Canva Collective Grant01

Open
Guide

Clear information. For everyone.

The problem02

Help is hard to use

  • Too long
  • One language
  • Hard to read on phones
  • Not built for screen readers
Who loses access03

The format becomes a barrier

New arrivalsKey guidance may not exist in their language.
People with disabilitiesMany documents fail assistive technology.
Phone usersDense PDFs break on small screens.
People on slow connectionsLarge files may not open.
How it works04

One source. Clear pages in many languages.

01

Upload

Add an existing document.

02

Check

Review the plain-language draft and translations.

03

Share

Publish an accessible page that works on any device.

AI drafts. People approve.

The pilot05
12weeks
1public MVP
3–5nonprofit partners
30accessible resources
2languages at launch
Why me06

Chenyang
Lu

Senior engineer, product builder and departing Canvanaut.

6+ yearsBuilt products and infrastructure at scale.
AI-ready docsLed a machine-readable documentation platform.
10M+ logs/dayFounded a company-wide observability platform.
500K+ tx/dayLed payment components used at high volume.

I have built this kind of system before. Now I want to build it for nonprofits.

Grant use07

Grant use

$10K12-week build
  • $3,500MVP development
  • $2,000User research
  • $1,500AI, OCR and hosting
  • $2,000Accessibility testing
  • $1,000Pilot deployment
Force for Good08

No one should miss help because the information was hard to use.

Open source. Free for initial nonprofit partners.