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

2.0

Mar 18, 2014

Canvasser

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Pros

Opportunity to make a lot of money

Cons

Going door to door is very difficult, especially in the middle of summer.

4.0

Mar 15, 2014

Good place to gain experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clean Water Action boasts dedicated staff and a pleasant culture. They put a lot of energy into training and developing staff.

Cons

You may have to move cities to advance within the organization, but with cities all over the country that might not be such a bad thing.

3.0

Mar 12, 2014

Annoying at times, but good for experience

Anonymous employee

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I worked as a Field Canvasser: Staff is very nice, they actually do want you to succeed. Good benefits in the long run. Fairly flexible about sick days and benefits. All in all, I can't say my overall experience was THAT bad, I didn't like my job, and in the end that's why I let it go by the wayside, however if you're a high school or college kid with no experience like I was, it was a good opportunity to get some experience. Everyone was fairly nice and casual (not too casual), and the work atmosphere was nice.

Cons

Quotas being really hard to meet if you happen to be in the wrong neighborhood Being forced to work in inclement weather. What really sucked was the actual work, people are really rude which of course management can't really control, and you're on the chopping block rather quickly if you don't make quota, which isn't actually fair if you happen to be stuck in a blue collar, working class neighborhood, or a poor one where people can't really give donations. Being forced to work in EXTREME cold and snow is also rather dangerous, and so is going all over ice. The job also has a very high turn over rate because of these things so you likely won't stick with the people you are working with (besides senior management) for long.

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