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      3.3

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (1,850 total reviews)
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      Angela F. Williams

      75% approve of CEO

      39% positive business outlook

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      United Way has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,850 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The United Way 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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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 4, 2015

      Loved my job, but the organization was a mess

      Volunteer manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Learned a lot, got to adapt my job description as the position adapted, was well-known in the nonprofit community

      Cons

      Low pay compared to others inside United Way, low recognition in the organization

      4.0
      Dec 21, 2014

      Nonprofit Newbie

      Grants manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Small office, get to know your co-workers, no cubicles, great location

      Cons

      Need a better internal communications strategy among staff

      4.0
      Dec 3, 2014

      Getting better

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      GREAT work/family balance, super flexible. Pay used to be terrible but with new CEO things got better, more fair. I love being able to flow between so many different constituents (non-profits, corporate, government, educational, etc.) - it is a very unique job and organization. I also love how it is our role to bring all of those entities together to work towards a common goal.

      Cons

      Waaaay too much turn over. Many non-profits experience this, but that doesn't make it less frustrating! When we had middle management there was an awful feeling of being their peons, they carried themselves so haughtily and were distant from staff. Once they left we all reported directly to the CEO, but now there's not enough accountability for staff that don't pull their weight. As an organization I think United Way's mission is noble, but personally I feel like they take on too much with not enough impact...they need to hone in on just a few key issues. They also need to not be so worried about politics...about what so-and-so will think if we do this, or how so-and-so will act if we do that. I understand we fundraise from influential people but that doesn't make them our lord and master.

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