Reduce bureaucracy.
Despite the official statements of international organizations that they are committed to supporting local civic initiatives in Ukraine, the reality is that tens, hundreds, or even thousands of procedures are required to obtain these funds. We do not have the human resources to do this, and we do not consider it a priority.
Trust and responsibility are the basic principles of cooperation. Ukrainian NGOs cannot afford to fill out many grant applications, nor numerous, repetitive, lengthy due diligence procedures by some international deadline. We are working in a time of war.
Smaller organizations need unrestricted, flexible funding that is delivered quickly: we can demonstrate our legitimacy in other ways, through our actions on the ground and the endorsements of our peers, the networks we belong to, and the communities we serve.