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 118 reviews)); "great benefits for a non profit" ((in 98 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 39 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 36 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

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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).

Reviews by job title

869 reviews

4.0

May 2, 2014

Good employer, but access to all the opportunities depends on your manager

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Pros

Great benefits, superb professional development, very smart colleagues, great place to learn specific skills (eg fundraising), great name (ie company reputation) that can help your career

Cons

Access to professional development is entirely dependent on your manager, can be very bureaucratic, mission alignment with so many people working in different places is hard so sometimes it's hard to know what your efforts are accomplishing

3.0

Apr 30, 2014

Good while it lasted.

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Pros

It was a very fun job, that I loved while it lasted. Good benefits if you have a permanent position. Other employees tend to be supportive and enthusiastic.

Cons

No advancement potential. Low, low pay. Sometimes long hours without compensation. I had a permanent position with them for several years, but was laid off among many others. I then took a temporary position with them. During the time I worked there it seemed like resources were being directed more into marketing and philanthropy, and away from biodiversity science.

3.0

Apr 27, 2014

Great Cause

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Pros

Nice, smart employees who all believe in the companies mission. Great to do work for which you feel you've contributed to the greater good at the end of the day.

Cons

As is typical of many non-profits, TNC is behind the curve in their systems and strategies in some of the business units. Change is frustratingly slow there. Very bureaucratic. Tout a 7 hour work day which I guess is supposed to balance the low salaries. While there are plenty of 9-to-5ers, you have no such luxury in Marketing, where work-life balance is difficult.

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