NatureBridge Reviews

3.8

77% would recommend to a friend

(58 total reviews)
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Phillip Kilbridge

86% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

NatureBridge has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 58 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NatureBridge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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58 reviews
4.0
11 Sept 2015

Great Organization

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Pros

This organization has some of the most dedicated, passionate and supportive people you will ever meet. They support personal growth, and have great pay and benefits for this type of position in the non-profit world, not to mention the opportunity to work in some of the most beautiful locations in the world. I am so grateful for my experience with the organization.

Cons

The job can become repetitive and there are very limited opportunities for upward mobility. The close-knit insular culture can lead to favorites among staff and these opinions are factored into promotions.

4.0
23 Oct 2022
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Pros

Leadership is committed to improving the company, in optics and in practice. Work is fun and in beautiful places. Housing can be great. People in outdoor education are typically a nice crowd

Cons

Housing can also be gross. Working for a nonprofit pay is often low, but the hourly pay cap even after working there for years is just so low. It’s hard to imagine moving up and making a sustainable amount of money. There is a lot of work to be done outside of paid work hours

5.0
22 Jun 2022
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Pros

NatureBridge is an incredible place to work in environmental education. You get to work with students for a whole week, design your own plans for the week to best match your student/schools needs and interests, and spend your days in Yosemite National Park (or their other incredible locations). There are many opportunities for career advancement from the educator positions into half-time leadership positions & half-time educating. If you put in the effort to take on leadership, your voice will be heard. As an entry level manager after many years of teaching, I got to take on leadership of many different projects and really shape our campus's experience. I've grown a ton both personally and professionally working here

Cons

All kinds of natural disasters occur when living in a National Park (fire, floods, blizzards, winds, rockfalls etc.) usually once or twice a year. It takes flexible employees to be ready for anything. It can also be challenging to feel somewhat out-of-touch decisions being made by senior leadership and c-suite employees who I have never seen on our campus in 5 years here, but our campus team in Yosemite works hard to portray our somewhat complicated reality and advocate for our needs. Of course I also wish the pay was better, but compared to similar companies across the outdoor education industry it's actually pretty decent especially when you include housing and other pieces of the larger compensation package.

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