A Dynamic Exciting Place To Work
Pros
A global community of do-gooders, TechSoup has some of the lowest employee turn over I've seen in the nonprofit (or for-profit) sector. Yes, it can be hard to get things done sometimes and there are frustrations, but that's true anywhere and ultimately I go home every night knowing the work I did all day made a real difference in helping another nonprofit somewhere make the world a better place. It's immensely satisfying. I have been at the organization for more than 8 years and I'm not even close to being unusual there - many people not only stay for a long time, but go away and come back.
Cons
There is not a lot of hands-on management or clear guidance which means you have to be a self starter and be able to work with a lot of ambiguity. Also, because we are a social enterprise, we have a business model which is in the middle of significant change which is freaking people out.
