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integrate caucusing, whether frequent or infrequent, in to the organizational
workplan so that caucus members have a sense of timeline for getting together.

Just as any other committee or working group, caucuses may need to be
staffed. It is crucial that people of color caucuses receive equitable staff time

and resources as compared to white caucuses. It is a common barrier to successful
caucusing in predominantly white organizations that the white caucus has more
staff and resources than the people of color caucus. This racist practice will
undermine the caucus process.

Caucus agenda’s need to be developed with intention. People of color
caucuses and white caucuses will often have very different agendas. But, an
organization that is seeking to use caucuses as part of a process of anti-racist
organizational development must think clearly about how the caucus agendas create
movement toward organizational goals. Again, it is often useful for the Change
Team to have a role in developing caucus agendas.

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