Leadership needs Management and Leadership training - Community Engagement %26 Evaluation United Way Employee Review

2.0
Mar 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Trust-based philanthropy model Community Impact Center model Access to potentially meaningful work

Cons

Highly defensive & sensitive leadership that struggles to navigate criticism from staff Seems more likely to trust feedback from the community than their own employees Punitive/coercive to lower-level staff who disagree with leadership Leadership still follows outdated views on work-life balance despite trying to create policies to increase balance (asking employees to do work outside of their job description, not backfilling positions in a timely manner, expecting staff to manage leadership who do not have the skills to perform their own work)

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5.0
Apr 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People were very nice and cooperative

Cons

Not any that I would speak of

2.0
Jun 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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