Ankored integrates with trusted background check providers so your organization can screen staff, coaches, and volunteers without leaving Ankored. Use this page to find the right guide for what you need to do.
Start here
Background Checks Guide for Organizations: a provider-agnostic overview of background check levels, setting your screening policy, adjudication criteria, FCRA requirements, and how long background checks are valid.
Your provider's admin guide
Your organization runs background checks through one of the providers below. Each guide covers how checks work, how long they take, member statuses, who can see flagged results, how to review a flagged check, and how to contact your provider.
Integrated background checks with NCSI: Admin guide (includes Canadian CPIC checks)
Yardstik Background Check: Member Guide: step-by-step instructions you can share with your members.
Not sure which provider your organization uses? Contact [email protected].
Statuses and member management
Background Check Statuses in Ankored: what Incomplete, Waiting on Applicant, Waiting on Provider, and Under Review mean, and when you need to take action.
How to Reset a Disqualified Member to Incomplete: restore access for a member who is Disqualified or Qualifications Not Met.
How to Approve and Reset Uploaded Requirements: review background checks that members upload manually from another source.
Special cases
What information appears on a background check for a minor?: what to expect when screening staff or volunteers under 18.
State requirements
Fingerprinting in California and Florida: the ORI process, how members schedule fingerprinting through Biometrics4ALL, and how to review results. See the Fingerprinting in California and Florida section of the Background Checks Guide for Organizations.
Pennsylvania Clearance Requirements Guide: tracking Pennsylvania's required clearances in Ankored.
IdentoGo: FBI Background Check Fingerprinting Instructions: how to complete an FBI fingerprint background check through IdentoGo.
Continuous Sex Offender Monitoring
How to Review and Action Continuous Sex Offender Search Results in Ankored: how to review potential matches, use the Profile Headshot requirement, and choose Clear, Follow-up Required, or Remove.
Need help?
For questions about your Ankored account, requirements, or statuses, contact [email protected].