Global Knowledge Initiative Reviews

My sense is that this has changed since I was there, but pay and benefits were a bit below what its larger competitors often offered (as is often the case for young non-profits). It faced some of the other challenges small teams face: funding feast or famine, a staff with more energy than experience (I would include myself in that group), a somewhat informal HR and benefits system (by the way - each of these things improved while I was there, and have improved more since I left). This is not a con, but for some people it might be: there was a lot of work, and team members were expected to step up - and were rewarded for doing so. This wasn't an organization where someone could just punch the clock and wait for 5 PM. But that was attractive to me, as it was to most other team members.

Challenges similar to those faced by most if not all small but growing nonprofit organizations working in the global development field (e.g., staff size, limitations of donor-funded project cycle). That said, leadership is exceedingly committed to finding creative, sustainable solutions to whatever issue may emerge, and welcomes staff members' regular and ongoing contributions into a range of organizational strategy and strengthening initiatives. No matter the issue on the table, staff have an open door with leadership to find and implement solutions.