philanthropy manager

senior associate engineer

partnership manager

senior program associate

senior executive coordinator

USA for UNHCR

I worked at the DC office of UNHCR.  The management tries to lead on that fundraisers should be motivated by the refugees, when in fact they only care about making money and meeting their own numbers.  From management itself, I was told that they purposefully appeal to newly graduated, idealistic kids that are looking for their first job.  They use up all of their energy and patience, and then fire them.  The turnover rate is far higher than it should be (according to HR and anyone who's been there more than a month).  Fundraisers aren't told everything straightforward.  If it's something positive, management focuses on it; if it's negative, you better hope one of your colleagues tells you about it before you get fired.

Overall, this is the worse work environment I could have ever fathomed.  I would NEVER recommend this job to anyone.  I've worked as a fundraiser with other organizations, and I have never been so disgusted with a supposedly "non profit's" morals.

A typical work day consisted of a group of fundraisers going to a particular area to inform the people about the refugees and ask for donations. 
I learned a lot about fundraising, presentation, and persuasiveness.
The management was very friendly and encouraged the team to get as many long term donations as possible.
The team was very friendly towards each other and was head strong on staying true to its purpose.
The hardest part of the job was standing in one spot for hours in rain/snow/heat/cold and asking for donations; majority of the people refused.
I enjoyed educating myself on refugees and passing that knowledge on to strangers.

I currently manage a fund raising office in Miami, FL.
It is a difficult job because as opposed to selling a product we get people to contribute money on a monthly basis in order to help refugees throughout the world. We do this through our face to face fundraising program in the streets and residential areas of Miami.
I love the work because we are working outside (myself currently about 2 days a week, the rest is spent on admin, hiring and training) to benefit people who have lost everything due to no fault of their own.

I would discuss the importance of the UN Refugee Agency’s role in providing the essentials of food, water, blankets and more for refugees throughout the troubled regions of the world to people in heavily populated centers of Washington, D.C.  This required talking to many people everyday, even some who did not agree with the program

I love my work in USA for UNHCR.  Our work has a purpose, and everyone is very mission-driven.  It's fun with a great supportive culture and a real commitment to its people.

the experience i had working at usa for unhcr made me synonymous to a street beggar.. working under very deplorable and hash condition in the winter to only be followed by managers as if you were a robot to make numbers.

To be able to witness the day to day news events in person and meet many of the high ranking government officials was very exciting

I had an excellent management opportunity and my team was amazing. I worked with managers who were passionate about their job. We worked together well for the common goal of helping refugees and I hope one day I would be back helping refugees.

USA for UNHCR supports the refugee crisis all over the world and is truly an amazing cause. Refugees are seldom in the news and USA for UNHCR helps to bring awareness to it as well as fundraising.

Was exciting at the beginning, very well motivated until the management cut the commission and promoted their own agent not the hardworker.favoritism

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Philanthropy manager 2 salaries reported	$97,507 per year
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