Ku Chung-hwa, professor of sociology at National Chengchi University, explains that the biggest difference between NPOs and POs (profit organizations) is that in their mission to charitably serve the public, NPOs rely on resources collected from the community.
政大社會系教授顧忠華指出，NPO 能集合眾人的資源、能力，完成個人做不到的事。NPO 與 PO（一般營利事業）最大的不同，在於其標榜公共使命和公益功能，藉以吸收和運用社會資源。