Case Study: YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas achieves faster hiring and fraud prevention with Checkster

From Executive Hires to Part Time Employees, The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Boosts Sourcing & Avoids Bad Hires

The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, a leading nonprofit for youth development and healthy living, faced a tight labor market, low unemployment, and upcoming retirements among senior leaders while hiring hundreds of part‑time staff who work with children. Relying on slow, manual phone references left gaps in candidate insight and child‑safety screening, and the organization needed faster sourcing and better data to support succession planning and confident hiring decisions.

They implemented Checkster’s automated reference and sourcing platform to speed hiring, improve candidate insights and strengthen safety screening. Results included offers made in days instead of weeks, a high‑quality candidate pool of 2,100 in eight months, 6% of applicants flagged as potentially fraudulent (90% of those confirmed and removed), and data‑driven insights now used for executive hiring and succession planning — reducing bad hires and accelerating time‑to‑hire.

YMCA

Suzanne Goswick

SVP Chief Human Resource Officer