canvasser

fundraiser

non-profit representative

director of training

business office director

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A typical day at work involved canvassing in various locations with high, unrealistic quotas of 8 donors per week, often in challenging environments. What I learned was how to manage stress and adapt quickly in a high-pressure job. Management lacked transparency and often disregarded employee concerns, particularly during the arbitrary, opaque review process. Workplace culture was toxic, with high turnover—about 40-50 people left in the 8 months I was there. The hardest part of the job was dealing with constant pressure, the lack of reimbursement for job-related expenses like mileage and parking, and the looming threat of being placed on review, which usually led to termination. The most enjoyable part of the job was the brief satisfaction of meeting a goal, though it was overshadowed by being treated as expendable, the overall toxic work environment, and the fact that I became involved in a class action lawsuit regarding unpaid wages after I left. Final warning: Be prepared for a challenging environment with little support, and consider these issues carefully before joining.


Work-life balance
This is a cult and if you want a family or off time good luck because management wants to know everything and is all over your business very very micro managed.

Pay & benefits
It’s very well paid but becareful because the minute you don’t hit quota and you aren’t one of their “favorites” they will demote you or worse fire you.

Job security and advancement
Because of the quotas and it being a sales job it’s hard to know the future with this company. You have to go out in the rain they give you no excuses and you have to get people to pay recurring payments to great organizations but you have to be in peoples faces and if you don’t hit the quota management makes you feel terrible about who you are and your performance.

Management
Look when I was working for them their was y’all about and I saw it and heard it racism in the work place and it was a toxic environment. You are trained and then told what you aren’t doing correctly everyday even if you hit your quota you are still told you aren’t good enough. I would never go back.

Culture
If you can handle people putting you down and being toxic towards you go for it.

Overall
After they were furloughed no one but like less than four canvassers when back to work for them when they had a full office. You will be extremely micro managed, management is so privileged they don’t understand how to deal with normal folks and they are brained washed and they will make you feel terrible if you don’t hit quota.  Not fun place to work for but try it see if you like it.

I loved working with New Canvassing Experience, for the most part. The team in Orlando was truly some of the most kindhearted, funny, and amazing groups to have as not only coworkers but as friends. The fellow canvassers made the job truly engaging, entertaining, and worthwhile. That being said, there is a HUGE lack of structure. The quota, 8 donors a week, is manageable, but it can be extremely mentally taxing when you are told it's YOUR fault. The regional manager does not see what you and your team have to experience on a daily basis (unworkable weather conditions, extremely rude individuals, and personal life) like your fellow canvassers, team leads, and directors can. The few locations that you work at can easily become burnt out with time, but it is difficult to find new locations. The regional manager does not take these things into consideration like the rest of the face-to-face team. I would love to see the company improve these aspects and really work on their issue with favoritism. There is tons of room for growth within the company, as it is hire from within, and I was excited to do so until I saw my coworkers treated unfairly by management. The turnover rate is high and the job is not for everyone. It is a very rewarding experience, but the lack of job security when you cannot fulfill quota due to mental and physical health concerns really brought me to leave the company.

I'll always love you, O-Town Office.

Couldn't imagine a more fulfilling job . 

Just think about it : you spend your days surrounded by people who make people feel GOOD for a living . Who are so capable of joy in themselves that they have the ability to transmit that joy into the heart of a complete stranger . 
These are the sort of people that you talk to for 20 minutes and think : 'have I known you my whole life?' 
NCE is a company stuffed to the brim with the most empathic and charismatic people . You yourself can only grow as a person for interacting with them every day .
It's not for the faint of heart - canvassing is hard - but the sort of people who do it successfully are a special breed and we all have a lot to learn from them . 
Everyone throughout the company spends or has spent a great deal of time doing what you as a new hire will do on your first day : Canvassing . Because of this the support system is fantastic .  All the higher ups recognize that you can't be much good as a canvasser if you yourself don't feel good and there's a lot of attention paid to getting each canvasser the support they need - helping them sort out personal hang ups and get into the right headspace to spread joy throughout their respective communities . 

It sometimes feels like a well paid personal development seminar . 

& couldn't we all use that ? 

Absolutely no experience from the management team concerning remote work or cold call fundraising. One tech person for the entire company. Street teams (canvassing) make more money, have higher bonuses, get lunch bought for them and get reimbursed for multiple things. The phone teams literally get forgotten for everything. It’s disheartening. We had a manager quit. We had our District manager step down. They say they’ll train you but dont, they just replace you with who ever they like the most that week. There were multiple times I had to ask to have my paycheck reviewed because I was missing hours, pay, and bonus revenue. It’s appalling and stressful and just overall the worst experience over the phones I’ve ever had.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
The hours are great, working with like-minded people alis great, the work is great... Sometimes.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Corporate isn't interested in actual charity. The managers aren't prepared to teach the techniques needed for success. The donation collection is scammy, and it's unlikely you will receive much attention or donations if you are different than the surrounding demographic in which you are asked to work. Work locations are hot or miss. The quota structure is built to encourage a high turn over rate.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic positivity; everyone is less realistic and more hopeful leading to stressful situations where good employees can't make their quota yet are reminded to stay positive. It's hard to stay positive when your job is on the line. The culture encourages bad habits because of it's unhealthy nature.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get there by 10, 2 hours of playing useless games, then out into the streets for some nerve-racking donation quota. Detailed training would be nice...

This job lets serving a cause be my JOB.  My favorite part about working here is I feel like my time is spent on something good.  If you are passionate about a specific charity partner, even better.

You will work with a very passionate team, who all want it.  You will need to want it.  You will be expected to attack the day and you can expect the team to attack it with you.  The hardest part is bringing that level of passion every day.

NCE did way more than I expected during 2020 to get back to work.  I can't pinpoint what I expected an employer to do, but they did more than that.  Last year was a difficult line to walk between urgency and safety, but I felt like management wanted to be as safe as possible and got us back to work as soon as possible.  I felt like I was in a much more secure position than many of my friends and peers last year, because of what my employer was doing.

NCE expects hard work and honesty of it's people, but you get that in return.  I like my coworkers, I like my management, I like what we do.  This is a good job.  You'll be outside of your comfort zone sometimes, but that's ok.  Good people work here and they are working to make a difference, and I can get behind that.

I’ll be honest, when I started I was nervous based on these reviews. But I absolutely LOVE this job. Best job I’ve ever had. If you’re thinking about applying, please do it. You will absolutely not regret it. 
I work at the Nashville branch and the management team is a dream. Always asking how you are doing and trying to help you improve. The work life balance is also incredible. You have the flexibility to choose the days you work which is amazing and they are very understanding and will work with you.  The pay is very very good. I know people who have bachelors degrees and have been with their company for years and don’t make as much as I do. 
With this job, I feel a purpose and I feel valued. Not only since the work is so good, but because my management and my team push me to do better. 
It can get a hair stressful trying to meet your quota, but that’s where a great team comes in to play. I can’t not stress this enough. If you want to get paid a GREAT wage, to chat it up with strangers, and make a difference, APPLY. 

I thought this would be my dream job after I was hired. I wanted to be a marketer and this seemed a perfect segue job into marketing. Gosh, was I wrong. The first few weeks were fine. I mean I had to drive anywhere between 100 to 250 miles away from home, but at least they paid for gas, and hotels. I met someone during one of my canvassing events and was interested in getting to know them, but I literally had no time off, ever. 
Because of these quotas, I was never able to take a day off, or even take care of myself. There was no work-life balance, and because I had a car, and many of my fellow canvassers didn't, I was everyone's ride. Then one day I just lost it. I had a final  nervous break down, and just quit. I'm now working a sensible corporate job, and I'm feeling much better. 
This job helped ruin my relationships with others and with myself, it made me seek emotional support from a professional, and rewired my brain almost entirely. It made me rethink my life goals and taught me a valuable lesson about work-life balance. As much as I loved helping all the organizations that we promoted, it wasn't worth the strain.  

A typical day at New Canvassing Experience consists of an 8 hour shift, an hour of which is usually spent in an extremely unorganized “meeting”. You are frequently waiting for the supervisor to arrive on time, and are locked out of the office until then. After the meeting you must commute to a working location which is new daily, and also unorganized in a way that may take extra time off of your ability to finish your daily tasks. Once you arrive at your (correct) working location for the day, you have on average 5-6 hours (including breaks) to secure 2 donors per day.  Depending on which campaign you are working for, this includes harassment on the street from people who do not agree with your campaign, with little to no protection from the company itself on this front. The hardest part of the job is definitely flourishing in such an unorganized and unprofessional environment. The best part of the job is the compensation if you can achieve the bonus structure .

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Canvasser 17 salaries reported	$93,250 per year
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Non-profit representative 5 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Director of training 1 salary reported	$64,000 per year
Business office director 8 salaries reported	$93,250 per year

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