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Getting Started with VolunteerBadge
Your first steps on VolunteerBadge — from your first invite to your first cleared volunteer.
Content dated 2026-10-25. This is not a legal review.
Preview the video lessons
Watch any module’s lesson free — no account needed.
What you’ll learn
- Find your way around the Overview page and the left menu
- Invite your first volunteer by email, text, or a shareable link
- Run a check, read the result, and record your own decision
- Know where to get help and what to explore next
Screen your volunteers from $5 per check*
VolunteerBadge runs FCRA-compliant background checks from $5 per check* — with identity verification built in. No monthly fees, no contracts.
*with a bundle purchase. Single checks $10. Credits never expire.
Create a free account →Course outline
- 1
Welcome — watch the walkthrough
The 9-minute welcome video, plus what VolunteerBadge is and how pricing works.
11 min Video Quiz - 2
Your dashboard at a glance
The two big Overview actions and how the left menu is organized.
4 min Quiz - 3
Invite your first volunteer
Send Application, choose a template and who pays, then pick email/text or a shareable link.
6 min Quiz Interactive - 4
Run the check and read the result
Identity verification, the check, potential hits, and why the decision is always yours.
6 min Quiz - 5
Beyond screening
Hours, waivers, messaging, your public profile, integrations, Victor, and the Academy.
4 min Quiz - 6
Your team and getting help
Unlimited admins, who does what, the basic path in order, and where to get help.
4 min Quiz Written + interactive
Sources & further reading
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