Common use of Organization Type Clause in Contracts

Organization Type. For-Profit Non-Profit Public Housing Authority (PHA) Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) Other (please type name below) Communities of Color. Culturally responsive organizations hire and train culturally and linguistically diverse staff to meet the needs of the diverse communities they serve. • Majority of members and/or clients must be from a particular cultural community that has faced housing discrimination; • Organizational environment is culturally focused, and the cultural community being served recognizes it as a culturally- specific entity that provides culturally and linguistically responsive services; • Majority of staff must be from the cultural community being served, and the majority of the leadership (defined to collectively include board members and management positions) must be from the cultural community being served; • The entity has a track record of successful community engagement and involvement with the cultural community being served, rooted on a foundation of respect and trust; and • The organization engages in advocacy for housing and/or economic justice for the cultural community with their guidance. Culturally Responsive Organization (CRO) Culturally Specific Organization (CSO) Neither Culturally Responsive or Culturally Specific The following section asks questions about your DEI Agreement goals as a baseline for your Initial Registration. If you see this question but are submitting a Renewal You will be asked to select one DEI goal category from each of the following four groups:

Organization Type. For-Profit Non-Profit Public Housing Authority (PHA) Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) Other (please type name below) and policies, and its track record in addressing conflicts and dynamics of inclusion and exclusion, to its relationships with racial groups in the region, including its responsiveness to expectations. Furthermore, a Culturally Responsive Organization is one that is dynamic, on a committed path to improvement and one that is hardwired to be responsive to the interests of Communities of Color. Culturally responsive organizations hire and train culturally and linguistically diverse staff to meet the needs of the diverse communities they serve. • Majority of members and/or clients must be from a particular cultural community that has faced housing discriminationCommunity of Color; • Organizational environment is culturally focused, focused and the cultural community being served recognizes it as a culturally- culturally-specific entity that provides culturally and linguistically responsive services; • Majority of staff must be from the cultural community being served, and the majority of the leadership (defined to collectively include board members and management positions) must be from the cultural community being served; • The entity has a track record of successful community engagement and involvement with the cultural community being served, rooted on a foundation of respect and trust; and • The organization engages community being served recognizes the entity as advancing the best interests of the community and engaging in policy advocacy for housing and/or economic justice for on behalf of the cultural community with their guidancebeing served. Culturally Responsive Organization (CRO) Culturally Specific Organization (CSO) Neither Culturally Responsive or Culturally Specific The following section asks questions about your DEI Agreement goals as a baseline for your Initial Registration. If you see this question but are submitting a Renewal You will be asked to select one DEI goal category from each of the following four groups: