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Virtuous and Verified First Unite to Help Nonprofits Onboard People Faster and Keep Communities Safe

A Partnership Built for Mission Momentum

In almost every nonprofit, there is a moment when new staff or volunteers raise their hands and say, “Put me to work.” Those moments are full of hope, but they can stall quickly if background checks drag on for weeks. 

Virtuous and Verified First have joined forces to remove that bottleneck. 

By bringing Verified First’s patented screening technology into the Virtuous ecosystem, we’re giving nonprofits a faster, simpler, and more secure path to place the right people in the right roles.

The Friction Nonprofits Face

As someone in the nonprofit space, you probably already know that most organizations rely on separate, legacy portals for screening. You’ve seen how each new hire or volunteer triggers another round of copied data, manual status checks, and compliance worries. 

That administrative maze costs time and potentially even donor trust. When screening is slow: 

  • A food pantry stays understaffed.
  • A youth program pauses growth.
  • Or a hospital scrambles to fill patient-care shifts. 

Every delay tells the community to wait…even when needs are urgent.

The Virtuous + Verified First Solution

One Connected Workspace

With the new integration, background checks live inside the same Virtuous environment nonprofits already use to cultivate donors, coordinate volunteers, and track impact. Teams can move from “Hello” to “Welcome aboard” without opening another browser tab.

Speed Without Compromise

Verified First’s browser-based connector is known for going live in minutes rather than the 4-6 week timelines typical of traditional integrations. Once enabled, you gain access to more than 150 screening products: 

  • U.S., Canadian, and international criminal searches
  • Drug tests
  • Motor-vehicle reports
  • Employment and education verifications
  • Credit checks
  • I-9/E-Verify 

Turnaround averages 33 hours or less (depending on the screen), so your staff and volunteers can start serving almost as soon as they’re sourced.

Preferred Pricing That Respects Your Budget

Verified First prices screenings a la carte. As a Virtuous customer, you also receive partner-exclusive rates, making it easier to match screening depth to risk policies while staying on budget.

Compliance Built In

Nonprofits operate under a patchwork of state, federal, and sometimes international regulations. Verified First is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and follows rigorous data-security standards. 

Results flow back to Virtuous automatically, creating a single source of truth that helps auditors, board members, and funders see that safeguarding measures are in place.

Why This Partnership Stands Out

  • Quick activation sets it apart from integrations that require custom code or vendor project plans.
  • All-in-one visibility means fundraising, volunteer coordination, and HR touch the same record. There’s no need to reconcile spreadsheets or wonder which portal has the latest status.
  • Scalable architecture already powers connections to more than one hundred partner platforms, proof the connector performs reliably under heavy hiring and complex compliance needs.
  • Mission alignment is built into both companies’ cultures. Virtuous focuses on responsive fundraising that keeps donors at the center. Verified First invests in employee well-being because great service begins with engaged people.

Who Will Benefit Most

Organizations with 100+ employees or volunteers see the greatest return, but it is best practice for all organizations to screen their employees or volunteers to some degree, particularly those that carry elevated compliance risk or work with vulnerable populations. Healthcare networks, faith-based ministries, financial-services nonprofits, retail-thrift chains, and manufacturing job-training programs can move high volumes of candidates through screening without slowing the day-to-day.

  • HR directors gain back hours every month. 
  • Volunteer managers spend less time tracking paperwork and more time building relationships. 
  • Finance and operations leaders appreciate cost clarity and audit-ready records. 

Most importantly, beneficiaries receive help sooner, and donors see stewardship in action.

Add Verified First to Your Virtuous Workspace

Skip extended processing times and start running background checks instantly when you add Verified First to your Virtuous workspace. Integration is a simple, 3-step process. 

Learn how to get started here

You’ll be on your way to faster, safer onboarding and a stronger mission footprint.

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Scott Holthaus
Scott Holthaus is the Partner Marketing Manager at Virtuous, where he helps nonprofits grow generosity and implement responsive fundraising. Before joining the Virtuous team, Scott spent 15+ years working in local nonprofits and ministries in a variety of roles, including marketing and communications. Scott lives in the Chicago area with his wife, three kids, and Great Dane/English Mastiff, Bertie.

What you should do now

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