Policies & Procedures Committee

Revisions to "A.02 Bylaws" are Ready for Review

All proposed changes to the Bylaws must be approved by the membership at an Annual General Meeting, which in 2021 is Sept. 11th online via Zoom.

See Proposed Revisions

Over the decades, San Francisco Pride's policies and procedures have grown somewhat lengthy and out-of-date. To simplify them and make it easier for the Board to conduct business, we are undertaking a major revision, section by section.

The P&P Committee has taken great care to incorporate member feedback at every stage of review. On this page you'll find links to feedback forms for each chunk of policy, and the order they will be reviewed.

The P&P manual is available in the top menu as "Bylaws+" for brevity, and here: SF Pride Policies and Procedures PDF

Member Feedback Timeline

Use these links to leave feedback before the deadline!

Section Topics

  • A = Structure
  • B = Ethics
  • C = Finance
  • D = Membership
  • E = Event Program
  • F = Human Resources
  • G = Communications
  • H = Office Administration
Deadline Review Period Feedback Form
Jan 31 1/14 - 1/31 Standing Rules B, G
Feb 15 2/01 - 2/15 Standing Rules A
Mar 1 2/16 - 3/01 Standing Rules C
Mar 15 3/02 - 3/15 Standing Rules E, D, F, H
Apr 15 3/16 - 4/15 Articles & Bylaws Part I
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Bylaws (Articles 1 – 5)
May 15 4/16 - 5/15 Articles & Bylaws Part II
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Bylaws (Articles 6 – 12)

2021 Review Timeline

Standing Rules

Standing Rules (G) – 5 pages

  • Media Comment & Public Speaking Policy (G.01)
  • Email Policy (G.02)
  • Decision Making Outside Board Meetings Policy (G.03)
  • Internal Communications Policy (G.04)

Standing Rules (B) – 26 pages

  • Promises Policy (B.04)
  • Corporate Participation Policy (B.07)

Standing Rules (A) – 35 pages

  • Tertiary Rules Relating to the Nominating Committee (A.07)
  • Procedures for Nominating & Electing Directors (A.11)*
  • Officer Election Procedures (A.12)
  • Community Event Attendance Policy (A.16)
  • Endorsements Policy (A.18)
  • Community Advisory Board (A.20)

Standing Rules (C) – 27 pages

  • Grants Guidelines (C.10)
  • Operating Reserve Fund Policy (C.11)

Standing Rules (E) – 9 pages

  • Parade Line-Up Policy (E.06)

Standing Rules (D) – 2 pages

Standing Rules (F) – 3 pages

Standing Rules (H) – 11 pages

Articles & Bylaws

Articles & Bylaws Part I – 10 pages
Articles of Incorporation (A.01) Bylaws
(A.02), Articles 1 through 5

  • Article 3. Membership
  • Article 4. Membership Rights
  • Article 5. Member Meetings and Voting

Articles & Bylaws Part II – 11 pages
Bylaws (A.02), Articles 6 through 12

  • Article 7. Committees
  • Article 11. Grants Administration
  • Article 12. Miscellaneous

Full Review Schedule

member meeting p&p meeting board meeting
Date Action Item
Jan 13 Member Meeting
Jan 31 Member Feedback Deadline: Standing Rules B, G
Feb 1 Feedback Bundle (B, G) to P&P Committee
Feb 10 Member Meeting
Feb 1 - Feb 12 P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (B, G)
Feb 16 P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (B,G)
Mar 3 BOARD MEETING (Action: Standing Rules B, G)
Mar 8 Feedback Bundle (A) to P&P Committee
Mar 10 Member Meeting
Mar 8 – Mar 19 P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (A)
Mar 23 P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (A)
Mar 29 Feedback Bundle (c) to P&P Committee
Apr 7 Board Meeting (Action: Standing Rules A)
Apr 14 Member Meeting
Mar 29 – Apr 12 P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (C)
Apr 13 P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (C)
Apr 19 Feedback Bundle (E, D, F, H) to P&P Committee
April 19 – May 3 P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (E, D, F, H)
May 4 P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (E, D, F, H)
May 5 BOARD MEETING (Action: Standing Rules C, E, D, F, H)
May 10 Feedback Bundle (Part I) to P&P Committee
May 12 Member Meeting
May 10 – May 24 P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (Part I)
May 25 P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (Part I)
Jun 1 BOARD MEETING (Rvw & Propose for AGM: Part I)
May 31 Feedback Bundle (Part II) to P&P Committee
May 31 – June 14 P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (Part II)
Jun 29 P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (PART II)
Jul 7 BOARD MEETING (Rvw & Propose for AGM: Part II)
Jul 14 Member Meeting
Aug 4 BOARD MEETING (Final Rvw of Parts I & II for AGM)
Aug 11 Member Meeting
Sep 11 Annual General Member meeting