Matthew @ Sapling

Matthew @ Sapling

Fundraising tools for mighty missions.

About

I’m Matt, founder of ClickBid and now Sapling — a free fundraising platform built specifically for small or brand-new nonprofits (especially 501(c)(3)s with no staff). Over 23 years I've found that most tools in the nonprofit space are either too expensive, too complex or heavy upsells. Sapling is different: it’s simple, visual, and designed to help even the smallest organizations launch online fundraisers in minutes. And, there's zero add-ons, upsells or tips.

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Maker History

Forums

Nika•

1d ago

Things that make a good difference at a launch on Product Hunt

Whenever I browse product launches, I somehow subconsciously judge not only the product itself and its quality, but also the quality that is reflected in the effort the makers put into preparing it.

It may sound insignificant, but in my case, these things also make a significant difference:

  • Icon GIF at the launch it enlivens the overall impression and is dynamic

  • Quality graphics and video

  • First, a properly filled-out comment

  • Photos in the makers' profiles (it's less trustworthy for me when there's only the letter "J" or something similar)

  • Whether any of my contacts or acquaintances on the platform reacted to the launch

Alex Cloudstar•

1d ago

Do you think founders should talk more openly about projects that didn’t work?

We often see launch posts, milestones, and success stories.
What we don t see as much are honest breakdowns of products that quietly stalled or failed.

I feel there s a lot of learning hidden there about timing, assumptions, and trade-offs.

Matthew @ Sapling•

4d ago

Spent 12 months building a fundraising tool that doesn't bully charities. Looking for my first user.

Hello,

I ve been working on a passion project I called Sapling (use.sapling.mobi) on and off since 2016.

I have spent the last 12 months improving it because I kept seeing small charities lose huge chunks of their donations to complex platforms that take high fees or guilt-trip donors into "tipping" the software. It felt wrong, so I decided to build a cleaner, simpler alternative.

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