Mission-driven work, but serious structural and leadership issues - Anonymous employee AccessNow Employee Review

Title says it all. It's a special place with special people. No place is perfect, but the people at Access Now have character, intelligence, commitment to their virtues, critical thinking, and conviction. Hard to find a place like that.

Typical non-profit gripes. Grant funding purse strings can sometimes become restrictive. Sometimes there are long hours, sometimes there is less to do.

The work is meaningful, even when unorganized, the non-managerial staff are some of the kindest and brightest minds in CSO ecosystem, and the compensation is competitive, even if not equitable across demographics.

When it comes to the management, there's a complete lack of transparency, accountability, and long-term vision. The values the organization preaches is wasted on its own leadership. Employees are expendable, replacable, and hold no significance in management's eyes. A significant amount of time, energy, and resources are wasted by staff on efforts to improve organization culture, with no buy-in from management.