Breakthrough T1D reviews

3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(359 total reviews)
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Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D.

75% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Breakthrough T1D has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 359 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Breakthrough T1D employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Oct 19, 2018
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Pros

The mission was very near and dear to my heart as I have a loved one affected by T1D. The volunteers and chapter staff were such a delight to work with and made going to work every day worth it.

Cons

The bonus, raise and payment structure were so unbelievably unfair. The regional and national staff are overpaid and under qualified. The chapter staff, who are the staff who raise the funds, plan the events, and foster relationships with donors and volunteers are the ones who are compensated for their hard work the least. Chapter staff feedback and concerns that are addressed with regional and national staff don’t seem to be considered or followed up on. The HR staff is complacent and in my opinion, useless. I loved my job and it was so hard for me to leave behind the relationships that I made within the community. But I could no longer continue to work for regional and national staff who made you feel as though you were replaceable and not valued.

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Breakthrough T1D Response
7y
Thank you for your candor and for leaving these comments. JDRF wants to be transparent as an organization... with our donors and with our staff... and to do that we welcome your feedback on how we can improve. We are striving to do so every day. If you'd like to share more, we'd love to have a conversation. Please contact us at Glassdoorreviews@jdrf.org.
1.0
Sep 8, 2018

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good local staff in chapters

Cons

The organization claims to be donor focused but in truth is an overly ambitious, impatient, unapologetic fund raising greed machine. If goals are not met people are packaged out one after another and replaced by someone who will do pretty much the exact same job. The organization exists really only to generate funds for research and there are no local programs that motivate volunteers and donors to stay involved, therefore only a small percentage of people who could be involved really get and stay involved in each local chapter. With a CEO in New York who makes almost 7 figuresThe organization comes under scrutiny for high salaries in the national office. Essentially what the organization wants are yes men and women in each city to do exactly what a micro managing overbearing and overstaffed national group says to do regardless of our inexperienced they are in a particular city, To illustrate this point on being solely money focused the organization only wants wealthy individuals on all the local boards. There is no interest in having individuals who were affected by the disease from middle class families. If you cannot produce several thousand dollars then there is no place for you to have a voice. This is true even in chapters where the revenue goals are ridiculously high. Despite unrealistic goals, the organization is ready at a moments notice to shuffle someone out of a position with barely a pat on the back and The regionsl team brings in one of their buddies that they would rather have in that position. When all is said and done JDRF has a set of values that it doesn't live up to when it comes to its own staff. Thusly, the culture and work life balance are as poor as anywhere I have ever been and constantly wears staff down to the bone.

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Breakthrough T1D Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback. We certainly agree that JDRF is fortunate to have amazing chapter staff, and it is important to us that they feel supported, valued and respected as the incredible professionals that they are. We value your opinion and would be very open to hearing more about your concerns if you would be open to a conversation. If so, please contact us at glassdoorfeedback@jdrf.org.
2.0
Jan 13, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing cause with the most passionate volunteers and dedicated staff anywhere.

Cons

What was once an incredible, successful, up and coming organization has experienced steady decline under the inept leadership of the past 5-10 years.

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