American Heart Association reviews

One of the greatest challenges working in the American Heart Association is maintaining a good work-life balance. The organization as a whole believes in this value but quite often has a difficult time living up to that standard, especially on the fundraising side. Also, as of late the Health Strategies division has begun to experience challenges maintaining this work-life balance due to increased demands "to be more things to more people and community partners." This coupled with a significant reduction in staff across the country is beginning to put undue strain on the remaining employees and many volunteers. Refocusing of priorities is greatly needed to maintain the viability of the workforce and volunteer infrastructure within the American Heart Association.

Large not-for-profit so can be very "corporate". Lots of turnover and some management is poor. Affiliate structure lends itself to same issues many nationa/affiliate organizations face -- difficulty in communication and cohesiveness. Disparities exist between geographic regions and size of offices regarding titles, compensation, training opportunities. As with many NFP's, revenue-generators make significantly more money than program delivery, and emphasis is placed on revenue generation without being able to provide programs and services to many donors.