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 1,152 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 113 reviews)); "great benefits for a non profit" ((in 102 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 41 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 34 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)); "Tout a 7 hour work day which I guess is supposed to balance the low salaries." ((in 23 reviews)); "The organization refuses to address poor management." ((in 23 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

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(868 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 868 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

868 reviews

5.0

Nov 9, 2023

Great place to work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic colleagues and mission. The size and reach of the organization is a wonderful career growth opportunity.

Cons

Management’s connection to the work on the ground can sometimes lose focus.

The Nature Conservancy Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your experience working at TNC! We appreciate your efforts toward our mission and the value you saw in our career development opportunities. We appreciate your input and are currently working toward implementing innovative solutions to better support global operations and develop diverse career pathways. We wish you the best of luck in your career.

4.0

Nov 8, 2023

Great opportunity with great caveats

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. it offers an unparalleled opportunity to have impact at scale - early in your career, you will be working on projects that can significantly improve conservation outcomes at a state/national/international level 2. Incredibly smart, motivated and well-meaning colleagues who are fun to be around 3. Lots of internal mobility! You can have many careers within a lifetime within TNC and change your area of expertise as well

Cons

1. Highly decentralized, which means that Teams are often working on repetitive projects without talking to each other. 2. Too much emphasis on fundraising 3. Not enough emphasis on whether our work scales 4. Major lack of people of color and women in real positions of power, though they are trying to improve it 5. Not enough middle management capacity 6. Too much work is outsources to consultants since we lack internal strategic capacity

1.0

Nov 7, 2023

probably not.

Technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it's a non profit, so you won't be paying as much in taxes.

Cons

not great pay, terrible raises, people in higher levels don't feel the need to listen to their underlings, painful death by constant meeting, and a weird little penchant for deciding on what they need to do then back filling their data to come to that conclusion.

The Nature Conservancy Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're very sorry to hear that your experience at TNC hasn't been positive. It's important to us that our compensation structure is competitive and equitable and we review market data annually to ensure this. Our goal is to create a positive work environment where all feel respected and heard and we're sorry that wasn't your experience. We would like to hear more about your experience and ways to improve. Please email us at recruiting@tnc.org.

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