Diversity at Nextdoor

Diverse employees at Nextdoor score the company 82/100 across various culture categories, placing Nextdoor in the top 15% of companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Nextdoor across various culture dimensions.

Diversity and Inclusion at Nextdoor

Diverse communities are stronger communities.

At Nextdoor, we celebrate our similarities and our differences. To best serve our customers and build a product that truly empowers communities around the world, we are building a diverse team that reflects each community’s unique characteristics, and cultivating an inclusive environment where everyone can be seen and heard.

Our Commitment to Increasing Diversity

ERGs @ Nextdoor:

-Nextdoor has nine ERGs (and growing) focused on fostering a stronger sense of belonging and community at Nextdoor. ERGs are Employee Resource Groups that allow employees with commonalities to meet, support each other, and produce outcomes that help improve the business and job satisfaction. We believe in investing in our community of employees by creating a safe space to develop a passionate, collaborative and diverse team.

Partnerships with communities:

-We currently have partnerships with several organizations, including dev/color, Adcolor and Lesbians Who Tech that are specifically focused on increasing representation of underrepresented minorities in the tech industry.

-We have offered pro-bono advertising to organizations like NAACP, National Urban League, and several other organizations working to support racial and social equality.

Nextdoor Advisory Boards

-In 2019, Nextdoor established three Advisory Boards consisting of a diverse group of academics, industry experts, and community leaders. These experts advise on: building deeper connections between neighbors, the elements of thriving communities, and increasing civic engagement in neighborhoods around the world. Meet the experts on our advisory boards: https://about.nextdoor.com/team/#neighborhood

Employee Experiences

-Nextdoor highlights and shares the experience of underrepresented groups in several ways.

-Nextdoor regularly brings in leaders to share diverse perspectives into the organization. Speakers included Edith Cooper (Senior Director - Goldman Sachs), Helen Russell (CEO - Equator Coffee), Maverick Carter and Andre Iguadola (NBA), John Hope Bryant (CEO - Operation HOPE), Andrea Perez (Head of the Women’s and Kids Business for Brand Jordan - Nike), and many more.

-Nextdoor celebrates commemorative months such as Black History Month, Womens’ History Month, Pride, and Ramadan with ERGs and employee events and communications.

Product Specific Initiatives

-We have aligned the company around a singular objective of making Black neighbors feel safe and welcome on our platform.

-Since 2015, we have been working with Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt, Department of Psychology Professor at Stanford University, on initiatives to reduce racism and bias on our platform.

-In 2019, we launched the Kindness Reminder, a feature meant to encourage civility across the Nextdoor platform.

Nextdoor's Diversity & Inclusion Awards

Nextdoor won 1 award in 2023, 1 award in 2022, and 1 award in 2020. Nextdoor won Best CEOs for Diversity 2023.

Best CEOs for Diversity 2023 (Large Companies)

Best CEOs for Women 2022 (Large Companies)

Best Diversity 2020 (Small & Midsize Companies)