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Environmental Defense Fund

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Environmental Defense Fund reviews

4.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(272 total reviews)
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Fred Krupp

80% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Environmental Defense Fund has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 272 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Environmental Defense Fund employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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272 reviews
2.0
Mar 31, 2024

Great Mission, Awful Leadership

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Pros

Very bright staff, summer Fridays

Cons

The organization grew by 50% in the last two years but didn't have anywhere near enough revenue to cover the cost. Conducting layoffs in March 2024 but already seeming to start a new hiring boom. Leadership absolutely blinded by ambition and ego. The org lacks the most basic financial controls. Wouldn't donate money here and wish I could find a job elsewhere. DEI and EJ commitments are far behind peer orgs.

3.0
Oct 1, 2014

Good organization but needs some help

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Pros

-Great mission and cause to work for -More corporate than most non profits, more organized -Excellent flexibility and work-life balance

Cons

-Organization needs to invest in staff and training- management could use some help -Lack of upward mobility, especially for junior level staff- the organization fails to hire within -EDF doesn't always live up to its values- the lack of diversity, in terms of ethnicity and thought evidences this -Not as progressive or innovative as the organization touts itself to be

2.0
May 2, 2024

Good intentions, terrible execution

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Pros

* generous flexible schedule, including during the summer half day Fridays then full day Fridays off for about a month each, then a full week off for Employee Appreciation Week * people who really care about the work

Cons

* incredibly top heavy, and worse there's an incredibly frustrating unclear process to get things done and get decisions made. Management is stuck with analysis paralysis, and if you dare take initiative and actually get something done, people suddenly come out of the woodwork to tell you everything you did wrong. And yet zero people give positive direction as you were there struggling to feel your way through blindly. * management is too old and out of touch and yet due to top-heaviness are the very ones makes decisions about things they know nothing about, instead of delegating and trusting the people they hire * CEO has been there since before I was born, and I'm middle aged. It's time for a change * if you do anything remotely related to software or IT or anything modern, stay far far away. Upper management has no idea what technologies are necessary or what best practices are, and even if you yourself do, you're not trusted or empowered to do your job properly * a bit of bias - instead of merit, people in the organization tend to be trusted based on academic or industry affiliation

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