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Improving Third-Party Vetting for a Strategic Partnership Organization

How a leading organization used Valital to identify hidden reputational risks before signing new partnerships.

The Client
A highly reputable organization focused on building strategic partnerships with not-for-profits to strengthen community impact and corporate reputation. With a strong internal culture of trust and collaboration, leadership empowered their team to manage negotiations independently — until one partnership exposed a critical blind spot.
Use case
Improving Third-Party Vetting for a Strategic Partnership Organization
The Author
By Ladanna James - Head of Marketing and Partnerships
The Challenge

A manager successfully closed a partnership with a well-regarded not-for-profit.

The collaboration promised positive social outcomes and strong brand alignment — until post-signature research revealed that one of the NFP’s directors had a history of financial misconduct and fraud allegations.

The organization was blindsided. Despite their best intentions, the absence of structured third-party due diligence left them vulnerable to reputational damage.

They learned the hard way that:

  • ⚠️ Even “trusted” partners can hide risk.
  • 🧩 Manual vetting and online searches aren’t enough.‍
  • 💬 Reputation risk can spread faster than the truth.
The Solution

Valital’s AI-powered Adverse Media Monitoring platform would have enabled the organization to identify reputational red flags early — before the deal was signed.

Here’s how Valital transforms third-party vetting:

  • AI-Driven Adverse Media Screening: Detects misconduct across categories like financial crime, fraud, harassment, and discrimination.
  • Continuous Monitoring: Real-time alerts for any new developments or emerging risks.
  • ‍Contextual Insights: NLP-based analysis delivers meaning and nuance, not just mentions.
  • ‍Bilingual Coverage: English and French results with native context — no machine translation.
  • ‍Custom Configurations: Tailored to align with the organization’s compliance and brand protection priorities.
The Result

Organizations using Valital have achieved:

  • ‍📉 Reduced exposure to reputational damage by detecting risk before formal agreements.
  • ⚡ Faster and smarter vetting compared to manual research.
  • 🧠 Improved decision confidence with context-rich, verified insights.
  • 🔄 Always-on risk visibility for partners, donors, and affiliates.
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“Reputation can drive value or destroy it. Valital helps you stay on the right side of that line — protecting trust before it’s tested.”

Ladanna James

Head of Marketing and Partnerships

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