American Diabetes Association Employer Reviews

It is difficult to really feel how quickly things change in the medical world. That is why we need to get involved and make it move forward.

American Diabetes Association is a great place to work if you love non profits and believe in the cause.

While I was an unpaid intern for the American Diabetes Association, learning to balance multiple projects, starting community initiatives from scratch, managing press contacts and vendor securing were all helpful skills taken away from the internship.

The American Diabetes Association is a great place to work, its benefits/compensation are reasonable. They just need to work on their management team in the Finance area.

The staff in this office is constantly turning over. And it's too bad because there have been many very talented and experienced people passing through. No job security here. The reason is upper management (VP) is ruthless. The ADA has a great mission and is a much needed non profit, but working in this office is unrewarding and extremely stressful.

The cause if great, but unfortunately, they don't do enough to keep the good staff they have. Small raises happen and the vacation time is great; benefits are so-so and there is next to no room for advancement. I have never worked in an office more under-staffed, where burn out happens very quickly.

Organized special events to benefit organization’s fundraising efforts (i.e. Step Out, World Diabetes Day, Tour de Cure etc.). Assisted in organizations other fundraising efforts through phone, mail, and electronic mail informational distribution. Conducted analysis of prior donors, and successfully created a strategic fundraising approach. Conducted – more... media interface. Drafted and designed event materials, letters, brochures, and other marketing materials.

I learned that there is much more than meets the eye when it comes to organizing events and fundraisers. Learning all the details that go into preparing is very tedious and mind opening.

The management, as well as my co-workers, were great to work with. It was a very laid back, yet productive office.

The hardest part of the job was probably the fact that it wasn't a paid internship. However, I loved it and it was my choice to continue my volunteering there.

The fact that we were a non-profit organization that works towards a cure for a disease that hits close to my heart was the most enjoyable part. The people I had the chance to work with were a bonus. – less

This is a great place to intern. This is my first internship and I enjoy every moment of it. You will develop time management and you will learn how to prioritze your task. I enjoy what I do and the people I have worked with.

Co-Workers are great, people tend to make friends easily in the fairly small office. Learned a lot about fundraising. Best part of the job was meeting volunteers and participants at events.
Management was difficult to work with, lots of lay offs and high turn over in the few years that I was there. Not a lot of room for growth. HR though the national – more... office is unprofessional and does not help with office/management problems. – less

Friendly work place, average work day consist of processing packages and sealing boxes to be shipped off

With the increasing number of people living with diabetes, the ADA workd hard to educate, advocate and raise money to find a cure for this dreadful disease.

The workload varied depending on the time of year, with the weeks leading up to the annual conference or other major meetings being extremely busy. Management for the most part was excellent.

Management very appreciative of ones time and efforts. Learned the various stages of fund raising.

Working for a national non-profit is an eye-opener to just what can be done with such a large group. Their advocacy and support networks are vast and impressive. Locally, they drum up interest and funds through a variety of events.

As a Public Health Professional I was responsible for developing and implementing information and analysis programs for the National Capital Area American Diabetes Association DC, Maryland and Virginia region by providing advice, technical assistance, and policy guidance to supervisory and management officials. As the Director I conducted liaison, coordinate – more... and collaborate with a broad spectrum of public health constituents and participants, including federal, state, local and international public health officials, as well as government officials, private individuals and senior researchers in academic settings. Advises managers and supervisors on evaluation, feedback and recognition techniques, establishment of critical elements and standards, alignment of employee performance plans.
In addition, I provided expert advisor with staff to ensure effective program implementation to successful deliver of local programs including Work site, Multi-Cultural Outreach and Diabetes Expo, as measured by number of people reached. – less

I had my internship at the ADA and found it incredibly fulfilling. I learned how a non-profit organization works and the importance of speaking directly with the community to encourage healthy behaviors to prevent diabetes. During the day I could call both providers and community members, organize and create programs, and create flyers and bulletins. – more... The hardest part of the job was determining how to approach individual people about diabetes but this also was the most enjoyable part! The co-workers were amazing and dedicated to the cause. Overall, a very worthwhile place to either intern or work! – less

National guidance, opportunity to develop, incorporate and expand your position.

Coordinated department design and print projects; worked with meetings, community programs, individual/planned
giving, and all other departments. Created and reviewed production schedules; updated clients on progress.

I had a close relationship with management and coworkers. The hardest part was no longer being there and the most enjoyable was providing – more... good service and to be able to help the Association get the message through the printed materials for the well-being of millions of people, both directly and indirectly, affected by diabetes. – less

The ADA was such a wonderful experience. I was able to see all aspects of event planning and truly got to be hands on. The Market Manager exposed me to more than I could have imagined. Great and loving work enviroment.

The American Diabetes Association was a wonderful place to work at. There was always so much going on. I interned there for a semester and loved it. I was always either in the office or attending fairs/events to helping them set up for their events. It was a wonderful experience and my co-workers made it even better. They were such a joy to work with – more... and even after my intern ended I am still with them. I am a board member for Camp Rainbow ( a camp for type 1 diabetic children held every June). The hardest part was having to manage all the workload with having deadlines around the corner all the time. It taught me time management and I loved everything about the work place. – less