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 1,148 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at The Nature Conservancy to a friend and 63% 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 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Nature Conservancy. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Nature Conservancy?

75% of The Nature Conservancy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Nature Conservancy 4.0 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 (35) , 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) , Executive Assistant (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 113 reviews)); "great benefits for a non profit" ((in 97 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 39 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 35 reviews))

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

"The leadership at my team is toxic." ((in 28 reviews)); "poor management and supervisors being given too much power over their staff." ((in 23 reviews)); "It’s easy for bad managers to hide in the bureaucracy here." ((in 10 reviews)); "Clear and blatant favoritism." ((in 6 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 The Nature Conservancy locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Wilmington , Portland , Boston , Boulder , Sacramento , New York , Seattle , Chicago , San Francisco , Denver

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3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(865 total reviews)

Jennifer Morris

84% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

The Nature Conservancy has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 865 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).

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4.0

Mar 16, 2026

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Pros

Deeply resourced and influential organization. They do truly want to do what is best for their employees, and the broader world.

Cons

Conservative and risk adverse in nature. Not a ton of turnover. Leadership / science can get in its own way. Deep silo issues - more appropriate to think of it as a coalition of NGOs all competing/collaborating with each other internally.

The Nature Conservancy Response

2mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and for your long‑term dedication to The Nature Conservancy. We’re glad to hear that you value our mission, resources, and commitment to making a positive impact! We appreciate your thoughtful feedback and welcome any additional insights you’d like to share at recruiting@tnc.org.

5.0

Mar 3, 2026

The best company to work for and amazing coworkers

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Such a great company to work for. I cant say enough good things about them

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I cant think of anything

The Nature Conservancy Response

2mo

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so glad to hear you're enjoying your time at TNC!

2.0

Feb 27, 2026

Think it twice

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Pros

Large organization with plenty of resources and name recognition.

Cons

Performative CEO travels the world and gathers funds but is unaware of the difficulties and challenges the staff experiences. Bad people’s management, communication and projects happen in silos, decision making is not transparent. Growth opportunities are inexistent other than applying for a new position in equal conditions than external applicants. No clear promotion paths, no chance of building a career other than managing people even if you have no interest or abilities to manage people. Their DEI efforts died when the new administration came into office to comply with their views. Corporate environment with NGO salary

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