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Compassion International

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A once great organization languishes under bad leaders - Relationship Manager Compassion International Employee Review

2.0
Jan 6, 2026
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Pros

Amazing mission, generous pay, people who love the Lord to work with.

Cons

Leadership doesn't lead. They just aggregate information from lower levels. This is especially true of the CMO who clearly knows nothing about relationships or marketing. His years of leadership have been our worst performing years but there is no accountability from the CEO or his peers. Very much like the previous CMO's tenure...

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Compassion International Response
6mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. It differs from ours. Here’s why: From a financial performance perspective, Compassion is enjoying its 28th consecutive year of revenue growth and we anticipate that trend will continue into next year. However, not all channels are seeing the level of growth we believe is possible. Our growth in contributions from sponsorships has slowed in the last few years, consistent with trends in our sector. There are several reasons why this is the case, and we are addressing those directly. We are very excited about significant innovation efforts that we believe will reinvigorate sponsorship growth. Those will take time to have their full effect. At the same time, our philanthropic beyond sponsorship contributions have tripled in the last five years, with continued signs of increased growth moving forward. From a culture perspective, our last two anonymous employee surveys (2024 & 2025) reflect improvement across all eight indexes—including engagement, leadership, and well-being. From a global program point of view, in the last fiscal year we added more than 400 new frontline church partnerships around the world and invited over 210,00 new participants into our church-led program and are now serving a record 2.4 million children. In terms of participant impact, the following statistics are highlights from a recent study of 99 program alumni that indicated: 1) 97% agreed that they have been released from poverty in Jesus' name; 2) 92% agreed that they are providing a better life for their children; and 3) 90% say they serve in their communities. From a leadership perspective, we have a robust succession planning process for every critical role, including SVP roles. These highly skilled leaders stay sacrificially engaged because they believe in the mission and are fully committed to leading Compassion to an even better future. At Compassion, we deeply value our mission and all the incredible team members who make it possible. We remain focused on building a healthy, thriving organization that is increasingly stepping into its full redemptive potential. To do that, we continually invite team members to share constructive input through our internal channels to help us improve moving forward. We thank you for your perspective. It will help us get better.

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5.0
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Pros

Great people... great mission. Incredible to be a part of such a life-changing ministry to some of the most impoverished children in the world.

Cons

Expectations are very high to do so much with relatively little resources.

3.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Everyone is attracted to the mission, at least at first. There are some exceptional benefits in terms of work flexibility, and an overall sense of making a meaningful impact in lives.

Cons

Things move slowly, and direction is often unclear to the point that staff lose motivation. The organization is undergoing financial stress with no clear remedy, and there are very limited opportunities for growth. It's frustrating to see pet projects get resources while true organizational needs go unattended. The medical insurance offering has been almost worthless, though Compassion tries with a HSA plus-up.

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Compassion International Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're glad to hear that our mission, workplace flexibility and opportunities to make a meaningful impact have been positive aspects of your experience. We recognize that periods of change and complexity can create challenges, and we're committed to communication, aligning priorities and equipping our teams for long-term success. We also continually evaluate our competitive benefits offerings and other areas of the employee experience to ensure we are serving our staff well. Thank you for your ongoing contributions to our mission.
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