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Intense Power Dynamics and Leadership Disconnect - Anonymous employee Making Waves Foundation Employee Review

2.0
Nov 7, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits, such as time off and employer covered healthcare are great. Everyone on the CAP side of the office below the director level is very qualified, very kind, and very passionate about the work, some of the best people I've worked with.

Cons

There are major leadership issues at Making Waves Foundation. I witnessed racial micro and macro aggressions with no accountability. Leadership is heavy on white folks, many of whom think they are committed to DEI but not working meaningfully toward it. There are many initiatives leadership is attempting to push out, and a large emphasis on the strategic plan, but no concern for how not rehiring coaching staff when they leave is already impacting a massively burnt out programs level team. Roughly 10% of the organization has quit within the last month for reasons such as lack of promotion opportunities, inadequate pay for the level of work being done,

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5.0
May 10, 2025
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Pros

Clear communication and expectations. I felt supported in my project, and there was a good balance of leadership and freedom when working with my manager.

Cons

Difficult to reach by transit, however they had flexible remote / hybrid schedule.

5.0
Nov 27, 2023
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Pros

Fantastic team, incredible mission serving underserved children

Cons

I cannot think of a con to speak of, except, as with all non profits, there is not an opportunity for equity based compensation as no one can have ownership in a non profit

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