Managing As Mission pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a nonprofit manager by making the case that managing, as a reflection of the organizational mission - the cornerstone of any nonprofit - can bring about the change nonprofits were created to achieve: a better world for all. This book contains real-world examples, interview excerpts from nonprofit managers and directors, and a series of self-reflection and organization-wide tools to develop managers and managing as a mirror of the mission. The author of this book, Describes what it means to be a nonprofit manager by making the case that managing, as a reflection of the organizational mission, can provide staff with a first-hand experience of what the organization is trying to achieve. Considers the history of "mission" and lessons to solve dilemmas for today's non-profits. Provides a methodology for aligning mission with how the organization works to achieve the mission, by focusing on "the spaces in-between" - between individuals, systems, processes - where relationships, and subsequently work, often break down. Includes exercises and a series of templates to understand and contextualize managing as mission within individual nonprofit organizations. Themes within this book include: a discussion of the history of nonprofit missions; management tasks and approaches; aligning values; building working relationship and trust; and creating organizational structures and interactions that mirror the organizational mission. It is written in an informal first-person style, using humor that will allow the reader to see themselves in the examples and stories. Book jacket.