Archive: June 2016 - Verified Volunteers

Many legislators and organizations view FBI and state fingerprint checks as the gold standard of background screening. Our new report shows that this is a misconception.

Verified Volunteers’ recent research report, Volunteer Screening Trends & Best Practices Report 2016, revealed some compelling statistical differences between religious organizations and all other types of nonprofits in terms of how they operate. We dive into those differences here.

Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coastline of the U.S. and all but decimated the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas.  Everyone scrambled to respond in order to save lives and still, as a society, we were not fast enough.  The outpouring of thousands of volunteers willing to assist was heartwarming.  Mobilizing those hundreds of thousands of volunteers was a challenge.

When it comes to planning for the unknown disaster, the number one priority for every disaster relief organization, disaster volunteer, community, business or family is the same.  BE PREPARED!