Great nonprofit employer, but it is still nonprofit- Mile High United Way - Anonymous employee United Way Employee Review

3.0
Aug 10, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great team and talent. They really hire top-notch nonprofit people and they are very innovative within the nonprofit community. It is a great company for professional development and you will create a lot of good community contacts. Benefits are pretty good.

Cons

The mission is muddy. There are a lot of hands in a lot of pots and there is poor communication from the executive team in terms of where the organization is going. Expect to take a full year to actually understand what the organization does, and after that year they will throw in something random that really changes things up without much explanation. Advancement seems to be given to people based on popularity rather than specific work that individuals do. You may expand your department and grow and advance but if you don't have the right work style and personality you will be overlooked. While pay is better than most nonprofits, after a perfect review the most you can get for a raise is 3%.

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

The mission is meaningful and the work itself can be deeply rewarding. Colleagues are talented, dedicated, and genuinely care about the community they serve. For the right person, that camaraderie carries a lot of weight.

Cons

Over the past two years, this organization has undergone significant and painful change. A revolving door of senior leadership, including the abrupt loss of key executives, created instability that trickled down to every level of staff. Layoffs followed, and then a steady stream of voluntary departures that leadership appeared either unable or unwilling to address meaningfully. Under new leadership, nearly every quality-of-life benefit that made nonprofit-level salaries feel worth it has been reduced or eliminated: fewer sick days, increased healthcare costs, loss of Summer Fridays, loss of Thanksgiving week, and a shift to more required in-office days. The cumulative effect is an organization that asks a great deal of its staff, in salary sacrifice and mission commitment, while systematically withdrawing what made that trade-off feel fair.

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