Great place to work, flexible hours, a lot of autonomy - Vice President, Development United Way Employee Review

5.0
Jun 9, 2015
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Pros

What I appreciate about our affiliate is there is room to innovate and try new things, staff and volunteer leadership work hard to create a positive atmosphere, and the hours are flexible for those employees that are hitting benchmarks.

Cons

Budget, budget, budget. We raise millions every year but our entire development and marketing budget is less than 5% of that. That makes it difficult to educate the community and increase our visibility. Additionally, the efforts of our fundraising team and program staff are not aligned fully. We also lack a system that adequately holds underperforming staff accountable.

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Cons

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Pros

The mission is meaningful and the work itself can be deeply rewarding. Colleagues are talented, dedicated, and genuinely care about the community they serve. For the right person, that camaraderie carries a lot of weight.

Cons

Over the past two years, this organization has undergone significant and painful change. A revolving door of senior leadership, including the abrupt loss of key executives, created instability that trickled down to every level of staff. Layoffs followed, and then a steady stream of voluntary departures that leadership appeared either unable or unwilling to address meaningfully. Under new leadership, nearly every quality-of-life benefit that made nonprofit-level salaries feel worth it has been reduced or eliminated: fewer sick days, increased healthcare costs, loss of Summer Fridays, loss of Thanksgiving week, and a shift to more required in-office days. The cumulative effect is an organization that asks a great deal of its staff, in salary sacrifice and mission commitment, while systematically withdrawing what made that trade-off feel fair.

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