Pros
The people are kind and well-intentioned, and the organization supports diversity and a wide range of lifestyles and perspectives. The work is for a good cause. The network of peers and supporters is powerful. The hours are reasonable (40-50/week)
Cons
Management is generally too young and inexperienced, yet there is not open acknowledgment of room for growth at the top, nor efforts to recruit more expertise. Operations are poor: disorganized and reactive. There is not a lot of thought given to efficiency or leveraging synergies across teams and regions. Teams are siloed, leading to redundancies. Innovation is tossed around a lot as a concept, but there are not clear procedures and protocols for ensuring innovation is happening and reinforced through codification of best practices. Regions do not have adequate capacity to support PR and communications, data management, technology - these functions are consolidated at the center, which is quite disconnected and even sometimes at odds with the needs of regions. Poor professional development and salary is relatively low.