Policy Database

The most complete listing of social media policies. Referenced by the world's largest brands and agencies.

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Organization	Title
American Red Cross	Social Media Handbook for Local Red Cross Units
American Red Cross	Online Communications Guidelines
Australian Government: Department of Finance and Deregulation	Social Media 101: A Beginner's Guide for Finance Employees
Australian Government: Asia-Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence	Staff Guidance - Use of Social Media
Australian National Botanic Gardens	Social Media Policy
Australian Public Service Commission	Protocols for Online Media Participation
Basque Government	Style and Usage Guide for the Basque Government's Social Networks
BBYO	Staff/Volunteer Presence on Social Networking Sites
Bread for the World	Online Technologies, Social Media and Bread
British Medical Association	Using Social Media: Practical and Ethical Guidance for Doctors and Medical Students
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, SUNY	Designing social media policy for government: Eight essential elements
City of Hampton, VA	Social Media Policy
City of Seattle	Blogging Policy
City of Seattle	Social Media Use Policy
DePaul UK	Social Media Policy
Easter Seals	Online Community Guidelines
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Using Social Media Internally
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Using Social Media to Communicate With the Public
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Representing EPA Online Using Social Media
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Social Media Policy
Fairfax County, VA	Facebook Comments Policy
Fellowship Church	Personal Website and Weblog Policies
General Services Administration (GSA)	Social Media Policy
Government of Catalonia	Style and Usage Guide of the Government of Catalonia's Social Networks
Governor of Massachusetts	Governor's Office Social Media Usage and Policies
Greater London North County	Scouting and Social Networking Guidelines
Hamilton County - Jobs and Family Services	Guidelines for effective use of social networks, blogs, podcasts and live chats
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)	Social Media Staff Guidelines
Maryland Association of CPAs	Social Media Policy
Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs	Social Media Usage and Guidelines
Missouri Department of Transportation	Post A Comment - Use Policy
Mossman Municipal Council (Australia)	Mossman Council on Twitter
National Ice Skating Association	Social Media Policy
National Public Radio (NPR)	NPR News Social Media Guidelines
Navitas	Social Media Policy
New York City	NYC Social Media Customer Use Policy
New York City Department of Education	Social Media Guidelines
New Zealand Government	Web Standards
New Zealand State Services Commission	Principles for Interaction with Social Media
New Zealand State Services Commission	The Guide to Online Participation
Open Society Foundations	Web Style Guide
Orange County	County Social Media Use Policy and Procedure
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria	Social Media Policy
Powerhouse Museum	Internet/Intranet Usage & Social Media Policy
Province of Nova Scotia	Social Media Terms of Use Guidelines for Employees
Province of Nova Scotia	Government Social Media Policy
Queensland Government	Official Use of Social Media
Roanoke County, VA	Social Media Policy
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust	Social Media Policy
Royal Academy of Dance	Social Media Policy
Safe-Wise Consulting	YMCA Social Networking Policy Template
Securities and Exchange Commission	Filing Requirements for Certain Electronic Communications
Smithsonian Institution	Web and New Media Strategy
State Government of Victoria - Department of Health	Twitter Policy
State Government of Victoria - Department of Justice	Social Media Policy for Employees
State of Delaware	Social Media Policy
State of Mississippi	Social Media Policy
State of Oklahoma	Social Networking and Social Media Standards
State of Oklahoma	Social Networking and Social Media Guidelines
State of South Carolina - Budget Control Board	Social Media Policy
State of South Carolina - State Library	Social Media Policy
Thames Valley Police	Use of Social Media Policy
Town of Avon, Indiana	Social Media Policy
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat	Guideline to Acceptable Use of Internal Wikis and Blogs Within the Government of Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat	Guideline for External Use of Web 2.0
U.S. Air Force	Air Force Blog Assessment
U.S. Air Force	New Media and the Air Force
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Jacksonville District	Social Media User Guidelines
U.S. Coast Guard	Social Media - The Way Ahead
U.S. Department of Defense	Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Use of Web-Based Collaboration Techhologies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Blogging at EPA for Greenversations
U.S. General Services Administration	Social Media Policy
U.S. Marine Corps	Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities
U.S. Navy	Web 2.0: Utilizing New Web Tools
U.S. Navy	Guidance for Official Posts
U.S. Navy	Navy Ombudsman Social Media Handbook
U.S. Navy	Navy Command Social Media Handbook
UK Civil Service	Engaging Through Social Media: A Guide for Civil Servants
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office	Social Media
UK Ministry of Defence	Online Engagement Guidelines
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government	Social Media Guidelines
University of Liverpool	Social Media Guidelines
Utah State Archives and Records Service	Preliminary Guidance on Government Use of Social Media
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Social Media Policy
Wake County, North Carolina	Web 2.0 Guidelines for Use
Walker Art Center	Blog Guidelines
YMCA - West Suburban (Massachusetts)	Social Networking Policy
YMCA Houston	Social Media Policy
YMCA of Greater Rochester	Social Media Policy
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas	Social Networking Policy
YMCA of Silicon Valley	Social Media Policy