In 2017, three of the five costliest hurricanes in U.S. history — Harvey, Irma and Maria — cost an estimated $285 billion dollars worth of damage. People nationwide reached into their pockets and donated goods and money to charities. Houston Texans player J.J. Watt’s fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey relief pulled in $41.6 million — a bit over his goal of $200,000. It was the largest crowd-sourced fundraiser in history. Scammers see this huge flow of money as an opportunity.
After being slammed with three catastrophic hurricanes in the span of less than a month, people might experience “disaster fatigue” —…
Last month, our team in Arlington volunteered part of their Wednesdays down at Martha’s Table, helping with food prep for their daily hot meal program called “Back Door at Martha’s Table.” From chopping ingredients to packing up delivery boxes and cleaning up afterwards, the team donated around 60 hours of their time to help feed our less fortunate neighbors in the DC area.
For over 30 years, Martha’s Table has worked to strengthen families and communities through educational programs, providing food, clothing and additional support to families.
And for our team here in Arlington, we started our “8 For…
Missing out on a hire means more than just dealing with a bad fit and exhausting time and resources to conduct a search again. And while background checks help hiring managers select the best candidate possible, sometimes these searches leave things out, putting organizations at risk.
We’ve all seen the results of flawed background checks. The restaurant manager whose secret, violent past comes to light after an incident with her supervisor. The nanny who “unexpectedly” drowns two children in a bathtub. The seemingly model employee who unleashes a brutal tirade when confronted about potential theft.
In the moments following these…
This is part 3 of a series of posts on problems with the hiring process — and how to counter them.
Even if a background check finds criminal records, it’s not the Holy Grail. Too many businesses, schools, and sports organizations think that if they find out someone has (or has not) been arrested, then that’s all they need to know.
Think again.
Last week, the New Jersey school-bus driver at the wheel of a fatal head-on accident with a dump truck had 14 previous license suspensions. And while he has a currently valid driver’s license and the appropriate commercial…
This is an incredible story that came to us from one of the investigators in Trustify’s network by the name of Melanie Daria. Her incredible work has united birth parents and birth children across the country.
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Jeff had just left the gym when he got Melanie’s call.
“Pull over”, she said. “I have something to tell you.”
Jeff found Melanie intriguing, but thought this a comical way for a private investigator to open a conversation. “Do you know how hard it is to pull over in LA?” Jeff semi-joked. …
We often see technology as a source of innovation, creativity, and change, and forget that technology is only as virtuous as its users. As individuals and corporations, we post and share pictures of our most flawless selves in our brightest, most enlivened moments. Even when we share our challenges and hardships, we do so through filtered pictures and edited words, promoting one-dimensional, curated narratives of ourselves and others. We spread false and destructive narratives from the micro and macro levels, failing to take advantage of technology’s more virtuous opportunities and instead promote deceit and disconnection.
Worse yet, our growing inability…
This is part 2 of a series of posts on problems with the hiring process — and how to counter them.
How could it be that an established business like Uber is having so many issues with their drivers? We hear of drivers attacking passengers. One even went on a shooting spree. Doesn’t Uber do background checks? Of course they do. Clearly, that “preventative measure” has blind spots.
Here’s the thing: background checks have become a commoditized, inexpensive way to cover your ass. Nothing more. Running a background check allows you to check a box and say you tried, and…
This is part 1 of a series of posts on problems with the hiring process — and how to counter them.
Let’s examine the employment truth/trust lifecycle. In order to trust your employees, you must know how to first verify — how to find the truth. Screening is critical because this is the initial step in the employment lifecycle. If you can separate fact from fiction and know how to effectively screen prospective employees, you will save yourself from expensive issues later down the road.
Remember that nine times out of ten, your risk is linked to a people problem.
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Five years ago, I was coming off my stint as entrepreneur in residence with the United States Health & Human Services through a program established by the White House, and Jen was running a large association for at-risk children. We were living life at the center of the trust and safety space for two of the most vulnerable groups in our population.
At the same time, we were noticing many fundamental shifts in society relating to trust and safety. It had become commonplace and acceptable for people to use technology to arrange real-life meetings. Tinder, Uber, and TaskRabbit had become…
According to the Federal Trade Commission, the average business loses 10 percent of its revenue to fraud and deception each year.
While this stat should be shocking, many businesses blow right past it. Perhaps even your own response is to look away. You might think, It’s an unavoidable problem or It won’t happen to me.
You would not be wrong to feel your response is justified, but what if I told you that this loss is at the hands of employees 95 percent of the time? The problem is not so theoretical; it is very real and hits very close…
Danny Boice
Trustify CEO | ⚓️ Believer ⚓️ | Father of 5 — all w/ @JenMellon. Trustify makes truth, trust and safety accessible to all via lic. PIs & former intel on-demand
