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. 73% 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?

73% 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 114 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 36 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 33 reviews)); "It was a great work environment!" ((in 19 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)); "Tout a 7 hour work day which I guess is supposed to balance the low salaries." ((in 23 reviews)); "It’s easy for bad managers to hide in the bureaucracy here." ((in 12 reviews)); "Would work here forever if there was better upward mobility." ((in 7 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(869 total reviews)

Jennifer Morris

85% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

869 reviews

1.0

Dec 31, 2018

Look carefully before you leap

Philanthropy officer

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Pros

Great conservation staff, very dedicated and smart. Ability to work with colleagues in other chapters and units across US and abroad. Nonpartisan approach, this nonprofit excels in bringing many viewpoints to bear on conservation problems. Wide variety of free courses available for further training. Inspiring landscapes to visit and explore.

Cons

Philanthropy methods are dated and some systems barely functional. Science staff have scant knowledge of basics of philanthropy, and while willing to participate, are ill prepared to work with donors. Micromanagement of philanthropy officers, often by under-qualified staff. Difficult to quantify and explain in detail what the conservancy does at chapter and national level; great resistance to obtaining that information. Diversity absent -- the photo on the "careers" web site must be every person of color in the entire organization. Women remain under-represented at leadership level (see top salaries on TNC's 990, via guidestar.org) and on boards, and especially in conservation. Chapters freely change job descriptions and development metrics to suit their particular needs. Extremely cliquish at the upper levels and difficult for new people to access these networks. Culture is extremely strict, feels like you must "drink the kool-aid" to succeed. A "know it all" ethos pervasive.

The Nature Conservancy Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback. We are an organization who is know for its mission as well as our committed to diversity and inclusion. This is why we offer a positive environment with a strong organizational culture, so I’m disappointed to hear about some of your experience. Please know that our senior leadership has recently launched new initiatives to address gender equity and provide more opportunities, engagement and visibility for all women at TNC. We also have a dedicated Philanthropy page were employees can share news, ideas and ask questions.As an organization, we are open to discussing challenges we face and ways to improve. One of our core values is our deep commitment to accountability and transparency. Please feel free to contact me at recruiting@tnc.org with any additional feedback.

2.0

May 5, 2016

Absent Management

Anonymous employee

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Pros

This company has a fantastic mission and is doing big, incredible work to preserve our planet. I believe firmly in what they stand for, and think that in general, TNC is an unparalleled organization when it comes to environmental change.

Cons

The office I worked in had horrible leadership. Management was frequently at odds with one another, and this created a ripple effect of poor communication, people being on different pages constantly, and employees being left to fend for themselves and later being held responsible for issues that arose that were clearly the result of poor management and bad communication. Leadership was frequently unavailable, and employees were not held to the same standards. Favoritism and discrimination were very much part of the culture of this office specifically. In the bigger organization, I don't think this was as much of a problem, but that didn't have any positive impact on my own experience.

2.0

Feb 22, 2010

The Mission's Great -- The Workplace, Not So Much

Anonymous employee

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Pros

It's the leading big conservation organization in the world, with a great brand that the marketing group, despite its best/worst efforts, has not yet managed to destroy.

Cons

Oh, management changes its mind about the direction of the company every two weeks or so -- when it has a direction in mind, that is. There's a huge gap between senior leadership and the rest of the company: ideas and creativity just die at a certain point in the hierarchy, and it's easy for smart, entry-level people to get discouraged there. In a way, the place is just way too successful for its own good -- big-donor fundraising rules the roost, and the prevailing ethos is very conservative, very risk-averse, and frankly not very engaged at reignited an American conservation movement. You get the sense that everyone would be happy if they just cultivated 200 extremely rich donors and forgot about mass appeal. The Nature Conservancy's reputation and success at attracting donors of a certain age masks significant internal decay.

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