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Environmental Defense Fund

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Very strong people, mission, network, and commitment to results - Anonymous employee Environmental Defense Fund Employee Review

5.0
Apr 27, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Bright people, reasonable work-life balance, exciting projects, competitive compensation, entrepreneurial, taking cutting edges to solve the most difficult problems, has a diverse and helpful network that is used for fundraising but also advancing program goals, good focus on getting tangible, measurable environmental results, unusual discipline for a non-profit organization

Cons

Difficult to move up, some lack of transparency into management decisions, need to improve cross-programmatic work in some areas, tough to get a job, as it is a very competitive landscape with lots of applicants for almost every position that opens up

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Professional development seminars, lots of contact with supervisors, nice office space, flexible hybrid schedule

Cons

Difficult to get return offer post-internship

3.0
Jun 1, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A community of mission-driven staff who truly care about the planet and the causes that EDF advances. Extremely smart and kind staff. Incredible benefits, including a significant amount of company days off (summer Fridays, org shut-down for one week at the end of August, days off include Veteran's Day and Juneteenth); very generous benefits.

Cons

Out-of-touch top leadership, especially Executive Director, who pretends to be authentic and caring but isn't at all.

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