TechSoup

1.0

4 May 2018

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Really great mission and some really amazing people. When you hear the credentials and background of some of the staff they are really impressive. The talent Techsoup has attracted is pretty jaw dropping. There is also some great stuff happening even though creativity is stifled, some gets through and there are some impressive historical points. Some cool stuff happening internationally

Cons

Techsoup is a wonderful organization that does great things around the world. It also is a place that is 100% disconnected from its mission. It’s all about revenue. It is a business parading about pretending to be a nonprofit. The VPs are totally committed to only themselves and do not care about front line or junior employees. Crazily, they know all of this and don’t care, they promoted a person who was so ineffective and had so many complaints and issues that they were replaced and moved to a position with no supervision responsibilities and then turned around and promoted them to VP? Unfortunately, failing up is not uncommon. The founder and voting board member works 2 days a month but yet makes a $200,000 salary (check their 990) all while they have announced no raises now or in the future (there is supposedly a bonus system coming?). Speaking of the founder – seeing the negativity on Glassdoor he has been pressuring people around the office to post positive reviews to counter the truth on the reviews section, I heard this with my own ears. The CEOs staff runs around belittling people and calling them names while barking they they are a "leader" and keeps getting promoted. It is all very sad. It is a nice place with a great mission but they shut down the creation of new programs or new ideas to become a nonprofit (for nonprofits – they are strongly pro profit) Staples. Staples is probably a more pleasant place to work. So out of touch. So stogy. Run, honestly, run.

TechSoup Response

Thank you for acknowledging our great mission and amazing people – we pride ourselves on our ability to attract and retain tenured, top talent. Public charities such as TechSoup need to have funding to carry out their critical social missions and can’t be sustained without it, and while 990 filings are a good source of information, it’s important to know they are two years in arrears. Many may not be aware that TechSoup’s founder, Daniel Ben-Horin, transitioned to a part-time consultant role in April 2017 and continues to drive key development and expansion opportunities for TechSoup nationally and internationally. We believe in giving our employees opportunities to learn and lead as well as the requisite support for on-going improvement and career advancement. We hope that anyone considering TechSoup as a career choice will continue to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for the most up-to-date information on how we are evolving and supporting non-profits all over the world so they can better achieve their missions. Thanks again for providing your feedback, and criticism, which will assist us in continuing to evolve our culture to even higher levels of engagement.

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