The American Diabetes Association has fundraising down to an art and a science

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

The folks who work with Bennett, the ADA’s chief development officer, call her a “powerhouse,” a one-woman show who single-handedly spearheaded the growth. (The numbers, by the way, read like this: Over the past five years, ADA experienced a 35 percent increase in direct mail contributions; 65 percent in major gifts; 100 percent in corporate support; and 38 percent in special events.)