The following “Best Practices” are provided to give quality leadership in keeping with the expectations from the site. Before any person considers leading a team, he or she should have served as a member of a prior team and completed team leader training through their annual conference or jurisdictional UMVIM program. The team leader should, where possible, make a first-hand, on-site visit to complete arrangements for the team project or else consult personally with the local hosts. One bad experience by a poorly prepared team could seriously jeopardize the entire volunteer program in another location. The team leader must assure the best in preparation and implementation. Therefore, please indicate those applicable: