Legal Matters: The Dangers of Social Media for Your Nonprofit

• Posts should not disclose any confidential or proprietary information of the company or any third party.
• Employees should not comment on any aspect of the company’s business; if they do, they must clearly identify themselves as employees and include a disclaimer that the views expressed are solely those of the employee and do not reflect the views of the company.
• Employees’ Internet postings must respect intellectual property, privacy and other laws.
• Employees must obtain company approval when posting about the company’s business and competitors.
• The company reserves the right to request that certain posts or other content be removed from social media sites.

These are just a few examples of guidelines for a social media policy. In the meantime, let’s hope your employees’ Facebook or Twitter postings don’t end up being used against your company in a dispute.