Pros
Incredible research resulting from the fundraising. The people not at the executive level in the national office are mostly incredible to work with. Most chapters have amazing staff. The years the org as a whole surpassed budget, the benefits package was great for me (under 40, single, no kids, general good health).
Cons
The salary increases that came out of left field (though much appreciated!) did not apply fairly - they were applied to only campaign staff and not to administrative staff in the Chapter level. I advocated successfully for my direct report to be part of that pay bump, which I am proud of and she certainly deserved. My managers failed me though and despite having 10 years of professional experience, I was making the same as my direct report who had 2 years experience. After a much needed org-wide technology upgrade & initiative - several hundred thousand dollars at my chapter alone, and the pay increased mentioned above, we had major layoffs last than four months later. For campaign staff in the major metropolitan areas, when there isn't an actual event occuring: unrealistic expectation be available via email or phone to volunteers off-hours. Many volunteers are high level corporate types used to being on call and expect their campaign contacts to be on call 24/7.