Creating a social media policy with/for a government agency is not a quick process. Get to know the agency. Write a draft. Gather feedback from key staff members. Discuss with staff members. Revise draft. Get more feedback. Revise draft again. Send to legal representation. Discuss with legal. Revise draft. Declare final copy (while also declaring its a living document).
The below social media policy was created collaboratively with MORPC (Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission) staff and lawyers and ShinyDoor.
MORPC is unique in that 1.) They understand the value of social media to increase outreach. 2.) Their management said to keep the document simple. (The end result is as simple as one can get when integrating others' concerns, espcially lawyers'.) 3.)They are willing to share their social media policy. Below you will find the text and a dowload to a Word document of the policy. You are welcome to use as needed for your organization.
Want to guess which portions were inserted by the lawyers???
