Clean Water Action reviews

They will hire almost anyone. If you are liberal and political the work environment is great. Everyone is really friendly and supportive. If you like talking to people about the environment and can handle asking people for money its a good summer gig. You will learn a lot about advocacy and current environmental legislation.

I honestly had the best year of my life at CWA. Every campaign that we ran was a substantial move to protect people's health and the environment. My conversations and their resulting letters and contributions from all across southeastern Michigan had tangible results. We asked our members to support Gina McCarthy, and she is now the head of the EPA. I was working in December when the eighth out of eight of Michigan's oldest, most hopeless coal plants lost their fight for expansion. You sleep well at night when you know the work you do improves lives and safeguards the planet. I also met amazing friends. Because people can be themselves and the leadership rose from the bottom and continues to work the same job while handling additional responsibilities, the environment was friendly and everyone has a shared sense of success. We have fun after work. The proverbial getting a drink with coworkers isn't just to fill the hours- it's actually where you want to be at the end of the day. On top of that, the opportunity to work outside without doing manual labor is a real treat. You feel healthier, you become more in tune with the seasons and weather, and you learn to appreciate the outdoors. While at Clean Water Action, I also got to see a lot of Michigan and it's people. I'm from Indiana, and didn't have a lot of friends when I moved to Ann Arbor after college. CWA gave me the opportunity to talk to around 10,000 people from all different backgrounds, from tattooed veterans waxing their fishing boats to the hardest-hit Detroit pensioners to the creme of the corporate world. I've seen more of Michigan in a year than I did in Indiana where I grew up or Ohio where I went to college. I was able to explore other areas of the United States, as well. I was able to work for three weeks in Austin with Texas Campaign for the Environment on producer take-back programs for toxic electronics and with Citizen's Campaign for the Environment in White Plains, New York for the Child Safe Products Act, keeping toxic chemicals out of kids' products. I've met dedicated activists from all across the United States and in addition to the friends that I met outside my office and who came to train at my own, I went to two conferences and had an amazing time at both. Finally, Clean Water Action encouraged me to think about the world, my impact on it, and what it takes to see results. I can express what is important to me to the public. I can connect with people in a way that gets me what I need to accomplish my goals. I was in no way a competent leader going in. I learned to keep a professional attitude, and to take responsibility for the success or failure of a movement. I know how to train people to be successful. After being a field manager for six months, I know how leadership is essential to everyone's success. Give it a shot, you might be surprised how much fun you have, the people you meet, and how well you sleep at night.