The foundation systematically implements projects aimed at the interaction and development of all parts of society related to solving social problems.

The main goals are to strengthen the nonprofit sector in Russia, so that employees can maintain a high level of professionalism; to have the number of charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) be sufficient to address the needs of a vulnerable population; and finally, to actively involve all citizens in solving social problems.

After he led the development of a support system that efficiently helped local residents suffering from terrible flooding, he decided to leave photojournalism and devote himself entirely to charity.

To provide the full transparency, all fundraising results and budgets of supported projects which are verified by the Help Needed experts, as well as the foundation's own reports[7] are published online and publicly available.

Takie Dela's special projects department is focused on the production of new forms of media covering "tough" and unpopular topics.

[13] The special projects team also received the 2017 Best Digital News Story award of the international festival Visa pour l'Image for "Kosa i Kamen" (Russian: Коса и Камень, lit.

[18] At the end of 2017, Help Needed won the Russian presidential grant to implement the "Charity Tour" program in the eastern regions of the country.

[19] The program's goal is to develop Russian civil society through combining efforts of regional NGOs and media, local authorities and business stakeholders.

In 2017, the foundation opened its own publishing house[20] to print books on charity, philanthropy and various aspects of development of the non-profit sector of the economy.

[21] The first book published was a Russian edition of Uncharitable – How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential by American writer, entrepreneur and activist Dan Pallotta.