You imagine it. Kleap builds it.
Describe what you want to create. AI builds the design, features and logic, then develops the project further with your feedback.
- Your idea
- A working app
- Your next improvements
AI ATS Builder
An ATS for Nonprofits That Fits Lean Hiring Teams
Describe your hiring and Kleap's AI builds an applicant tracking system for your nonprofit — pipeline, roles, scorecards, and committee feedback — free to start, no per-seat cost.
You create. Kleap handles the technical side.
Describe the website or app you imagine. Kleap helps you build it, publish it and keep improving it, with tools to monitor how it works and fix issues.
Data and accounts come with the territory.
Database, authentication and forms: build a client portal or an app with the data and access it needs.
- Database
- User sign-in
- Access and roles
Your tools, inside your app.
Add Stripe, business tools and integrations. Connect your accounts and keys to fit the project to the way you work.
- Stripe
- Business tools
- Integrations
A Guardian after launch.
The Guardian spots website issues and helps you fix them with AI. Return to your project in the chat to make the corrections.
- Broken links and 404 errors
- Page and SEO issues
- Fixes with AI
Everything to go live.
Publish with hosting, connect your domain and follow your activity with analytics and the Search Console integration.
- Hosting
- Your domain
- Analytics and Search Console
Your project keeps moving with you.
Keep your code, connect GitHub and work with AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT. AI assistance and human support on paid plans help you along the way.
- Your code
- Claude and ChatGPT
- AI and human support
Minutes
to a working ATS
0
per-recruiter fees
Free
to start building
Build vs. buy
Custom ATS vs. off-the-shelf
Nonprofits hire mission-critical roles with lean teams and a committee to satisfy — candidate tracking lives in inboxes, and strong applicants wait while staff juggle program work.
Fit
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
You force your hiring process into their fixed stages and forms.
Kleap custom ATS
Built to your exact hiring flow — your pipeline stages, your scorecards, your fields.
Data
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Candidate data is locked inside their cloud.
Kleap custom ATS
Your candidate records live in your own per-app database — exportable anytime.
Cost
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Per-recruiter or per-job pricing that climbs as you scale hiring.
Kleap custom ATS
Flat — add every recruiter and hiring manager, no per-seat tax.
Changes
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Wait for their roadmap, or pay for a higher tier to unlock a field.
Kleap custom ATS
Ask the AI in plain language and the pipeline changes in minutes.
Lock-in
Off-the-shelf SaaS (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday)
Exporting your candidate history is painful the day you switch.
Kleap custom ATS
Export the code and your data to GitHub anytime — no lock-in.
Skip the $25k custom-ATS build — the AI builds it.
A custom ATS is one of the internal tools you can make with Kleap's AI internal tool builder. Add sign-in so only signed-in users can open it; ask Kleap to limit access to your team's accounts and test it with a second account before sharing.
Ownership
Your ATS, your data
It's a real app that belongs to you. the code, the database, and the domain. not a rented seat in someone else's platform.
You own the code
Your ATS is a real app you can export to GitHub. not a config trapped inside someone else's platform.
Your own database
Records live in your app's own database, not pooled in a vendor's cloud with everyone else's.
Your own domain
Publish on your custom domain so it's your ATS, on your brand. not a subdomain of theirs.
No per-seat lock-in
Add your whole team without per-seat pricing, and leave anytime with your data intact.
Playbook
Built around how nonprofits really hire
An ATS for a nonprofit has to organize hiring on a lean budget, often with a committee weighing in. You're hiring for mission-critical roles with limited staff time, and every candidate deserves a fair, tracked process. Describe how your team hires and the AI builds an ATS around your pipeline, scorecards, and committee feedback — without a per-seat bill.
Fair, simple pipeline every applicant moves through the same tracked stages, documented for equity.
Committee scorecards let a hiring committee leave structured feedback so decisions are defensible.
One pipeline per role track each open role's candidates and requirements, even with a small team.
Résumés and notes store them on the candidate so context survives volunteer and staff turnover.
Reminders so candidates aren't left waiting while staff juggle program work.
EEO-minded keep the process consistent and documented so hiring stands up to funder and board scrutiny.
Grant-funded roles link a req to its funding source so you know which positions a grant actually covers.
Board and volunteer interviewers give occasional interviewers just the access they need, no full seat.
Built for the details
What an ATS for nonprofits actually tracks
The records, fields, and stages a generic template leaves out — built in from your first prompt.
Candidates. résumés, notes, and stage on every applicant, kept fair and documented.
Open roles. each with requirements and, where relevant, its grant funding source.
Committee scorecards. structured feedback from each committee member per candidate.
Interviewers. recruiters, staff, board, and volunteers with only the access they need.
Illustrative preview
A real app, not a spreadsheet
Your ATS runs like software your team already knows. a clean dashboard with your records and your stages. This is an illustration; the AI shapes the real layout around how you work.
- Your data and your fields. nothing generic
- Live on the web, on any device
- Refine it by chatting. no config screens
Capabilities
Everything an ATS needs
The core building blocks, ready out of the box.
Candidate pipeline
Stages you define, applied to offer.
Job postings
Open roles, each with its own pipeline.
Resume/CV storage
Every résumé attached and searchable.
Interview scheduling
Rounds, times, and interviewers tracked.
Scorecards
Structured feedback from every interviewer.
Team collaboration
The right access for recruiters and managers.
Connects to your stack
Tell the AI which tools to wire in and it builds the integration . no waiting on a marketplace for a connector that doesn't exist.
GmailGoogle CalendarGoogle SheetsSlackLinkedInZapierand more
Process
How it works
Describe it, refine it, publish it. No schema design, no setup phase before you start.
Step 1
Describe how you hire
Tell Kleap your roles, stages, and what you screen for — plain language, no schema design.
Step 2
Kleap builds the ATS
The AI turns your description into a working ATS with a pipeline, résumé storage, scheduling, and scorecards.
Step 3
Refine and publish
Keep chatting to adjust anything, then publish. Your ATS is a real app you can share with the hiring team.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is an ATS for nonprofits?
An ATS for nonprofits organizes hiring — pipeline, scorecards, and committee feedback — so lean teams run a fair, tracked process instead of managing candidates in an inbox. Kleap builds one around your hiring.
Is it affordable for a nonprofit?
Yes. You build it once and add your whole hiring committee with no per-seat pricing — free to start, and you own the code and data.
Can a hiring committee weigh in?
Yes. Scorecards let each committee member add structured feedback on a candidate, so decisions are documented, consistent, and equitable.
How is it different from Greenhouse or Lever?
Greenhouse and Lever are enterprise systems priced per seat — heavy and costly for a lean team. A custom ATS gives you a fair pipeline and committee scorecards without the per-seat bill, and you own the data.
Can it keep hiring fair and documented for funders?
Yes. Every applicant moves through the same stages with scorecards on file, so the process is consistent and documented if a funder or your board reviews it.
Can Kleap really build an ATS for nonprofits?
Yes. An ATS for Nonprofits That Fits Lean Hiring Teams works by turning a plain-language description of how you hire into a working ATS — the pipeline, résumé storage, scorecards, and scheduling that fit nonprofits, not a rigid template.
How much does it cost to build an applicant tracking system?
A traditional custom ATS build with a dev agency can cost tens of thousands of dollars. With Kleap you describe how you hire and the AI builds it — free to start, so you skip the agency invoice.
Is it free to start?
Yes. You can describe your hiring flow, generate a working ATS, preview it live, and keep refining it in chat for free. Advanced options like a custom domain and the enterprise build service are paid.
Do I need to design a database or write code?
No. You describe your pipeline and scorecards in your own words and Kleap builds the app. You refine it by chatting — no schema design, no code.
What if I want experts to build and run it for me?
That's Kleap Enterprise. Our team scopes, builds, and maintains the ATS for you with custom integrations, SSO, dedicated support, an SLA, and a custom plan. Use the enterprise form on this page to start.
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Kleap Enterprise
Want experts to build and run it for you?
Skip the DIY and let Kleap's team scope, build, and maintain your ATS end-to-end. with custom integrations, dedicated support, an SLA, and a plan priced to your organization.
- Dedicated build team that scopes, ships, and iterates the ATS for you
- Custom integrations with the tools your team already runs on
- SSO, role-based access, and workspace governance for IT
- Priority support with an SLA and a named point of contact
- Migration and onboarding help so your data lands clean
- Custom enterprise plans priced to your team and usage
Describe your ATS. Watch Kleap build it.
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