Is Environmental Defense Fund a good company to work for?

Environmental Defense Fund has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 455 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Environmental Defense Fund to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Environmental Defense Fund have been left by employees working as Climate Corps Fellow , Intern and Project Manager .

Does Environmental Defense Fund pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Environmental Defense Fund employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Environmental Defense Fund. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Environmental Defense Fund?

90% of Environmental Defense Fund employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Environmental Defense Fund 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Environmental Defense Fund?

Intern (43) , Climate Corps Fellow (23) , Project Manager (19) , Director (11) , Manager (11) , Analyst (8) , Consultant (7) , Program Coordinator (6) , Development Coordinator (4) , Program Assistant (4) , Senior Analyst (4) , Communications Intern (3) , Ingénieur (3) , Research Analyst (3) , Research Fellow (3)

What are the pros of working at Environmental Defense Fund according to real employee reviews?

"Great Organization and people." ((in 50 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 29 reviews)); "driven colleagues; meaningful work with applications of science in policy; great exposure to innovations in the environmental space" ((in 23 reviews)); "EDF has great and friendly staff" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great culture, laid" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Environmental Defense Fund according to real employee reviews?

"Management is always willing to listen but not often willing to move on policy which sometimes leaves them behind the curve." ((in 14 reviews)); "Poor management, fails to value and develop junior staff, doesn’t reward good managers, poor managers excel" ((in 11 reviews)); "Unfortunately the pay is low because it is a non" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is completely disconnected from day to day operations and seems to have no clue how to run a company." ((in 10 reviews)); "Maybe one day we can all take home a $890k+ salary like Fred Krupp." ((in 7 reviews))

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Item: Environmental Defense Fund
Rating: 5
Author: Research Intern (Summer)

4.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(272 total reviews)

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

Jun 12, 2010

Great mission, highly effective, but could be better.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Perhaps the most effective environmental NGO to work at the intersection of environment, markets, and business. Most employees feel like they have an ability to shape the national dialogue on environmental issues and the organization is creative in it's approach.

Cons

There is no clear path for advancement within the organization, so it's up to employees to "figure it out" and make opportunities happen for themselves. Compensation for employees that rise up within the organization does not keep pace with new employees.

5.0

Jan 1, 2010

Summer Internship - A great opportunity if you seek out your own challenges

Research intern (summer)

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The Austin office has experts from a variety of backgrounds, including biology, engineering, economics, business, geology, and law. The office is very laid back (especially in the summer, I'm told) and work hours are flexible. Once you demonstrate that you are a serious employee, there are great opportunities to take on a prominent role in research. I was able to attend City Council hearings and meetings with other environmental groups, and my research was regularly used on official EDF business. Best of all, nearly everyone is friendly and engaging. I developed several valuable connections that have lead to promising job prospects--and not just in Austin. Highly recommended (especially at $12/hour)!

Cons

As a motivated and passionate person, the office was sometimes too laid back for my tastes. I found myself doing more work than some of my "bosses" on some occasions--not because I was told to work harder, but because they weren't as dedicated to producing results as myself. Also, make sure you actively try to seek out work that interests you. When I first arrived, they would have been more than happy to give me somewhat brainless tasks to be completed in my little office for the duration of the summer. But because I pushed and nagged until I got work that was engaging, they were more than happy to comply. I got the sense that the full-time employees didn't trust interns to be effective and dedicated, but once I proved to them that I was capable, they shoveled over a great deal of responsibility.

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