A problem people bring · solved
Fund our group with no bank account
Your group can run its own treasury today: a Safe shared by three organisers, where any spend needs two approvals, raising USDC that every donor can track. Give the group one ENS name, apply to a Gitcoin or Giveth matching round so small gifts unlock more, and pay builders by milestone. Skip these: one person's personal wallet as the treasury.
- 3 stops
- 35 minutes, all in
- 4 surprises
- 1 live demo
Chapter 1
Who knew?
Every donation and payment is public, so donors can check the money themselves without an audit.
You can give each member a subname under one ENS name, so the whole group shares an identity.
Small public-good projects can get matching funds from Gitcoin Grants rounds, where many small donations attract a bigger match.
A Safe has no monthly fee, unlike a business bank account.
You need a registered charity and a bank.
A Safe on an L2 costs cents of gas to create. ENS names of five or more characters cost about 5 dollars a year plus gas, though a DAO proposal may raise this to 8 dollars, and subnames cost only gas or nothing with gasless subname tools.
Chapter 2
The free route, step by step
3 stops, cheapest first
Three ways through
Pick your route
- Start free tonight
Open the shared wallet
A treasury no single person can empty is what donors trust. Safe on EVM chains, Squads on Solana.
- Share a family wallet that needs two of three to move money
- Put a Solana treasury behind several keys
- Own a name that works as your wallet address
Cost Cents of gas on an L2 or Solana; names from about 5 dollars a year.
- The bold play
Stack a matching round
Built by the HouseGather many small donors, then point them at a Gitcoin or Giveth round where matching can multiply them.
- Find the next Gitcoin or Giveth round that fits your cause.
- Fund a build with escrow that pays only as work ships
Cost Free to apply. Matching is never guaranteed.
- Build it
Build the open donation page
Built by the HouseLive balance, plain spend log and a receipt per payout. Few small groups have one. The House will build it with you.
- Own a working onchain app with your name on it
- Read the Safe's public history and show it as a plain spend log.
Cost Build time; Safe data is public.
Your version
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Past the basics
What’s possible
- Live today
Open a 2 of 3 treasury today.
How Create a Safe on Base or a Squad on Solana. Add two trusted signers. Post the address.
- Live today
Turn one-off donors into monthly streams.
How Create a Drip List. Share the link. Report each month.
- Possible to build
An open donation page with live balance and spend log.
How Read the Safe API. Tag each payout. Publish receipts.
Project + project
Combos nobody marketed
- a Safe+Giveth=
Donors give to a wallet that needs several signers to spend.
Why it works Giveth lists projects with their receiving address.
- Drips+a Safe=
Supporters stream a little every month instead of one gift.
Why it works Drips sends continuous streams to any address.
- Glo Dollar+your treasury=
Idle funds sit in a stablecoin whose reserve yield funds public goods.
Why it works Glo donates its reserve income.
Chapter 3
Try it live
Do not take our word for it. Safe runs right here, so you can poke at the real thing before you commit to anything.
Chapter 4
Where it matters most
- village and church groups in West Africa
Bank accounts for informal groups are hard to open.
- open-source communities
Members are spread across many countries.
- diaspora hometown associations
Members abroad can donate and see every spend.
Chapter 5 · Not built yet?
Build it
A donation page with a live Safe balance, a spend log in plain words and receipts for each payout.
Who could build it Community treasurers and the donors who want to see the money.
For founders
Uses you never marketed
Connections
People to meet
- Giveth
Ask how small groups get verified and listed.
- Gitcoin
Find the next round for your cause.
- Squads
Ask about multisigs for Solana communities.
Propose a bridgetwo projects, one outcome neither could reach alone
Questions
Is it legal to raise money in a Safe?
It depends on local fundraising and charity rules, so check them before you collect donations into a Safe.
Who controls the money in a community Safe?
The Safe owners control it, and no payment moves until the threshold you set, such as 2 of 3, approves it.
What if an organiser leaves the Safe?
The remaining Safe owners can vote to remove that person and add a replacement, as long as the threshold is met.
Can donors pay by card into a Safe?
Only through a ramp that converts card payments into stablecoins sent to the Safe address.
If every donor could see every coin you spent, how much more would they give?
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