What is Sterling Volunteers?
Our partners at Sterling Volunteers, formerly Verified Volunteers are revoluntionizing volunteer background checks in our industry. They offer checks of the highest quality and accuracy, but cut out the paperwork and middleman. Instead, volunteers complete their own checks and then share them with nonprofits. That means volunteers don't have to complete a new background check everytime they want to volunteer. It simplifies the way we manage background checks.
Free Checking For Our Members
Being a member of Spark the Change Colorado just became more valuable. Posting a Volunteer Opportunity now has the capability of screening for volunteers that have undergone a background check. This added feature is free to your agency. Not a Member? Click here to join!
We want background checks to be accessible to more and more nonprofits, especially those working with vulnerable populations.
How to Start Right Now
Getting started is easy. Just select a minimum level of verification when posting your opportunity (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3). Volunteers will then be prompted to become a Sterling Volunteers when they sign up for your project. For more information on the process and how to view completed background checks, please watch the tutorial.
Background Check Levels
VV Level 1 // $11
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Social Security Trace Government Watch List Search (OFAC)
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50 State DOJ Sex Offender Registry (Dru Sjodin)
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Basic Criminal History Locator Search (Nationwide Database Search with primary source validation)
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Monthly Basic Criminal History Locator Search Updating (up to 1 year after)
VV Level 2 // $16
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Social Security Trace Government Watch List Search (OFAC)
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50 State DOJ Sex Offender Registry (Dru Sjodin)
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Advanced Criminal History Locator Search including: Nationwide Database Search with primary source validation AND
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Automatic current county/state of residence search
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Monthly Basic Criminal History Locator Search Updating (up to 1 year after)
VV Level 3 $30
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Social Security Trace Government Watch List Search (OFAC)
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50 State DOJ Sex Offender Registry (Dru Sjodin)
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Complete Criminal History Locator Search including: Nationwide Database Search with primary source validation, Arrest Direct Database Search with primary source validation, Unlimited county/state searches from last 7 years address history (based on SSN trace), AND Unlimited alias/maiden name searches across all of the above (based on SSN trace)
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Monthly Basic Criminal History Locator Search Updating (up to 1 year after)
To find out which level is right for your volunteer opportunities, please contact our partners at Sterling Volunteers.