Volunteer-based initiatives have limited human, financial, and material resources. Those that do not try to solve problems on their own but seek help from other groups: volunteers, businesses, local authorities, and NGOs, are more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to active cooperation between groups, initiatives also benefit from the existence of a stable group and connections. If initiatives are created on the basis of an existing organization or team, this allows for a quicker determination of the format of activities and distribution of responsibilities among participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Civic initiatives are also more successful when they involve their target audience in volunteering. One such example is the involvement of internally displaced persons as a human resource. In the 24 initiatives studied, internally displaced persons became staff members of humanitarian headquarters, organized events for local residents, or helped their communities under occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study showed that the grassroots movement in communities is permanent and sustainable. This is confirmed by the fact that 81% of the surveyed civic initiatives continue to work a year after the start of the full-scale war. The most sustainable formats were information projects and volunteer headquarters – 100% and 92% respectively continue to operate to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n