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Keep America Beautiful

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Stay Away - Director Keep America Beautiful Employee Review

1.0
9 July 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Summer Fridays, RETREET, the affiliates

Cons

Keep America Beautiful has gone downhill and has no hope of coming back. With c-suit lack of respect for the “working” staff, many employees feel undervalued creating low morale and an unfulfilling workplace. If you ask many of the staff why they should donate to KAB, no one could provide you with an answer. Red Flags for a nonprofit. The organization preaches their core values but fails to follow any. Many staff have been open and honest when asked to provide feedback to new projects or company initiatives as encourage by the “courageous authenticity” value and in return have been punished or removed from projects for their differing opinions. The organization also values positive attitude and creative drive but when a creative idea is presented, many times it is shot down if it does not fit within their KAB Communities model. When attending staff meetings there is no small talk, only business, making hard to be comfortable around people who don’t take any interest in your life. Many of the previous positive comments come from a select group of people trying to defend the organization as they are probably new but don’t be fooled this is not somewhere where you will grow, have a creative outlook, or be valued. Calling staff hostile is extreme and unprofessional and should call for HR… but wait there is none!

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5.0
9 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great team great mission really excited about the future here.

Cons

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3.0
25 June 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Positive, interesting mission -Small team of passionate people -Summer Fridays and flexible hours -Opportunity to travel nationwide throughout the KAB affiliate network -Volunteer opportunities -Decent benefits package (healthcare, FSA, 403b match, PTO) -Office location

Cons

-Recent restructure has resulted in confusion of roles, loss of key staff with institutional and subject matter knowledge and low employee morale. -Lack of focus/direction from the organization's leadership; the organization tends to chase sponsor dollars without fully thinking through whether or not the funded work is going to advance the mission, or can be carried out by the staff on hand. -Programs need to be updated to remain marketable. -Ever-changing brand strategy, verbiage, marketing materials and focus is confusing to staff, affiliates and the outside world. -Heavy workload, at times unmanageable or requiring staff to work on projects outside of their job descriptions. More people managing programs (or fewer programs in general) would be helpful. -Limited opportunity for career advancement or professional development. -Limited fundraising strategy; reliance on what the organization did in past years to meet revenue goals vs. staying apprised of new trends in philanthropy and evolving to stay relevant. -There is a recent focus on international growth which is concerning, considering the organization's limited bandwidth and lack of presence in major U.S. markets.

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