Is Clean Water Action a good company to work for?

Clean Water Action has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 314 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Clean Water Action to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Clean Water Action have been left by employees working as Field Manager , Field Canvasser and Community Organizer .

Does Clean Water Action pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Clean Water Action employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Clean Water Action. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Clean Water Action?

60% of Clean Water Action employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Clean Water Action 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Clean Water Action?

Canvasser (51) , Field Canvasser (43) , Community Organizer (21) , Phone Canvasser (19) , Field Manager (18) , Intern (8) , Field Organizer (5) , Manager (5) , Senior Field Manager (5) , Canvass Director (4) , Environmental Advocate (4) , Internship (4) , Phone Canvass Manager (4) , Office Manager (3) , Organizer (3)

What are the pros of working at Clean Water Action according to real employee reviews?

"Other canvassers are great people to meet and easy to get along with" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great staff, opportunities to practice training leadership, interact with a wide variety of people, able to learn some good communication skills and expand knowledge on environmental policy" ((in 16 reviews)); "There are also many opportunities to travel and work in other CWA offices across the country, both within the canvass and with program staff" ((in 9 reviews)); "Most coworkers will be great people who care about the world." ((in 8 reviews)); "A chance to learn and improve communication skills." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Clean Water Action according to real employee reviews?

"The hours were long and were always in the evening so its definitely took up a lot of my social life." ((in 23 reviews)); "low pay and some positions depend on grant funding" ((in 16 reviews)); "The national canvass management is abusive and toxic." ((in 10 reviews)); "Field managers have to try out a large range of applicants and give them a shot to see if they are a good fit." ((in 7 reviews)); "bad pay no benefits unfortunately" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Clean Water Action locations?

Pittsburgh , Ann Arbor , Minneapolis , Philadelphia , Washington , Montclair , Oakland , Providence , Baltimore , East Lansing , Northampton , Long Branch , Lansing , Austin , Boston , San Francisco , Denver , Belmar , Red Bank , Chicago , Fairfax , New York , Cleveland , Los Angeles , North Providence , Columbia , Phila

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3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(260 total reviews)

Robert Wendelgass

49% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Clean Water Action has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 260 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Clean Water Action 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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260 reviews

4.0

Dec 29, 2016

Good starting nonprofit work.

Community organizer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

It's good work, gets you plenty of exercize, and isn't very hard if you're good at talking to people. There's potential for advancement, but to really move up you might have to relocate if you don't live near a major legislative hub.

Cons

The pay isn't great for a long-term position, so it's better for someone just starting out, without a college education, or getting a college education. It's also unfortunately not that well organized and their fundraising model is outdated and very, very inefficient.

3.0

Oct 24, 2016

Builds Amazing Skills

Field manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Working here makes you an excellent communicator. You develop confidence and leadership skills ASAP. You learn how to overcome any objections

Cons

At SOME locations canvassers treated far superior to office workers. Ask around first about your local office.

4.0

Oct 17, 2016

Intern / Canvasser

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very exciting, you really learn a lot about people going door to door trying to get contributions. If you are good at sales, you can make a lot of money.

Cons

After a month or two, the jobs starts becoming really stressful and tiring. You are fired if you don't make your quota for a few weeks in a row. The hours aren't the best either, from 2-9pm. After that you have to go back to the office and organize the money and you don't get home until at least 10.

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