Quote Originally Posted by djenders View Post
The organization vetted a variety of vendors before making the decision to go with AmericanChecked. I do not see this changing as we are following guidelines and best practices that have already been established by other organizations like the Boy Scouts of America.

Speaking for myself, and not the organization, I imagine there are considerations beyond just executing the check on a website, as it becomes a question of data retention, security, potential of additional staff costs, etc. Having a trusted partner that understands the process, legalities, and governance involved shouldn't be understated.


Hi Dennis,
I think you missed the crux of the suggestion, so I will try to clarify. EAA already has our names and mailing addresses, which is all the information needed to do a check on the National Sex Offenders Registry (https://www.nsopw.gov/en). Please go check out this website if you have not done so already. You simply type in a name, it does the query, and if there are matches, presents a list with the corresponding mailing address.

This is somewhat of an oversimplification, but the changes at EAA National would involve adding the checkbox on the member renewal web page, modifying the already existing database to add fields related to the sex offender query, and slightly redesigning the membership cards to print the results of the query. Fairly simple given the resources that EAA has available.

There is no need for an external vendor, and this check provides an equivalent to the paid-for background check in terms of limiting exposure of youth to sex offenders.

It also addresses the major concerns of most of our membership.

I would kindly ask that this be brought up to senior management and taken under serious consideration. It protects the kids and is a reasonable process for our members. What's not to like? :-)

-Dj