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Democracy Forward Foundation

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For an organization fighting against authoritarian dictatorships, it sure runs like one - Anonymous employee Democracy Forward Foundation Employee Review

2.0
Apr 16, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive pay and benefits, nice office space, get to work on important and cool projects making a difference. Cool coworkers who are very smart.

Cons

In a word: leadership. The organization's leadership has unreasonable expectations around work hours, changes direction on projects without informing anyone but expecting you to know to follow suit, and does not accept feedback of any kind.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Great people, great work, great pay (especially for public interest legal work as an intern)

Cons

No cons. It's a great place to work

2.0
May 15, 2025
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Pros

- Wonderful mission that is as important now as ever - Exceptionally talented coworkers who are deeply committed to the work - Fundraising is excellent, teams and programs are growing rapidly

Cons

- False urgency, there are constant fire drills, with unrealistic and unexplained deadlines - Relentless change in project leadership, organizational policies, and ways of doing things - Toxic negativity and hostility, including gossip between managers and direct reports that goes unchecked - Executive team sets unreasonable expectations and creates a culture of fear where mistake are not tolerated - Workload since the beginning of the Trump administration has been relentless with no sign of relief or support coming. More personnel and consultants are hired which leads to duplicated work on teams who are growing too fast to develop clear roles and solid processes. - No work life balance. True days off, time for family or recharging are hard to come by. The cultural expectation is that you will be available by phone or Slack even during time off. - Ignore the glowing, recent, and obviously fake reviews

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