AI CV Screening for Charity & Third Sector
— Hire on mission fit and lived experience
We don’t keyword-match. We interrogate.
CVSense® Evidence-Based Skill Validation (EBSV) is our proprietary screening engine. Instead of counting keywords like a legacy ATS, EBSV interrogates every CV against the job description and classifies each skill as evidenced, claimed without evidence, ormissing — so your shortlist is built on proof, not buzzwords.
Evidence-based scoring
Every claimed skill is cross-checked against the candidate’s own experience, projects and outcomes — not just job titles.
Tri-state classification
EBSV labels each required skill as Evidenced, Claimed or Missing — giving recruiters a defensible, audit-ready shortlist rationale.
False-skill detection
EBSV detects CVs that pad keyword density without supporting context — cutting CV fraud and keyword-stuffing from your pipeline.
Why charity and third-sector recruiters choose CVSense
Mission-fit scoring on evidence
EBSV reads CVs for real evidence of mission alignment — volunteering, lived experience, sector-specific roles — rather than keyword matches.
Lived experience signal
Surface candidates with lived experience your charity prioritises (e.g. care leavers, refugees, recovery) — based on what they share in the CV.
Fundraising track record
Score evidence of grants secured, individual giving, corporate partnerships or trust-and-foundation experience.
Trustee / volunteer evidence
Recognise trustee, charity governance and volunteer experience that often hides at the bottom of a paid-work-heavy CV.
Defensible & fair
EBSV scores on the criteria you set, surfaces written reasoning, and helps mitigate bias — see our AI Ethical Policy.
Affordable for small charities
Free to start, no credit card, free public job posting up to 1,000 applications per role.
How charity and third-sector recruiters use CVSense
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Add the role
Paste the JD plus essential and desirable criteria.
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Upload the CV batch
Drag and drop PDFs / DOCX from your inbox, job board, ATS or CRM.
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AI scores every CV on evidence
CVSense® EBSV ranks every candidate with a written rationale per score.
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Review and export
Open the ranked shortlist, read the rationale, export as CSV.
Charity & Third Sector — FAQs
Is CVSense affordable for small charities?+
Yes — start free, no credit card. Free public job posting allows up to 1,000 applications per role. Many small charities run their entire screening on the free tier.
Can CVSense recognise unconventional career paths?+
Yes. EBSV scores on the evidence in the CV — including volunteer experience, trustee roles, lived experience and career-break context. Strong candidates with non-linear CVs are no longer lost to keyword filters.
Does CVSense help reduce bias in charity hiring?+
CVSense is designed to score against the requirements you set, surfacing the evidence in the CV rather than demographic signals. See our published AI Ethical Policy.
Can CVSense screen volunteer recruitment too?+
Yes — many charities use CVSense for paid roles, volunteer recruitment and trustee searches.
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