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Giving Back to the Developer Community: A Guide to Sponsoring Swift and iOS Developers
As someone in the tech industry for years, I have seen the power of a strong developer community. That's why I decided to take action last year. I supported and sponsored 26 Swift and iOS developers over twelve months during my pledge year.
Each person I sponsored contributes to the vibrant Swift and iOS community through open-source projects, newsletters, blogs, talks, or other initiatives.
The hardest part is finding a person you want to support AND who provides you with the means to do so. Too often, I wanted to sponsor a person but I was unable to find a link. That's where this article comes to the rescue. All people listed here with a link to the sponsoring platform of their choice
Once you have their specific link to the platform of their choice, e.g.
Buy Me A Coffee
Ko-Fi
Patron
GitHub Sponsor
then you can send them one-time donations or regular payments. Often there is no or a small minimum amount. A credit card is usually needed, but specific platforms may support PayPal or other forms of payment.
Name: Krzysztof Zabłocki
Known For: Sourcery
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/krzysztofzablocki
Name: Khoa
Known For: Apps like PastePal
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/onmyway133
Name: Cihat Gündüz
Known For: BartyCrouch & Swift Evolution Monthly
Sponsor Link: GitHub Sponsor
Name: Daniel Saidi
Known For: Open-source projects like KeyboardKit
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/danielsaidi
Name: Marina Gornostaeva
Known For: iOS Code Review
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hybridcattt
Name: Leonardo Pugliese
Known For: HolySwift
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/holyswift
Name: iOSDevHappyHour
Known For: #iOSDevHappyHour
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/iosdevhappyhour
Name: Sarah Reichelt
Known For: macOS by Tutorials
Sponsor Link: https://ko-fi.com/trozware
Name: Nil Coalescing
Known For: blog posts by Natalia Panferova & Matthaus Woolard
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/NilCoalescing
Name: Pol Piella
Known For: iOS CI Newsletter and blog posts
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/polpielladev
Name: Antoine van der Lee
Known For: SwiftLee newsletter and blog posts
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/AvdLee
Name: Gabriel Theodoropoulos
Known For: serialcoder.dev
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gabthedev
Name: Sarun W.
Known For: sarunw.com
Sponsor Link: https://www.patreon.com/sarunw
Name: Bruno Rocha
Known For: swiftrocks.com
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/rockbruno
Name: Alexander Grebenyuk
Known For: Open-source projects like Nuke
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/kean
Name: Natascha Fadeeva
Known For: tanaschita.com
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanaschita
Name: Jeroen Leenarts
Known For: AppForce1 podcast and newsletter
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AppForce1
Name: Lee Kah Seng
Known For: swiftsenpai.com
Sponsor Link: https://ko-fi.com/leekahseng
Name: Steven Curtis
Known For: stevenpcurtis.medium.com
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevenpcuri
Name: StewartLynch
Known For: Swift YouTube videos
Sponsor Link: https://ko-fi.com/stewartlynch
Name: Leo Dion
Known For: Empower Apps podcast
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/brightdigit
Name: Keith Harrison
Known For: useyourloaf.com
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/kharrison
Name: Josh Holtz
Known For: Fastlane and Deep Dish Swift
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/joshdholtz
Name: Rudrank Riyam
Known For: Blog, Conference Talks and MusadoraKit
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/rryam
Name: Marcin Krzyzanowski
Known For: Open-source projects like CryptoSwift
Sponsor Link: https://github.com/sponsors/krzyzanowskim
Name: Vincent Pradeilles
Known For: swiftwithvincent.com
Sponsor Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/v.pradeilles