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The Nature Conservancy

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TNC is great for awhile, but it doesn't invest in Ops/Admin staff moving up the ladder - Operations Coordinator The Nature Conservancy Employee Review

4.0
4 Oct 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The people! - Working for a purpose you believe in - community - ERGs - flexibility - great maternity and paternity policies

Cons

- Extremely US-centric - Salary would either depend on social status or how long you've been there and put the work in - I don't agree with how the money is allocated at TNC, especially in Executive Leadership Team (ELT). I just don't think the CEO or COO should make $900k at an NGO - ELT would give lip service when they got in trouble, but it didn't feel like they were going to genuinely change for the better. - Similar to many orgs, the best option to make more money is to go external of TNC. Also might be the best - Overwhelming element of "we're saving the world" - There's a known culture of white supremacist undertones but people don't want to address it. The people that do address it are in the GDEI team and have already had to deal with it their whole careers. - More accountability for "old white men" who believe they built conservation alone and on their backs.

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The Nature Conservancy Response
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Thank you for your feedback. I’m so sorry to hear that your experiences with TNC were negative and left you with a bad impression. Our mission is dependent on building up our equitable, diverse, and respectful community of staff, partners, and members, which we take very seriously. I thought it was important to note that we’re part of Green 2.0 which compares workforce data across organizations and reaffirms that TNC is growing in diversifying our workforce composition. We recognize that our history, as with other conservation organizations, has caused harm and is not perfect. We’re dedicated to actively acknowledging and adjusting our approaches to align with our values, and capture global stories to make our world better by leading with intellectual curiosity. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, we encourage you to read our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Annual Report. I also wanted to let you know that I’ve brought your feedback to our Global Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice team for their awareness. If you should like to talk more about your experiences, please contact us at recruiting@tnc.org. https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/TNC_2022_Annual_Impact_Report.pdf

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