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      Mixed Experience - Director Ford Foundation Employee Review

      2.0
      29 Jul 2016
      Director
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Meaningful work with lots of resources and opportunities to meet amazing groups doing great work to advance social justice. Some amazing colleagues.

      Cons

      Toxic culture with very top down leadership. Out of touch with community-based needs, constant strategic planning rather than centering and adequately resourcing the social justice sector. Many grants are made from the leadership level to flavor of the month organizations. The leadership is not very diverse.

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      5.0
      11 Mar 2026
      Program assistant
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      Values, caring colleagues, meaningful work, flexible

      Cons

      None, left due to relocation at time

      5.0
      3 Dec 2025
      Natural resources and climate change summer intern
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      Direct exposure to climate justice philanthropy; Exposure to high-level international climate work; A respected name on the résumé.

      Cons

      More time on grantmaking research and internal memos than hands-on climate policy or technical analysis; If you're expecting fieldwork, government-facing policy drafting, or deep modeling, this internship might feel indirect.

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