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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

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      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      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
      4.0
      Mar 20, 2016

      Great job, but be careful with hosts

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      You can definitely learn a lot on the job and get great real world experience They cover training and travel They offer a great chance for networking Great Pay

      Cons

      Host organizations can be pretty unprepared Host managers are sometimes not very involved, they'll leave the project totally in your hands

      4.0
      Mar 4, 2016

      Passionate People, Interesting Work, Some Growing Pains

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      Pros

      -Well-established NGO that does not have to be struggling for sources of financing, which allows flexibility in the scope of work done. -Higher level program staff is full of accomplished individuals who are experts in their field, and yet nonetheless remain more or less accessible to their junior staff. -Relatively flat structure when it comes to information sharing and work assigned to junior staff, which allows one to build a good work portfolio and learn about what the organization is doing across all levels. -Good work-life balance for the most part: Most people work 9 to a little past 5, others are working evenings and weekends but this depends on the team.

      Cons

      -Due to its size and ambiguity as to hierarchy when it comes to certain programs, decision-making is complicated and sometimes based on consensus, which slows EDF down to the point of being reactive rather than proactive at times. -Sometimes management is based in a different office from where one is working, which can be a source of mis-communication and slow down as people are in these cases accessible only by phone or email. -Managers in programs are more program area specialists than managers, which may lead to management inefficiencies.

      3.0
      Feb 8, 2016

      director

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      Pros

      exceptionally smart people. strong commitment to excellence.

      Cons

      not a very warm or welcoming culture. Sink or swim environment.

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