Aarika Riddle Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Partner with board, leadership staff, and key stakeholders to help Always Dream scale its Always Reading program. Establish and implement five-year strategic plan that includes building out org infrastructure, workforce planning, program partnerships and design, and increasing development efforts. Dream big - we are!

San Francisco Bay Area

Served as Executive Director of Reading Partners San Francisco Bay Area and supported regional executive leadership in Silicon Valley, Sacramento, and Seattle.

Silicon Valley

Lead and managed the Reading Partners Silicon Valley team toward successful program implementation, volunteer engagement, and fundraising targets. Oversaw growth strategy and regional business operations. Strategized and lead all regional fundraising. Drove external relations to grow and scale region.

Palo Alto, CA

Analyzed, researched, coordinated, and facilitated Adolescent Counseling Services' mission in the areas of fund development, donor stewardship, stakeholder relations, marketing, and communications. Restructured department and led an agency wide rebranding effort.

Managed and oversaw all agency development and marketing staff and efforts. Created, implemented and evaluated annual Development and Marketing plan for the agency. Directed, managed and executed all agency events, including Spring Sounds, a 6-figure fundraising gala and auction. Served as Annual Campaign Director. Provided stewardship to all donors and.

Maintained donor database, created and produced marketing collateral, helped execute fundraising events, wrote press releases, handled media relations, assisted in putting together Annual Report

Sales and consultation for business grade data and voice solutions. Handled commercial, business accounts. Procured new customers and introduced the WiLine product to potential customers. Assisted at marketing lobby events.

Organized and updated database for donations and donor files, receptionist duties. Used Raiser’s Edge to perform constituent lookups and enter pledge batches. Tracked inventory and processed all gifts and donations that came into the university

Public relations support for web based clientele. Wrote press releases and contacted magazines, newspapers, radio, and television stations across the United States to obtain coverage. Clients included www.CupOJoeOnline.com, www.Hitch50.com, www.OneRedPaperClip.com, and www.ChooseMyName.com.