Intervarsity Reviews
Updated Feb 25, 2021
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Pros
"autonomy for contextualized ministry" (in 11 reviews)
"Incredible opportunity for spiritual growth, growth as a teacher/communicator, strategy for reaching new people, leadership development" (in 8 reviews)
Cons
"Executives do not show they understand anything about campus ministry" (in 10 reviews)
"Fundraising difficult for many staff" (in 4 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
flexible hours, diversity, learning posture, innovative
Cons
not sure of specific broadly applicable cons
"Great teams!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Intervarsity full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Strong community, supervisors, and flexible working hours
Cons
Fundraising can be challenging, and the work can be intimidating if you’re not used to speaking with strangers
"Very hard to advance"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Intervarsity full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great people and colleagues - really talented, bright, emotionally intelligent folks for the most part in my experience. Opportunities to get experience in a lot of different kinds of work with real responsibility- mentoring, leading teams, public speaking/preaching, project management, directing conferences, etc... Emphasis on your own spiritual life and growth as a part of the role - personal days, retreats, etc... are encouraged and often a part of the role. Ability to set your own schedule to some degree depending on what you work out with your supervisor which can make it easier to work from home, be a parent, etc... Highly people-oriented work with the chance to connect with others and make a difference in their lives.
Cons
Most all employees need to fundraise for their salary and benefits. If you're not able to raise the funds, then you don't get paid and/or don't insurance, etc... You get some support and coaching as to how to fundraise but the quality of that varies a lot depending on supervisor and region. 13% of what you fundraise is automatically taken out as overhead and some of that is used to subsidize national positions. More is taken out for a technology charge, area and regional team overhead. This fundraising/compensation model can be a hard system for the longevity of POC. Because of this, there's a disparity in what people make based on how much they can raise and salary is more dependent on those factors than experience, position, or performance which can be demoralizing. Value for diversity but virtually no WOC in senior leadership with some small exceptions.
"A good post college transition job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Intervarsity full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Flexible work schedule and high ownership of vision by everyone
Cons
High turnover of team mates
Pros
Great sense of community among colleagues, fulfilling job, opportunities for personal growth
Cons
Fundraising, conservative Christian culture found in certain areas/policies
"Fantastic and authentic"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Intervarsity full-time
Pros
A healthy and focused place to work.
Cons
Complex structure with many hidden cultural nuances
Pros
Great people and commitment to their mission.
Cons
Lower pay, because of it being a nonprofit.
"Great ministry, fundraising difficult"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Intervarsity part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great ministry serving students all over the US with connections to countries all over the world. Lots of strategic ministries. Lots of opportunities for training and learning.
Cons
Fundraising is really difficult for many staff. Insurance was not offered to part time staff.
"Definitely a challenge"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNo opinion of CEOI worked at Intervarsity part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
- Team member becomes like family - Flexible work hours
Cons
- Work happens mostly on weekends for conferences/events - Fundraise entire salary on your own while doing ministry work
Continue reading"Devoted disciples of Jesus who love to help and develop college students"
I have been working at Intervarsity full-time
Pros
Excellent Bible Study and leadership development for college students and faculty
Cons
Large organization with all that entails
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