Most volunteer management platforms stop short of actually vetting your volunteers. VolunteerBadge fills that gap — delivering FCRA-compliant criminal background checks for just $5 per check, with no monthly fees and no software contracts. Send a check request, get results in up to 72 hours, and keep your whole team safe.
VolunteerBadge handles the entire screening workflow so your team can focus on your mission, not paperwork.
VolunteerBadge works alongside the volunteer management tools your team already uses. Submit checks by email, share a link with applicants, and receive results without changing your existing onboarding steps. No new software to learn and no workflow to rebuild.
Federal law requires a specific process before you act on a background check — authorization forms, pre-adverse action notices, waiting periods, and final adverse action letters. VolunteerBadge generates and tracks every required document so your nonprofit stays compliant without a legal team on staff.
Add every coordinator, program director, and site manager to your VolunteerBadge account at no extra cost. You only pay $5 when you actually run a check — making it the most cost-effective background check solution for nonprofits managing volunteers across multiple programs or locations.
No IT setup. No training required. Your first check runs the same day you sign up.
No monthly fee. No annual contract. No setup cost. No minimum number of checks. Pay only when you run a check — and only $5 each time.
VolunteerBadge is designed to complement your existing tools rather than replace them. You can trigger checks by sharing a secure applicant link from any volunteer management platform, scheduling tool, or onboarding form. Because the entire process runs through a browser with no software installation required, it fits naturally into whatever workflow your coordinators already follow.
Each check searches over 650 million court records across a national criminal database, plus sex offender registries, the FBI Most Wanted list, and OFAC sanctions. Every application also includes a free address history check to help verify applicant information. There are no add-on fees or county surcharges layered on top of that flat price.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires nonprofits to obtain written authorization before running a check, provide a pre-adverse action notice and a copy of the report if you plan to decline someone, wait the required period, and then send a final adverse action letter. VolunteerBadge generates and timestamps every one of these documents automatically, creating an audit trail that protects your organization without requiring any legal expertise from your staff.
NCSI charges $16-$35 per check plus a mandatory setup fee. National Crime Search runs $13.95-$27.95 per check with additional county fees on top. VolunteerBadge charges $5 per check — period. No setup fee, no monthly subscription, no contract. For a nonprofit running even 50 volunteer checks a year, that difference can exceed $1,000 in savings that goes back to your mission.
VolunteerBadge takes minutes to set up and costs nothing until you run your first check. Pay $5 per check, add your whole team for free, and stay FCRA-compliant without any legal overhead.
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