Is The Nature Conservancy a good company to work for?

The Nature Conservancy has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,153 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at The Nature Conservancy to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Nature Conservancy have been left by employees working as Donor Relations Manager , Intern and Conservation Practitioner .

Does The Nature Conservancy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Nature Conservancy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Nature Conservancy. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Nature Conservancy?

72% of The Nature Conservancy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Nature Conservancy 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Nature Conservancy?

Intern (36) , Director (29) , Associate Director of Development (16) , Project Manager (15) , Donor Relations Manager (12) , Conservation Practitioner (10) , Manager (10) , Program Coordinator (10) , Program Director (10) , Coordinator (8) , Operations Coordinator (8) , Program Manager (8) , Scientist (8) , Associate Director (7) , Especialista (7)

What are the pros of working at The Nature Conservancy according to real employee reviews?

"Most of the people are great and very smart and care about the mission." ((in 115 reviews)); "great benefits for a non profit" ((in 107 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 35 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 34 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Nature Conservancy according to real employee reviews?

"Leadership has been poor and unstable over the almost ten years that I have worked at TNC. Leaders come and go and are usually hired from outside and do not understand or value the institutional knowledge of longtime employees." ((in 30 reviews)); "Tout a 7 hour work day which I guess is supposed to balance the low salaries." ((in 25 reviews)); "The organization refuses to address poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "It’s easy for bad managers to hide in the bureaucracy here." ((in 13 reviews)); "Clear and blatant favoritism." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Nature Conservancy layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Nature Conservancy layoffs and their outlook for job security at The Nature Conservancy in 2026.

What are the top reviewed The Nature Conservancy locations?

Arlington , New York , Washington , San Francisco , Chicago , Seattle , Boston , Boulder , Portland , Wilmington , Los Angeles , Sacramento , Denver , Charlottesville , Madison , Lansing , Minneapolis , Columbus , Miami , Atlanta , Alexandria , Saint Louis , Tucson , Durham , Raleigh , Providence , Bethesda , Orlando , Newark , Salt Lake City

The Nature Conservancy reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(869 total reviews)

Jennifer Morris

87% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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The Nature Conservancy has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 869 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Nature Conservancy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

869 reviews

1.0

Mar 29, 2019

Think Twice

Regional gift strategist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tremendous environmental causes worthy of protecting

Cons

Viscious employment environment to work in. Back stabbing, no management support. You're on your own.

The Nature Conservancy Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to write your review. I feel disheartened to read it as your experience is not how we how we want our employees to feel at TNC. As in most of our reviews, the work with do is ambitious and I understand how easy it is to feel not valued when faced with the growing challenges of saving the world. Additionally, I can't imagine how hard it would be to feel like you work in a vicious environment without supportive colleagues. TNC doesn't want our employees to feel this way and have measures in place to combat that, such as an Ethics & Compliance call line and ERG's to help further relationships outside of your business unit. Again, I apologize for your experience. If you would like to chat further, I'd love to hear your advice on how to move forward. I understand it takes courage to post reviews like this, so appreciate you doing so. Please contact me at recruiting@tnc.org to discuss further.

3.0

Jan 31, 2016

Used to be great, now not so much

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission, history of working with all to achieve conservation outcomes. Good benefits, good pay in my department. Growth possible but expect it to be slow. Global reach. Some recent efforts to modernize viewpoints and workforce. People for the most part are best aspect of TNC. Some are also worst part. See the cons. I rated TNC as a place I'd recommend to a friend but that is weighted based on past experience and knowing there are places and programs that are still good places to work.

Cons

Ever widening gap between leadership and the rank and file. Good ol' boy culture of years past is now full-fledged superiority. Some top and senior-level leadership that definitely do not exhibit TNC's values. Lack of accountability that is applied equally. 10 years ago TNC was a much more enjoyable place to work where you could expect to be treated as an equal by most and have some reasonable growth potential if you were willing to be flexible and took ownership for delivering excellent work. Those in senior positions had some sense of humility. Not anymore.

3.0

Jun 30, 2014

Great job but some serious structural problems

Scientist

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My work is a lot of fun - sometimes I can't believe they pay me to do it. A lot of good dedicated people to work with. In my case, flexible schedule

Cons

As others have said, avenues for professional development/advancement depend entirely on your manager. Science is the most fun job, but has the least potential for advancement. Ph.D.s are valued and compensated greater than those with greater experience. One of the biggest negatives for employees is that, as you get more years with TNC, you are more likely to get laid off. As the economy cycles, so does TNC, so periodic big layoffs are endemic. In my chapter (state), layoffs are entirely arbitrary. The first to go are those with greater seniority because of their higher salary - I have seen many great workers, with more than 15 years, get laid off - the de facto result is that TNC discriminates against older workers, TNC's mission has changed drastically in the past few years. Where we once were about saving "the last of the best and the best of the rest", we are now about protecting those areas that resonate most with people, rather than those areas with the greatest conservation value.

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