Is The Nature Conservancy a good company to work for?

The Nature Conservancy has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,153 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at The Nature Conservancy to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Nature Conservancy have been left by employees working as Donor Relations Manager , Intern and Conservation Practitioner .

Does The Nature Conservancy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Nature Conservancy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Nature Conservancy. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Nature Conservancy?

72% of The Nature Conservancy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Nature Conservancy 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Nature Conservancy?

Intern (36) , Director (29) , Associate Director of Development (16) , Project Manager (15) , Donor Relations Manager (12) , Conservation Practitioner (10) , Manager (10) , Program Coordinator (10) , Program Director (10) , Coordinator (8) , Operations Coordinator (8) , Program Manager (8) , Scientist (8) , Associate Director (7) , Especialista (7)

What are the pros of working at The Nature Conservancy according to real employee reviews?

"Most of the people are great and very smart and care about the mission." ((in 123 reviews)); "great benefits for a non profit" ((in 109 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 63 reviews)); "Generally good work/life balance (especially compared to other employers) and willing to talk about what employees need." ((in 37 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 36 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Nature Conservancy according to real employee reviews?

"The leadership at my team is toxic." ((in 29 reviews)); "The organization refuses to address poor management." ((in 24 reviews)); "Tout a 7 hour work day which I guess is supposed to balance the low salaries." ((in 23 reviews)); "It’s easy for bad managers to hide in the bureaucracy here." ((in 14 reviews)); "Clear and blatant favoritism." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Nature Conservancy layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Nature Conservancy layoffs and their outlook for job security at The Nature Conservancy in 2026.

What are the top reviewed The Nature Conservancy locations?

Arlington , New York , Washington , San Francisco , Chicago , Seattle , Boston , Boulder , Portland , Wilmington , Los Angeles , Sacramento , Denver , Charlottesville , Madison , Lansing , Minneapolis , Columbus , Miami , Atlanta , Alexandria , Saint Louis , Tucson , Durham , Raleigh , Providence , Bethesda , Orlando , Newark , Salt Lake City

The Nature Conservancy reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(869 total reviews)

Jennifer Morris

84% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

The Nature Conservancy has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 869 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Nature Conservancy 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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Reviews by job title

869 reviews

2.0

Oct 2, 2021

Living Our Values Is All Talk, No Action

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

TNC has a great mission, and it feels good to further that mission. Most of the people in the ranks of regular employees are great to work with and really care about their work. The benefits and leave policies are good and they talk a good talk about treating staff well.

Cons

Leadership has been poor and unstable over the almost ten years that I have worked at TNC. Leaders come and go and are usually hired from outside and do not understand or value the institutional knowledge of longtime employees. Good performance is often rewarded with additional responsibilities to the point of overloading people, and the wrong people are often rewarded with promotions to leadership. The recent Living Our Values initiative to improve workplace culture aims to deal with leadership lack of accountability and poor management at all levels, but nothing has improved in the Marketing Division.

The Nature Conservancy Response

4y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your time working at TNC. We’re happy to hear that it felt good to work with great colleagues and further our mission, but I’m sorry to hear about the difficulties you experienced in your division. This is good feedback for us. We are working hard to be transparent and create a positive culture here at TNC while embracing changes. We would like to hear more about your experience and learn about ways we can improve. Please email us at rectuing@tnc.org.

3.0

Mar 20, 2020

Just ok is not ok

Communications manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission, good benefits, decent pay

Cons

Leadership doesn't listen, male-dominated leadership even when women have leadership role, top-heavy org, put donor wants over staff needs

The Nature Conservancy Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time o provide feedback. I am disappointed to hear about some of your experience here at TNC. We do our best work when we treat one another with respect and value integrity. I encourage you to reach out to your HR Business Partner or me at recruiting@tnc.org to discuss your workplace concerns. We are here to listen and help.

2.0

Dec 14, 2018

Philanthropy Coordinator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

mission statement; above average work-life balance; apolitical - more or less; ability to transfer across dozens of U.S. office and numerous field sites if you're qualified

Cons

hard to move up in the organization if you are a woman, even after two years; exclusive atmosphere across teams; generally not as friendly as other non for profit places

The Nature Conservancy Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback. I feel disheartened about your experience. We want to assure you that TNC is committed to diversity and inclusion. Our senior leadership has recently launched new initiatives to address gender equity and provide more opportunities, engagement and visibility for all women at TNC. This include fellowships, all women Gender Equity Advisory Council and more. We are analyzing our hiring process and ensuring we are focusing on the development of women leadership. As an organization, we are open to discussing challenges we face and ways to improve. This month, there will be a webinar open to all employees about the evolution of gender equity at TNC and will allow for open dialogue. We would be happy discuss any additional feedback and ways to improve. Please contact us at recruiting@tnc.org.

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