About Critical Resistance

Critical Resistance is a national grassroots organization working to end the prison industrial complex and build community-based alternatives rooted in justice, care, and collective power. Through organizing, advocacy, and movement building, the organization advances abolitionist values and supports communities most impacted by imprisonment, displacement, and state violence.

The Role

Critical Resistance is hiring a Capital Campaign Director to lead the multi-year fundraising effort for Building People Power (BPP), an ambitious project to transform a 10,000 sq ft property in Oakland into a national hub for organizing, healing, and community governance. This leadership role drives the strategy, donor engagement, and coordination required to complete the remaining campaign goal and bring this vision to life.

Working closely with the Development Director, Building Project Manager, consultants, and national staff, you will guide the campaign from quiet phase through public launch while ensuring the work reflects the organization’s abolitionist values and commitment to collective care.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Strategy and Leadership

• Lead the overall capital campaign plan from cultivation through completion
• Align fundraising activity with construction, programmatic, and financial timelines
• Manage benchmarks, budgets, reporting, and campaign documentation
• Coordinate consultants, advisors, and the campaign committee
• Develop campaign materials and annual fundraising plans

Donor Engagement and Major Gifts

• Build and manage a portfolio of donors contributing $10,000+ gifts
• Cultivate major individual and institutional funders, including multi-year commitments
• Support staff and volunteers in donor outreach and solicitation
• Oversee donor stewardship, acknowledgements, grants, and reporting
• Help shape compelling campaign storytelling and events

Campaign Culture and Ecosystem Building

• Foster a campaign environment grounded in shared leadership and accountability
• Represent the campaign in philanthropic, community finance, and movement spaces
• Strengthen connections with aligned fields such as solidarity economy and community capital
• Document and communicate the broader impact of the project for the movement ecosystem

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of fundraising experience, including capital campaigns or major gifts
• Proven success securing six-figure gifts and managing multi-stakeholder campaigns
• Strong relationship-building skills across philanthropic and movement communities
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills
• Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and campaign tracking
• Experience supporting staff, volunteers, or campaign committees
• Commitment to abolitionist values and the mission of Critical Resistance
• Self-directed, emotionally intelligent, and collaborative leadership style

What They Offer

• Salary range of $120,000–$140,000 depending on experience
• Generous benefits package and flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work structure based in Oakland, CA
• Two-year role with potential for extension
• Opportunity to lead a field-shaping capital campaign with national impact

How to Apply

Submit a cover letter, resume, and a relevant writing sample (maximum five pages) by email in Word or PDF format to hiring@criticalresistance.org. Applications can also be mailed to the Critical Resistance Hiring Committee at their Oakland P.O. Box.