Endorsements Policy

  1. Authority
    This policy is in all respects subordinate to the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and standing rules of the corporation.

  2. General
    This policy is designed to detail the the circumstances in which and the method by which the corporation may issuecorporation’s processes and methods related to endorsements.

  3. Types of Activities and /Issues Which May or /May Not Be Endorsed

    1. The activities/issues which may be endorsed shall:
      1. Be unrestricted in number.
      2. Be consistent with the mission, goals, and objectives of the corporation and/or build solidarity with other oppressed peoples.
    2. Subject to the above, the corporation may endorse or oppose specific legislative proposals and/or boycotts.
    3. Activities/Issues which may not be endorsed shall include:
      1. Candidates for elected office.
      2. Ventures which are exclusively ‘for profit’.
      3. Events that do not alignThose which are unconnected with the mission and values of the corporation.

  4. Administration

    1. Any entity or person requesting an endorsement must submit in writing a document that precisely and explicitly states the nature and purpose of the requested endorsement.
    2. Upon receipt of this document, the Executive Committee will evaluate the request and determine whether to take immediate action, or whether to wait until the next Board Meeting.
    3. Any response by SFLGBTPCC SF Pride to an endorsement request will include a statement that makes clear that an endorsement by SFLGBTPCC SF Pride does not obligate SFLGBTPCC SF Pride to the allocation of any of its resources to the efforts of the requesting person or organization. This would include, but not be limited to, the allocation of monies, volunteers, the issuing of press releases, or the production of promotional materials. While SFLGBTPCC SF Pridemay choose at some point to provide such resources, it should be made clear that endorsement does not obligate SFLGBTPCC SF Pride in any way to provide such resources.

Approved: by the Board 11.05.01

San Francisco Pride Celebration Committee, Inc.

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