There are three basic options for initial screening of volunteers.
1. Real Time Screening - You can perform real time screening when volunteers register through an integration we provide with Backgroundchecks.com, a national criminal history database provider. The results come back to us, usually within a minute and we have a screening workflow that we follow, based on whether there are any hits on their record.
2. Batch Screening - You can perform batch submission screening through a separate integration we have with a Sterling, another national screening provider. The results come back to us as Sterling completes their offline check process and are automatically updated on the volunteer’s record.
3. 3rd Party Screening - You can perform external screening by exporting lists of newly registered volunteers to a spreadsheet file. You can take this file and upload to your preferred 3rd party screening company. The results come back to us by you manually updating the batch of volunteers you exported
If your district has a policy of re-screening volunteers periodically you can generate a list of volunteers in the EZVolunteer background module, based on the time since their initial background check and re-submit them for screening. Depending on the option you use for initial screening, the results will come back within a few minutes/hours or may take several days.
Here’s what your main Background Check List Page looks like
