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Great Mission - Senior Program Officer Gates Foundation Employee Review

3.0
Apr 9, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great mission, great facilities, not resourced constrained, in the middle of impactful systems change.

Cons

Leadership doesn't always embody what they are saying. Mercer St.

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Gates Foundation Response
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I apologize for my delay in responding to your review. Thanks so much for taking the time to provide feedback. I chuckled a little about Mercer Street since I'm on it twice a day and completely agree with you about it. I'm sorry that you experienced inconsistencies in how leadership shows up here and I'd welcome more specific feedback if you'd like to provide it. pam.yanchik@gatesfoundation.org

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