Don't work here if you value critical thinking - Anonymous employee Race Forward Employee Review

1.0
23 Oct 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Competitive salary and benefits.

Cons

This organization thrives on using vague political jargon to raise money from large foundations, corporations, and the like. If you do policy work there you will spend your time giving "101" presentations about race to rooms full of cis white people, with no larger thought given to how racism actually operates in those rooms, cities, states, etc. The PPT presentations are truly historic. An audience member will learn one bullet point about housing discrimination from decades ago but nothing about how it's happening today. They promise that more detail will come later, if you pay for it, yet no capacity is added internally to provide those services. Other staff there give the impression that they work with you in solidarity, yet if you put forward new ideas they will not lift a finger to help you as to not upset the executives. If you are committed to ending racial inequality and believe it is bigger than any one organization do not work at RF. The criticisms in the other reviews are also true. All-around terrible place to work given their stated mission.

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5.0
13 Feb 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great colleagues - creative, smart, and committed. Important work making national systems change for racial justice.

Cons

Race Forward is in high demand. This is not easy work.

4.0
10 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay, benefits, smart and dedicated colleagues

Cons

Inconsistent messaging and leadership decisions, challenging pivots,

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