Is The Nature Conservancy a good company to work for?

The Nature Conservancy has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,153 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% 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, 3.7 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 114 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 37 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 36 reviews)); "Good Salary" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"The leadership at my team is toxic." ((in 29 reviews)); "The organization refuses to address poor management." ((in 25 reviews)); "It’s easy for bad managers to hide in the bureaucracy here." ((in 12 reviews)); "The only con is upward mobility is difficult, but you can make lateral moves if you want a change." ((in 6 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

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(869 total reviews)

Jennifer Morris

84% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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The Nature Conservancy has an employee rating of 3.8 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

5.0

Jan 19, 2023

Great people and thorough onboarding

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

I’ve been at the org for a few months and so far am loving it. A lot of great, kind, intelligent people and the onboarding process is thorough, I have found that everything is extremely well documented, and resources are easy to find without needing to ask other people. Great collaborative environment and everyone is working towards clearly defined goals and is passionate about their work.

Cons

It’s a big, global organization and as such there is some overlap between divisions and teams. Navigating the organizational structure has been the only challenge so far, as well as some early morning calls given the need to work across multiple time zones. These are challenges, not necessarily “cons”.

5.0

Jan 13, 2023

Making a difference

Solutions architect

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Incredibly friendly, collaborative environment * Lots of emphasis on employee well being * We're fighting climate change, head on! Where else can you do that? * The organization is committed to make itself more efficient and more effective * People respect and appreciate my experience from outside, not resentful or distrustful * In tech, I'm using all of the latest cloud based solutions and moving projects to current best practices, so I'm not falling behind in skills

Cons

* The collaborative, healthy-employee environment can feel slow at first. (I'm coming from a sales role where it's push push push every end of month!) This is actually not the case, but stylistically, it can feel that way. * The entirely distributed workforce (and a keen eye on travel/burning carbon) can make you feel a little disconnected. This is true everywhere, though. * Of course, I'm not making as much as I used to, but I'm doing much more meaningful work. * This organization does so much, it's actually hard to get your arms around all that is happening.

1.0

Oct 26, 2022

Didn't respond to application

Recruiter

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*The job seemed interesting and I support their mission wholeheartedly

Cons

*They didn't ever look at my application or or even send a form "Thanks for applying" email

The Nature Conservancy Response

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Thank you for sharing your feedback. I’m very sorry to hear this was your experience applying with us. Our staff is committed to providing a positive candidate journey and I’m sorry this wasn’t reflected. We are taking this feedback seriously and thank you for taking the time to apply. Please feel free to contact us at recruiting@tnc.org with any additional feedback.

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