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    United Way Reviews

    Updated July 27, 2017
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    United Way President and CEO Brian A. Gallagher
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    Pros

    • Great value of a work-life balance and people-oriented approach to personnel management (in 34 reviews)

    • Great place to make a difference (in 18 reviews)

    Cons

    • Smaller staff size leads to heavy work loads which is standard with any non profit (in 59 reviews)

    • You have to be intentional and disciplined about drawing work-life balance boundaries (in 10 reviews)

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    1. "Great Workplace Cultre, Great Work"

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      Current Employee - Database Manager in Bangor, ME
      Current Employee - Database Manager in Bangor, ME
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at United Way part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Workplace is tight knit, but not exclusionary.
      Supportive Environment.
      Meaningful and impactful work.
      Helping Others makes stress easier to handle.

      Cons

      Non profit salary levels.
      When i started, lots of staff turn over, so institutional knowledge was lost and had to be re-learned/ figured out. (this is not currently the case, but there have been a lot of changes)

    2. "Director"

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      Current Employee - Senior Director in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Senior Director in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at United Way full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      1. UWBA - Excellent opportunities for professional development
      2. Flexible working hours and other non-monetary benefits such as 401K matching.
      3. Superb opportunities to expand network by getting in touch with community leaders and influential executives who work on the boards and are sponsors.
      4. Great value of a work-life balance and people-oriented approach to personnel management. If you're a single parent juggling two kids' schedules as well as your own or pursuing personal goals like obtaining a Master degree, UWBA might approve scheduling changes or make other accommodations to help you succeed.
      5. Employees share a commitment to the same cause such as employments for youths and poverty reduction. Workers are compatible and have a sense of camaraderie.

      Cons

      Slight improvement on the interdepartmental communication

      United Way Response

      Jul 24, 2017 – Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

      Thanks for posting this review! UWBA is committed to both work/life balance and delivering programs that make a real impact for families and individual struggling to make ends meet. Based on the... More

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    3. "Development Officer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at United Way full-time

      Pros

      Brilliant staff and passionate teams

      Cons

      Hires friends can have awkward tension

    4. "LOVE it here"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at United Way full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Fair compensation that is reviewed regularly to stay competitive with market rates, passionate and committed co-workers that care about each other, opportunities to lead a variety of projects, access to leadership

      Cons

      few opportunities for career advancement, may have to leave and come back

      Advice to Management

      streamline expectations, there are often several strategic priorities that demand extensive staff time that overlap, if the number of goals and new initiatives were paired down to a select few at a time we could be more focused and effective

    5. "UW provided a lot of exposure to many local non-profits."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great opportunity to give back to your community. Great Benefits and very rewarding. The community projects were a lot of fun.

      Cons

      There are Politics like every company. If you give your best everyday, you hope that good things happen to you. It's a Corporate environment although non-profit.

      Advice to Management

      Get more involved in the work.

    6. "Account Coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Amarillo, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Amarillo, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at United Way full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I worked with some amazing people and made some great connections . United Way was the best place I've ever worked. I was able to take on projects and learn a lot

      Cons

      Campaign can be a little disorganized and last minute . Some organizations are still going by an old model for raising funds and need to be a little more innovative

      Advice to Management

      Cross training across multiple departments

    7. "Highly recommended"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at United Way full-time

      Pros

      Wonderful close knit staff who display innovative thinking and backbone support to community agencies in Denton County.

      Cons

      There are no cons applicable to this work environment.

      Advice to Management

      No advice to management necessary

    8. "Depends"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at United Way full-time

      Pros

      Benefits, flexible schedule, not much else

      Cons

      No forward momentum. Lacking diversity or innovation.

    9. "Employee Review"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at United Way full-time

      Pros

      United Way is a Mission-Driven organization

      Cons

      Salaries, benefits and professional development opportunities constrained by limited resources.

    10. "tax"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bakersfield, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bakersfield, CA

      I worked at United Way (Less than a year)

      Pros

      very good culture enjoyed volunteering and learning about taxes

      Cons

      i did not have any cons

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