ABSTRACT
Community-based organizations (CBOs) come in a variety of forms and have diverse missions; although coordinating and hosting volunteers may be part of their work, they do so only to support their primary purpose of working within local communities on specific social issues. When working with an intermediary organization, site leaders will want to discuss and define the roles of the intermediary organization staff ahead of time. CBOs, or volunteer-receiving organizations, are based in country or have a strong local or in-country presence. Site leaders have more responsibility in working with CBOs. Program leaders should scrutinize intermediary organizations just as they do when developing a direct partnership with a CBO, but there may be additional issues to raise. Additionally, the International Volunteer Programs Association is working to set industry standards to assess intermediary organizations.
