"Developing the financial, economic, and organizational capacity of the civil sector is imperative," states Vitaliy Kharechko, Chairman of the Board of the NGO Community Self-Help. "Each organization must strengthen its research into gaps and needs, and build its projects based on effectively meeting those needs."

"The more robust, authoritative, influential, and specialized civil organizations we have that can advocate for the interests of their target audience, the greater Ukraine's chances of success, and the greater the prevention of authoritarianism for the state."

"We all must strive to develop, improve, and make more effective what we are doing now. And share our work with everyone, find budgets for advertising, and advocate for the ideas we stand for. Compete, adopt best practices for improving and operating our organizations. Find time for rest and recovery to bring victory even closer."

"What is the key role of civil society? To prevent totalitarianism and authoritarianism in power. To develop, improve, and humanize the communities in which we live."