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 111 reviews)); "great benefits for a non profit" ((in 98 reviews)); "Conservation impact; many great colleagues to learn from; global impact" ((in 54 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 38 reviews)); "Wonderful mission and great staff." ((in 35 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)); "Tout a 7 hour work day which I guess is supposed to balance the low salaries." ((in 25 reviews)); "The organization refuses to address poor management." ((in 25 reviews)); "It’s easy for bad managers to hide in the bureaucracy here." ((in 11 reviews)); "long hours (which are simply the result of working for a global organization in my case)" ((in 6 reviews))

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

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

The Nature Conservancy Reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(868 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 868 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 Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

868 reviews

3.0

22 Dec 2025

Lacks structure and processes

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I haven't come across any toxic coworkers or managers so far - it speaks to the culture of the organisation, but it seems case by case per team Very horizontal/ democratic work structure (without hierarchy)

Cons

Despite being a global organization, it lacks structure and processes to efficiently work with other offices (ex. global, regional, country office), which leads to severe inefficiencies

The Nature Conservancy Response

5mo

Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. We’re glad to hear that you’ve had positive interactions with colleagues and managers so far. Our culture is incredibly important to us, and it’s encouraging to know it shows up in your day‑to‑day work. As a global organization, we recognize that navigating can be difficult, we would love to hear more and find ways how we can help. Please reach out to us at recruiting@tnc.org.

4.0

2 May 2016

Fun place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fun, open, collaborative environment and interesting work make this a great place to work. Smart, motivated coworkers and a "we take care of our own" approach to doing things.

Cons

At its core, it's a huge company with thousands of employees in a ton of different countries, so there can be associated pains if you're used to working in a much smaller company.

2.0

14 May 2023

Nepotism at its finest

Preserve manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazing work location and opportunity to build something out of nothing with great support from the state office.

Cons

The person to whom I directly reported was the son of a conservation big whig in D.C. and was completely incompetent. This person had no former experience with Western culture, wildlife, or ranching and was given a mid-level position after working one season in the position for which I was hired. This person additionally treated the preserve quarters as his personal weekend getaway for him and his girlfriend. They would get stoned and go birdwatching while things needed serious repair and decision-making. Threatened by the highly motivated and task-oriented team we had on board, this individual made attempts to mask our success to the state office. In spite of the glaring lack of qualification for this person to be promoted in any way, shape, or form, he was promoted yet again. It was truly disheartening to witness and made me not want to work in conservation again.

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