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Over the decades, San Francisco Pride's policies and procedures have grown somewhat lengthy and out-of-date.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
DeadlineReview PeriodFeedback Form
Jan 311/14 - 1/31 Standing Rules B, G
Feb 152/01 - 2/15 Standing Rules A
Mar 12/16 - 3/01 Standing Rules C
Mar 153/02 - 3/15 Standing Rules E, D, F, H
Apr 153/16 - 4/15 Articles & Bylaws Part I
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Bylaws (Articles 1 – 5)
May 154/16 - 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
DateAction Item
Jan 13Member Meeting
Jan 31Member Feedback Deadline: Standing Rules B, G
Feb 1Feedback Bundle (B, G) to P&P Committee
Feb 10Member Meeting
Feb 1 - Feb 12P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (B, G)
Feb 16P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (B,G)
Mar 3BOARD MEETING (Action: Standing Rules B, G)
Mar 8Feedback Bundle (A) to P&P Committee
Mar 10Member Meeting
Mar 8 – Mar 19P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (A)
Mar 23P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (A)
Mar 29Feedback Bundle (c) to P&P Committee
Apr 7Board Meeting (Action: Standing Rules A)
Apr 14Member Meeting
Mar 29 – Apr 12P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (C)
Apr 13P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (C)
Apr 19Feedback Bundle (E, D, F, H) to P&P Committee
April 19 – May 3P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (E, D, F, H)
May 4P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (E, D, F, H)
May 5BOARD MEETING (Action: Standing Rules C, E, D, F, H)
May 10Feedback Bundle (Part I) to P&P Committee
May 12Member Meeting
May 10 – May 24P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (Part I)
May 25P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (Part I)
Jun 1BOARD MEETING (Rvw & Propose for AGM: Part I)
May 31Feedback Bundle (Part II) to P&P Committee
May 31 – June 14P&P Committee Share Doc Active Review (Part II)
Jun 29P&P COMMITTEE MEETING (PART II)
Jul 7BOARD MEETING (Rvw & Propose for AGM: Part II)
Jul 14Member Meeting
Aug 4BOARD MEETING (Final Rvw of Parts I & II for AGM)
Aug 11Member Meeting
Sep 11Annual General Member meeting