explore new skills, certifications, workshops, and hands-on learning experiences that open doors to new opportunities.

L: Link with Communities

Learning happens better together.

  • Connect with mentors, peers, organizations, and communities that offer support, encouragement, and opportunities to keep moving forward.

D: Develop Solutions

Put learning into action.

  • Use your skills to solve real problems, create meaningful projects, and make a difference in your workplace, family, or community.

BUILD is more than a learning framework. It's a pathway.

Whether you're learning technology for the first time, building career skills, supporting your family, or creating opportunities for your community, BUILD helps turn curiosity into confidence and confidence into possibility.

BUILD looks different for everyone.

  • Technology should make your work easier, not more complicated.

    We partner with nonprofits to build digital skills, explore AI, improve workflows, and create solutions that help teams spend less time struggling with technology and more time serving their communities.

  • We partner with schools, colleges, adult education programs, libraries, and community organizations to create meaningful learning experiences that help people build confidence with technology, AI, and emerging technologies.

  • Running a business is hard enough.

    We help entrepreneurs build confidence with technology and AI so they can spend less time figuring out tools and more time focusing on the people and work that matter most.

  • People shouldn't be left behind simply because technology keeps changing.

    We partner with workforce organizations to help learners build practical technology skills, explore AI, and gain the confidence to navigate new opportunities in work and life.