Pros
The specific lane that TNC occupies in the environmental movement is often understated. It isn't the fasted paced work, or work that always makes headlines, but the work is such a meaningful and necessary undercurrent. The folks on the ground making this happen do so not for personal recognition or even knowing that the work will be done in their tenure, but they do it because they care, and have cared for a long time. That is TNC's biggest asset. It is very sadly being eroded, though (see Cons section).
Cons
This feedback is about the Finance function. It may not be what many think of when thinking about TNC, but it is a critical piece of the work. In short, there is a crisis happening that is not being addressed. There is much to say about this, and not all of it is new, but it is now causing a completely preventable mass exodus of finance staff. Morale has never been lower. And the tone deafness of leadership has never been more real. The issues largely stem from the headquarters finance team that define so much of the work in the chapters. An extremely troublesome transition to Workday, combined with a mountain of intentionally uninformed and therefore poor decisions, has placed a spotlight on absolutely serious issues around accountability. As the chapters were thrown into complete chaos, the Controller refused and still refuses to seriously own the failures and instead demonstrates a master class of professional gaslighting and attempts to make villains out of those who have the courage to speak up. And that continues today. Staff who would stay, who are skilled and dedicated, are leaving in droves. Top Finance leadership's head is in the sand, not seeing that the skillset needed to lead headquarters finance is seriously lacking.