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American Diabetes Association

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Fire Tracey Brown Before It's Too Late - Director American Diabetes Association Employee Review

2.0
Jan 21, 2020
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Pros

-Great mission -Many employees are passionate about their work -ADA was a respected name for a long time

Cons

-Absurdly high turnover at every level. -The CEO is shady. She has brought in her cronies, pays herself and them much more than anyone else at the organization (where employees have worked years without raises and are laughed at when they ask for a COLA). And she lies constantly. -Tracey insists on hiring outside consultants for EVERYTHING, including work ADA staff is already doing. This duplication is a waste of time and money. -Tracey thinks everyone on staff should be fundraisers--even when that role is in direct conflict with the legal obligations of their jobs. No accountability for the ACTUAL fundraisers when ADA is several million behind budget for 2019. -Layoffs will happen soon. Tracey claims she "does not do layoffs" and but two entire departments have been eliminated since she started 18 months ago. She claims these are not layoffs but are "strategic." Hey Tracey: if they can apply for unemployment, THEY WERE LAID OFF. Stop lying to your employees. -Morale is so bad. The culture is at an all-time low and every single employee is looking for their way out before the ADA ship sinks (which it will do if Tracey is allowed to continue working there). I have never worked anywhere else where people quit WITHOUT ANOTHER JOB LINED UP.

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5.0
Mar 30, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Positive and friendly team - Strong management - Employees are incredibly smart and hardworking. Everyone works together for the success of the mission. - Mission is amazing and it feels good to support those who are fighting diabetes.

Cons

- As with many nonprofits, there are never enough resources. We're always making due with what we can, - Because we are a large org, sometimes it's difficult to maintain communications across departments.

4.0
Feb 23, 2026
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Pros

Easy onboarding For my department, it was a very smooth onboarding experience with clearly structured videos and trainings. As with any onboarding, it is tedious and you don't necessarily retain all of it but I understand why it's required. Decent salary Can confidently say that they will absolutely negotiate pay and will even work with you to find a salary that fits expectations. WFH As someone who has become accustomed to working from home, the flexibility is appreciated and welcomed. The company does like to see teams get together in person and encourages in-person meetings but seems to understand there are limitations.

Cons

Outdated systems Honestly, a pretty bad CRM system is being used but they are implementing a better one now so can't be too upset about it. Poor organization of centralized saved files Biggest complaint by far is how erratically centralized files are saved such as examples of emails/ outreach, access to other markets' files, or the outdated statistics and company info. There is no rhyme or reason for where important documents are saved and how to access them.

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