The Art of Doing Good is the ultimate do-gooder's handbook. It provides the essential instruction to ordinary people who either want to be social entrepreneurs and are thinking of starting a nonprofit, or have already begun one and are wondering what they've gotten themselves into. The possibilities of nonprofits are limitless, but invariably, their mission is challenging. The operational structure can be complex and fraught with the tensions of any startup, the financing is uncertain, the hours can be endless and the commitment total. How can you and your organization do this work wisely and well, to bear fruit and actually change the world? To answer that question, Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon guide the reader through the life-cycle of any nonprofit, starting with that first explosive Aha! moment of inspiration, and then following through the intense process of self-examination, collecting resources, recruiting and managing staff on a tight budget, determining a plan, and developing measures and systems until the organization is finally ready to take off. The authors then explain how to transform from a social entrepreneur into a manager and how to deal with challenges like resource development, board governance issues, personnel matters, and, trickiest of all, Founder's Syndrome. The book ends with the largest question of all-when, and whether, to step aside, and leave the work to others to carry on. All of these steps are grounded in the tenets of the book's broader philosophy: acting with intentionality and purpose, recognizing that taking satisfaction in social entrepreneurship work is right and necessary, having goals, and knowing that you will collect (and need) a wide group of collaborators. Throughout the book, the authors share the inspiring true stories of 18 social entrepreneurs including: Michael Brown, who has drawn hundreds of thousands of young Americans to give of themselves in City Year; Darell Hammond, who created the community-built playground movement KaBOOM!; Mark Hanis, who mobilized a political force to combat genocide with his Genocide Intervention Network; and Geoffrey Canada built a community-wide superstructure to support the underserved students of his Harlem Children's Zone, and many more. The authors also draw on their own rich experience in philanthropy. Bronfman's foundation, the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, of which Solomon is president, has undertaken eight startups in three countries, most famously the Birthright Israel program that has already exposed over 300,000 young Jewish adults to life in Israel for ten days, all expenses paid; 21/64, which fosters an intergenerational approach to strategic philanthropy; Reboot, which spurs thought leaders to renewed engagement with issues of Jewish identity; and Gift of New York, which connected 10,000 family members of 9/11 victims with free tickets to cultural, entertainment and sports venues. The authors' first book, The Art of Giving, was for and about donors. It was aimed at financial philanthropists who changed the world with their money. This new book is intended for active philanthropists who seek to change to world not with their money, but with their effort. With The Art of Doing Good, anyone can create and run an organization that makes a real difference.