The NGO Research Center is a research institute in the School of Philanthropy at the Dharma Drum University. The primary purpose of the research center is to promote good NGO management practices and facilitate interdisciplinary research. The NGO Research Center has extensive competence and experience in NGO research. Its extensive research has two main foci: 

• Knowledge Innovation: developing professional skills and extending understanding of NGO research fields, including planning, marketing, fundraising, HRM, networking, and social enterprise.
• Research Platform: constructing a platform that connects people and information, and bridges University and local community.