Guidelines for Parishes
These recommendations will stregthen parish communications through consistency across their social media platforms and websites:
1.) Link all social media platforms together
2.) Share relevant Metropolis of Chicago and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America events, announcements, etc.
3.) Create an attractive website using the templates available from GOARCH (www.templates.goarch.org)
4.) Make donation portals easy to navigate. (Ex: PaPal, Venmo, Zelle, Tithely, Vanco, etc.)
5.) Advertise service times on all social media platforms
6.) Link the festival page to the parish Facebook page
7.) Keep all handles on social media sites consistent (Ex: If your handle on Instagram is @HTGOC, that should be your handle on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
8.) Ensure parish Facebook profile is a page, not a group
9.) Advertise partnerships with local universities
10.) On-board an intern to assist with social media
11.) Recognize the parish page by “tagging” or “locating” it in parish group posts (Ex: YAL)
12.) Establish live streaming platform(s) for services. (Ex: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, etc.)
Getting Started
For information on how to set up live streaming:
www.support.goarch.org
To begin making an Instagram account:
www.instagram.com
To begin making a Facebook account:
www.facebook.com
To begin making a YouTube account:
www.youtube.com
Additional Resources
Download the PDF Version: Social Media Recommendations: Guidelines for Parishes
Have Questions?
For extra help or questions, please contact the Metropolis Junior Board by filling out the form below.