good place to work if you are a very driven person yourself and passionate about making a difference. - Anonymous employee MSDF Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

flexibility to suggest new ideas, micro management is not common, comfortable working environment

Cons

there are issues with trust, a group of "leaders" call the shots with little tolerance for some one outside that group expressing a divergent perspective, very limited growth opportunities, career path very unclear and almost non existent for program officers, typical program officer tenure is quite short (around 2 years) perhaps because there are hardly any growth opportunities, performance appraisal is very subjective and a lot of it is based on how employees talk about their own achievements. the human resource function seems almost non-existent (beyond hiring not sure what they do)

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5.0
May 8, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Exceptional Leadership - Meaningful work - Great benefits.

Cons

In the office required. A flat org structure and long tenures may limit upward career opportunity.

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay and benefits for a role in the non-profit space. Really kind and well-intentioned people, especially at the mid and junior levels.

Cons

If you're not in a senior-level position, your ability to shape and inform decisions, as well as your growth and learning as a professional, will be limited. High levels of gatekeeping, silos, unclear goals, and lack of accountability put mid- and junior-level staff in a very difficult position.

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