SVEF Reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Lisa Andrew

52% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

SVEF has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SVEF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews
1.0
4 Mar 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The employees, the funders, the advisory boards, the educators -- a great group of people, together, fighting for a common cause. Another pro, the extremely high turn over rate resulting in quick lateral movement, and not to mention the desperation for staffing so everyone gets hired regardless of skill set. No structure or organization so you can do whatever you want and whenever you want, another bonus.

Cons

High turn over rate. New employees every few months because C-level execs don't care about the people or the cause, resulting in people quitting left and right. No trust between C-levels and employees leading to a destructive work culture. Upper-management is condescending, rude and unprofessional. Hard not to believe that the CEO and COO's first priority isn't making connections with other C-levels, funders, donors, "big players" etc. and reaping in the benefits. There is no denying that they have no passion at all for education.

1.0
13 Jul 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good colleagues who are mission-aligned

Cons

Incredibly toxic leadership. CEO Lisa Andrew berates and shames employees in front of others. Even worse, will make comments about employees about their absence to the entire staff. "Students first" is definitely not on her mind as she chastises employees for being absent from meetings when they are serving the needs of students/teachers/schools. PTO is not respected or an excuse for being absent either. She has a fake "sweet/caring" demeanor when you attempt to confront these issues head on, which is also how she stays in the good graces of board members.

1.0
5 Mar 2021

Great mission, toxic culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

SVEF is committed to its mission of educating underserved students, and provides great resources to teachers. They pay well, although benefits are bargain-basement.

Cons

Management has created a toxic work culture for employees. Shame-based motivation, isolating/ siloing employees from each other, last-minute changes to complex projects from above (with employees below taking the heat), overall atmosphere of suspicion, arbitrary restrictions on when you can take PTO. Not recommended.

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SVEF Response
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Hello and thanks for leaving a review about your experience with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Human Resources and Operations has been dedicated to developing new processes and procedures that we're sure will increase the positive experience of our staff. We welcome you to reach out to HR@svefoundation.org if you wish to discuss further.
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