本文選擇當今21 世紀最重要的國際趨勢之一「非政府組織」，探討它如何在公民社會中運用日漸增強的柔性力量「志願服務」，提升人類生活品質、促進國際和平；本研究採文獻探討法；研究目地則是以臺灣的非政府組織「佛教慈濟慈善事業基金會」、「國際志工協會」、「中華民國紅十字會」為案例，分析其志願服務如何協助已非聯合國成員的臺灣參與國際非政府組織的運作，如何面對外交困境尋找突破路徑，如何結合公私部門力量，以服務貢獻爭取2,300 萬臺灣人民的生存尊嚴。

This article is selected one of the most important international trends in the 21stcentury -Non-Government Organization (NGO), and discussion on the increasing soft power of voluntary service, how it promotes NGO and how to make it enhance the quality of human life in the global civil
society, and support the international peace, The study is based on literature review approach, Three Taiwanese Non-Government Organizations are chosen as case study. They are Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Taiwan, The International Association for Volunteer Effort, Taiwan. (IAVE TAIWAN) and The International Committee of The Red Cross, The Republic of China, to analyze how voluntary service assists the Non-United Nation member, Taiwan, in participating in INGOs, how to find its way to break through the diplomatic dilemma of Taiwan and to combine the power of public and private sectors to contribute to the global citizens for dignity of 23 million people in Taiwan.