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Terrible, insecure new CEO creates toxic workplace - Anonymous employee Keep America Beautiful Employee Review

2.0
Feb 17, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some really caring people who come together despite the mess and work hard, good pay for a nonprofit, good on the resume, the affiliate network works hard

Cons

Terrible leadership by new CEO who started in May 2022. She elevates her “buddies” and alienates most who she doesn’t feel she’s above as a person, Dev team doesn’t have the contacts to raise money so the org is suffering, mission of org gets lost, “too many cooks in the kitchen” at most group meetings, all problems come back to the new CEO, JL.

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Keep America Beautiful Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about your experience during your tenure at Keep America Beautiful. We appreciate hearing from our employees, both positive and negative, as it helps us identify areas where we can improve and address concerns. As the CEO of Keep America Beautiful, I want to assure you that we take all feedback seriously and are committed to making improvements wherever necessary to make our organization. Times of transition are hard but we are working hard to make Keep America Beautiful a great place to work where people can find meaningful careers doing important work for communities across the country. Thank you again for your feedback, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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3.0
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Pros

-Positive, interesting mission -Small team of passionate people -Summer Fridays and flexible hours -Opportunity to travel nationwide throughout the KAB affiliate network -Volunteer opportunities -Decent benefits package (healthcare, FSA, 403b match, PTO) -Office location

Cons

-Recent restructure has resulted in confusion of roles, loss of key staff with institutional and subject matter knowledge and low employee morale. -Lack of focus/direction from the organization's leadership; the organization tends to chase sponsor dollars without fully thinking through whether or not the funded work is going to advance the mission, or can be carried out by the staff on hand. -Programs need to be updated to remain marketable. -Ever-changing brand strategy, verbiage, marketing materials and focus is confusing to staff, affiliates and the outside world. -Heavy workload, at times unmanageable or requiring staff to work on projects outside of their job descriptions. More people managing programs (or fewer programs in general) would be helpful. -Limited opportunity for career advancement or professional development. -Limited fundraising strategy; reliance on what the organization did in past years to meet revenue goals vs. staying apprised of new trends in philanthropy and evolving to stay relevant. -There is a recent focus on international growth which is concerning, considering the organization's limited bandwidth and lack of presence in major U.S. markets.

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