Volunteer Screening for Nonprofits

Background checks aren’t just for big corporations or paid employees. If you run a nonprofit, school, or church program, you know volunteers can have just as much access to vulnerable population. The challenge? Not every organization has an HR department, legal team, or budget to chase down every record across multiple states.

At Sure Check, we built our volunteer screening process for the real world. Clear, thorough, affordable background checks designed to help you say “yes” to the right volunteers.

We Know One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Your organization might work with seniors, children, unhoused populations, or food-insecure families. You may be coordinating one-time events or running long-term mentorship programs. The risk profile changes, and your background check strategy should too.

We help you build the right screening plan for your mission. Whether you’re vetting a high-volume of volunteers for a soup kitchen or reviewing long-term applicants for a tutoring program, we’ve got you covered.

What’s Included in a Volunteer Background Check?

Our nonprofit background screening packages can include:

• National Criminal Search

• County-Level Criminal History

• National Sex Offender Registry

• ID and SSN Verification

• Global Sanctions Watchlist

• Child Abuse Registry (where applicable)

• Ongoing Monitoring and Alerts

We’re fully compliant with the FCRA and state-specific laws, and we make consent forms, adverse action protocols, and compliance language simple.

Let Volunteers Self-Initiate and Share Their Checks

Sure Check can enable self-pay or co-pay models for background checks. Volunteers complete the process online, then share their verified reports with your team. This keeps your admin overhead low and lets repeat volunteers reuse their screenings where allowed.

We also support automatic rechecks, monthly updates, and customizable screening rules based on your organization’s needs.

Why It Matters

No nonprofit wants to turn down a helping hand—but not vetting volunteers properly can lead to serious harm. A single incident with an unchecked volunteer can cost your organization trust, funding, or worse.

We’re here to make screening one less thing for you to worry about. So you can protect your community, and keep doing the work that matters.

Want to see how it works? Reach out today to get started or preview a sample volunteer background check report.