FreeWill Accelerates Hiring Velocity with Confident Fraud Detection Using Tofu
Summary
FreeWill empowers millions of people to give to the causes they care about through their innovative estate planning and charitable giving platform. As a mission-driven organization scaling rapidly to serve more nonprofits and donors, Nicole McElroy, Director of Talent, recognized the need for advanced security measures to protect their recruiting process while maintaining their commitment to swift, efficient hiring.
Tofu helps us identify fraudulent applicants 90% faster than we had previously, saving us a significant amount of time on application screening.
Nicole McElroy
Director of Talent · FreeWill
The Challenge
Key pain points included:
- Time-consuming manual verification processes, spending significant time on candidate validation using several different resources when trying to review hundreds of applications in short time frames.
- Uncertainty about candidate authenticity, creating hesitation in ambitious hiring timelines and lack of systematic fraud detection creating vulnerabilities in their talent pipeline.
- Risk of fraudulent candidates advancing through expensive interview processes without proper detection systems in place.
How Tofu Helped
Streamlined Security Integration
FreeWill implemented Tofu's fraud detection system as a seamless layer in their existing hiring workflow, ensuring every applicant underwent comprehensive authentication without forcing recruiters to leave their primary application.
Accelerated Fraud Detection
Tofu's advanced algorithms delivered immediate impact — identifying fraudulent applicants 90% faster than previous manual methods.
Intelligent Candidate Prioritization
Tofu does a tremendous job of pulling key requirements from the role to identify candidates that are most aligned, while also allowing recruiters to customize what they're looking for using search tools and customization.
Impact
FreeWill's partnership with Tofu demonstrates how advanced fraud detection and intelligent candidate ranking can accelerate hiring velocity while enhancing security. By streamlining validation processes and providing confidence in candidate authenticity and alignment, Tofu enabled FreeWill to scale their talent acquisition efforts efficiently, supporting their mission to democratize charitable giving.