How to Request Volunteer Donations for Background Checks

All background checks you request will allow you to send your volunteers an email requesting a donation to contribute for their check.

How a volunteer can make their donation: 

Volunteers will use the link in the email that was sent requesting their donation.

On the email → click on link ‘Background Checks fundraising campaign’ 

They will then be brought to this page:

Here they can input their donation amount (the cost of the background check) and their personal information to make the donation. 

Note: When prompted to select a fundraising campaign, ensure that ‘Background Checks’ is selected. 

Next, Input card information → accept the village terms and privacy policy → select ‘Pay with Credit Card’

The transaction is now completed and the volunteer’s donation has been made. They can now follow the email received from Checkr to complete the background check.

How to perform background check using Checkr

The volunteer will begin by opening this email.

They will select 'Start Background Check' and will be taken to this page

They will then input their personal information

After selecting 'Continue' they will be taken to this page, explaining their rights. After reading through their rights → check the box acknowledging agreement

Next, they will agree to the disclosure agreement.

Finally, the volunteer will sign the agreement to perform the background check → select 'submit' 

The background check will then be run and you will receive an email when the results are ready.