Does Impact NW pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Impact NW employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Impact NW. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Impact NW?

71% of Impact NW employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Impact NW 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Impact NW?

Program Specialist (5) , Case Manager (3) , Program Manager (2) , SUN Site Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Impact NW according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is also really great in my department." ((in 5 reviews)); "People you work with are great" ((in 5 reviews)); "Awesome, dedicated coworkers, some of the best I've ever had" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great training opportunity and wonderful co" ((in 3 reviews)); "care hours, trauma informed training and practices, understanding and communicative supervisors, and flexible schedule, this is hands down the best place I've worked for." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Impact NW according to real employee reviews?

"Social work pay is low but Impact has brought it up a lot in past few years" ((in 16 reviews)); "Bad management." ((in 4 reviews)); "No benefits" ((in 4 reviews))

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Impact NW Reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Andy Nelson

100% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture and values

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Impact NW has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Impact NW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

53 reviews

3.0

19 Nov 2025

Overall positive

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Clients, company culture, feeling supported

Cons

Pay and constraints of nonprofits

2.0

29 Oct 2025

Good mission but lots of waste & valued corporate-style culture over humanity.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good PTO, friendly coworkers, meaningful work.

Cons

Ableism, heavy-handed and top down leadership, micromanagement, performative activism, heavy work load, low compensation, discouraged from using PTO. Top heavy program structure with too many management positions and too few direct service staff.

5.0

30 Aug 2024

Meaningful work

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People you work with are great

Cons

Pay could be better of course

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Jobs at Impact NW

Development Director

Portland, OR

US$120K - US$120K /yr

(Employer provided)

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