[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

What does it matter that my credit score is higher than average to FIRST?
I pump usually $10k or more a year through things related to FIRST (I have already exceed that amount for 2016).
FIRST and things related to FIRST rarely provide me any tax write-off.
The largest tax write off I ever got was $700 and that is tiny compared to me giving and my taxes in my bracket.

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

Lucky for FIRST I do not view them as an employer but a charitable group to which I conduct contributions.

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

The cost is a non-issue for me.

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

I spent 20 years off and on for FIRST.
One does not donate over $100k to directly or indirectly to something like this if they do not care.

We get it. You're rich and give a lot of money to FIRST. But I have to ask... what does that have to do with ANYTHING?

FIRST didn't decide what information was needed to perform a background check. They hired a company to handle background checks for them, and set up to collect the info the company told them they need. As many others have said, if it's really that big of a deal for you, don't provide your SSN. If the data they're collecting without it is that big of a deal, don't volunteer. It really is that simple. I know FIRST has lost long-time volunteers when they started the background checks, that's just the reality we live in. deal with it.