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Who’s Lending a Hand?: A National Survey of Nonprofit Volunteer Screening Practices

April 19, 2011 Comments off

Who’s Lending a Hand?: A National Survey of Nonprofit Volunteer Screening Practices (PDF)
Source: National Center for Victims of Crime

The National Center for Victims of Crime conducted a telephone survey of 517 nonprofit human service organizations to identify: characteristics of organizations that regularly screen volunteers, the screening methods used, and how information revealed by screening is used in decision making. Most organizations say they conduct some screening, but few conduct thorough screening using all available methods of gathering information, including reference and background checks. In fact, one in four organizations does not call references for potential volunteers, and 27 percent do not conduct any type of background check. Less than one-third use fingerprints, the most reliable form of criminal background check. Most organizations say they would not accept a volunteer with a criminal history or a report of child or elder abuse, but some that said they would disqualify on that basis are not checking the sources of that information. For most organizations and volunteers, credit history is not an issue.

Categories: legal and law enforcement, National Center for Victims of Crime, nonprofits and volunteerism, public safety
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