VolunteerMatch Insights
Nonprofit Screening Survey Report
Public Release April 2015
Survey generously supported by:
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About the Nonprofit Screening Survey:
The following report contains a summary of survey responses to provide
information about how nonprofits currently screen and authenticate
volunteers. The survey was fielded November 25, 2014– January 31, 2015
among VolunteerMatch’s nonprofit membership, with a response rate of
roughly 3%. Please reference “The VolunteerMatch Nonprofit Screening
Survey” when citing. The Survey was generously supported by SureID™.
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The Survey
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Purpose:
Insight into how nonprofits screen volunteers
1600+ completed responses
Questions on :
– Techniques
– Reasons
– Time and Money
– And More
Who Responded?
Top Impact Areas
Top Job Titles
3.9%
Volunteer Coordinator
(24.5%)
13.8%
Executive Director
(8.9%)
10.7%
Volunteer Manager
(8.1%)
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Who Responded?
Number of Volunteers The Organization
Engaged Last Year
Estimated Annual Budget
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Screening Techniques
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33.7% of survey respondents conduct reference checks on
their volunteers. 11.8% seldom or never conduct
reference checks.
58% of survey respondents have interviews with potential
volunteers. 32.9% seldom or never hold interviews.
“We ALWAYS use these
techniques.”
“We SELDOM or NEVER
use these techniques.”
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Criminal/ Background Checks
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65.5% of survey respondents run criminal or
background checks on volunteers. 27.9% seldom or
never run background checks.
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56.9% of survey respondents run criminal or
background checks on ALL their volunteers.
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Nearly half say these checks take 2-5 days.
WHY Run Criminal or Background Checks on Volunteers?
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Criminal/ Background Checks
WHO Makes Decisions about Criminal or
Background Checks?
Top Types of Checks
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Criminal/ Background Checks
HOW MUCH do Criminal or Background Checks Cost
(Per Check)?
*15.8% of nonprofits have volunteers pay for all or some of these checks.
Contact :
VolunteerMatch
www.volunteermatch.org
[email protected]
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