Nothing new can be said about IJ: Tons of potential regularly undermined by exec leadership - Anonymous employee Impact Justice Employee Review

I initially came to work here as a consultant. Immediately, I recognized that the culture here strongly expressed its core values consistently. The driving force of innovation is prioritized and thrives in a variety of ways. In my first year as an entry-level staff member, I was given plenty of opportunities to showcase my skills beyond my role. This allowed me to experience substantial growth in the organization and achieve numerous promotions. The leadership team engages with the entire organization and solicits feedback on ways to improve culture and belonging. The entire team is afforded opportunities to openly contribute to improving and modifying policies, procedures, and best practices. This empowers the staff to share their thoughts, opinions, and suggestions without repercussions on a regular basis. The level of engagement is unparralled for a nonprofit. From yearly retreats with the national team to staff meetings, holiday parties, professional development trainings, and surveys - I have always felt included, valued, and seen. This is vastly important for an organization's culture as engagement and morale can thrive in these environments. Impact Justice stays ahead of the times and naturally serves as a catalyst to system change and social justice issues. This organization is committed to incorporating practices that uphold racial equity, diversity, and inclusion. These efforts have enhanced empathy and trauma informed best practices in all arenas of the organizations - from hiring practices, performance management, wellness plans, and programmatic initiatives. Impact Justice is truly a rewarding place to work.

As a young organization, Impact Justice grew substantially in a matter of years. As such, growing pains occurred, yet the leadership team responded quickly to expand policies, benefits, and employee assistance programs to serve the diversified pool of staff members. This is less of a con, but for some individuals that do not like change, I placed this here because a growing organization can be perceived as a change unpleasant to some.

Great insurance benefits and decent pto options

Leadership is ineffective, terrible communicators, and they create a toxic work environment. Low pay/lack of fair pay/discriminatory pay, lack of trust in staff, leadership finds scapegoats (who typically are staff of color) for their own inadequacies and failures, high turnover especially for staff of color/LGBTQ+, leadership does not hold to their values, underpays/limits professional growth for formerly incarcerated staff and staff of color.