Capital Campaign Director – Lead a Field-Defining Campaign to Anchor Abolitionist Infrastructure in Oakland at Critical Resistance – United States


Capital Campaign Director – Lead a Field-Defining Campaign to Anchor Abolitionist Infrastructure in Oakland at Critical Resistance – United States

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Critical Resistance (CR)a national grassroots organization working to end the prison industrial complex (PIC)seeks aCapital Campaign Directorto drive and staff Building People Power (BPP)s multi-year capital campaign, leading strategy, fundraising, donor engagement, and ecosystem coordination to complete the remaining raise and bring a bold vision to life.

This is a rare chance to shape a field-defining campaignone that reimagines how capital and community support local-to-global movement building, governance, and cultural memory. The Director aligns the campaign with CR abolitionist values and anchors its success in strong relationships, compelling narrative, and collective care.

This full-time, Oakland-based (hybrid) position reports to CRs Development Director and collaborates closely with the BPP Building Project Manager, campaign consultants, and CRs national staff team.

Building People Power | Project Overview

Building People Power (BPP) – a project of Critical Resistance – is preparing to launch the quiet phase of a bold capital campaign to resource a new movement hub for healing, organizing, and community-led governanceand to activate a living model of abolitionist economic sovereignty. A recent feasibility study affirmed BPPs potential as a generational investment in abolitionist infrastructure and informed an updated campaign work plan, positioning CR to move forward with clarity, intention, and momentum.

At its heart is the transformation of a10,000 square ftbuilding at4400 Telegraph Ave in Oakland, CAinto a home for political organizing, cultural strategy, collective care, and movement stewardship. Currently under CRs ownership, the building will house the organizations national headquarters and provide a welcoming, inclusive space for movement partners and communities impacted by imprisonment, displacement, and state violence.

To date, the campaign has secured ownership of the building and a$6 million lead gift. With preliminary architectural estimates, theworking goal is$11.5 millionto complete renovations and en…

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