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Compassion International

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Compassion International reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(423 total reviews)
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Jimmy Mellado

89% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Compassion International has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 423 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Compassion International 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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423 reviews
1.0
Mar 11, 2015
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Pros

Wonderful, amazing mission. Pay is comparable to a for-profit corp. Benefits are exceptional.

Cons

Leadership. New CEO has had plenty of time to turn things around. Instead, his leadership has made them worse. He leads an old boys club of senior leaders that have not been able to help move the organization forward. CEO is in over his head and does not have the expertise or intuition to lead this organization.

1.0
Nov 21, 2015

Vice President

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The expressed common purpose of "releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name" is easy to grasp but is not evident at our headquarters. The staff are focused on the purpose and endure the suffering of the leadership culture. The real miracle is that the programs continue to meet the ministry goals, despite the broken culture and systems.

Cons

The CEO down to the VP level need to recognize their own capabilities and limitations and gracefully transition out, for the sake of the children and ministry. I have first-hand knowledge of accounting wrongdoings and examples of the executive team brushing aside corruption. HR is very broken and has posed as a support to whistle-blowers, while working with the corrupt managers to ensure the termination of the reporting employees. Loyal employees need outside legal support before coming forward. This organization is a group of lawsuits in the making! This is a classic "restart" situation where all of the executives need to resign or retire in order for the organization to thrive and even have the hope of achieving the "2020 Vision". The Board of Directors is either in the dark or a willing party to all that is broken. Any external review would focus on the out-of-control spending associated with the programs to replace our core systems. The consulting groups are actually running our organization, requiring the termination of current and future staff. Obviously, we are concerned about the stewardship metrics and operational expenses as measured by external groups.

1.0
Sep 9, 2017

Hypocrisy in Senior Leadership

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Pros

Great mission and the staff in their international field offices are A+

Cons

Leadership at the Global Ministry Center in Colorado Springs, especially in the HR, Legal, and Global Leadership Office are "empty suits" with little integrity.

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