May 12, 2022
The three nationwide credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – have agreed to three important changes to reporting medical collection accounts • Paid medical collection debt will no longer be included on consumer credit reports, as of July 1, 2022. • The time period before unpaid medical collection debt will appear on a […]
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March 17, 2022
Date started 1969 Website www.mocsa.org/volunteer What’s the story behind your organization? In 1969, a metropolitan-wide coalition of criminal justice, health, mental health and other professionals came together to address the needs of those who had been sexually assaulted. That group evolved and incorporated in 1975 to become the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA), […]
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January 20, 2022
Written by Embark Safety Chances are that you have employees driving personal vehicles for company business. Typically, companies are not at fault for anything that happens on the commute to or from work or while on personal errands. However, you can be found liable when an employee is driving their personal vehicle for business or within […]
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November 18, 2021
Date started May 1979 Website www.harvesters.org What’s the story behind your organization? In the 1970s, immense amounts of nutritious food were being thrown into landfills even as Kansas City struggled to fight hunger among its citizens. Grocery stores were forced to dispose of food whose sell by date was approaching. There was no system for […]
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October 21, 2021
Date started 1988 Website www.foodandfriends.org What’s the story behind your organization? Food & Friends’ mission is to improve the lives and health of people with cancer, HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses that limit their ability to provide nourishment for themselves. Specialized nutrition services for seriously ill citizens of the Greater Washington, D.C. area has been […]
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September 8, 2021
Background check turnaround times are one of the most commonly asked about topics, and often the least understood. One of the most common questions I’m asked is “How long is the background check going to take?” Everyone has a different idea of what a background check is – making it difficult to communicate in simple […]
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August 19, 2021
Date started1980 WebsiteSafehome-ks.org Why is your organization important to the community?Through our shelter and other services, more than 8,000 individuals benefit-many receiving the support they need to lead healthy, independent lives. As the only domestic violence shelter in Johnson County, and the largest in the state of Kansas, Safehome strives to break the cycle of […]
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July 6, 2021
As technology has become more central to our lives over the years, screening a candidate’s social media prior to employment has become essential for many organizations across industry and government. More work than ever is now done virtually and from remote locations. Without proper vetting of your employees online personas, organizations are opening themselves up […]
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It wasn’t that long ago that many in the background screening world thought that using social media posts of candidates to make hiring decisions was illegal or, at best unethical, often citing privacy issues. Attorneys and compliance officers within many background screening companies were advising their business leaders to avoid recommending and selling background reports […]
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July 6, 2021
Ask any great CEO or leader, and they will tell you that diversity of culture is critical to their success. Most surveys back up this claim that a diverse workforce, especially ethnically diverse, is much more likely to outperform their peers. Unfortunately, diversity and inclusion approaches by many companies are limited to their external communication […]
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