Free · Certificate included
VolunteerBadge Volunteer Coordinator Certification
The complete certification for coordinators who manage volunteers on VolunteerBadge.
What you’ll learn
- Run the daily roster: read statuses and know what "screened" and "verified" badges mean
- Invite volunteers through the consent-first flow and understand the volunteer experience
- Send and track $5 identity-verified checks, and read clear vs records-found at a high level
- Onboard a batch with the Spreadsheet Importer and keep the roster current with auto re-screening
- Communicate about screening respectfully — and never share results
Screen your volunteers for $5
VolunteerBadge runs FCRA-compliant background checks for just $5 — with identity verification built in. No monthly fees, no contracts.
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- 1
The coordinator role & your daily roster
As a volunteer coordinator, you are the person who turns "we should screen our volunteers" into a calm, repeatable routine.
6 min Quiz Interactive - 2
Inviting volunteers: the consent-first flow
You never run a check on someone behind their back.
7 min Quiz Interactive - 3
Sending & tracking the $5 check
Once a volunteer’s status is Submitted, you can send the check.
7 min Quiz Interactive - 4
Reading results: clear vs records-found
When a check finishes you’ll see one of two outcomes on the roster.
6 min Quiz Interactive - 5
Keeping the roster current: importer & re-screening
A roster is only useful if it reflects reality.
7 min Quiz Interactive - 6
Integrations: keeping the roster in sync
Most coordinators already keep their people in another system — a church management tool, a CRM, or a volunteer platform.
5 min Quiz Interactive - 7
Talking about screening — and protecting privacy
Screening can feel intrusive if it’s handled clumsily.
6 min Quiz Interactive
Sources & further reading
- Federal Trade Commission — Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — FCRA model forms & disclosures (A Summary of Your Rights Under the FCRA)
- Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) — About Screening — data accuracy & attributing records to the right person
- U.S. Census Bureau & AmeriCorps — Volunteering and Civic Life in America
- U.S. Department of Justice (SMART Office) — Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW)
- Nonprofit Risk Management Center — Background Screening for Nonprofits: What to Consider
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