service programs

One of the characteristics unique to governmental and not-for-profit organizations is the inability to eliminate unprofitable activities. Clearly, in the case of these activities, you cannot use profitability to evaluate success.
How is success determined in service programs that must be subsidized, and how does it differ between governmental organizations and nonprofit organizations?
Identify a governmental and a not-for-profit program of this nature and then do the following:
Offer some background on each program.
Indicate how success is measured in these programs