Founders Pledge Reviews

I had highs and lows working for Founders Pledge, but I would resoundingly not recommend - especially for employees not based in the UK. There's an "inner circle" sort of mentality that surrounds the CEO, and people get promoted based on their proximity to certain figures in leadership and their ways of thinking more than anything else. Teams are siloed, there's no alignment in goals or clarity around decision-making. And, there have been a high number of people fired over the past year that has caused unease but leadership has not addressed root causes or taken ownership. You work for a nonprofit like Founders Pledge presumingly because you care about doing good, and while they do move a lot of money - all of their time and attention is directed to their members (tech founders) and not their grantee organizations. Even the research team who is the closest to grantees ultimately serves high-value donors, which causes a massive disconnect between what Founders Pledge says and what they do.

Very complex & bias relationships with the more senior staff, especially those residing in the UK, making growth, visibility and relationship building challenging for the US team. Sometimes I felt like the organization lacked inspiration from leadership to drive the mission forward internally and that would be reserved for external facing situations.