Meta has a recent-ish feature on its ads where it automatically adds music to your ads – yet another AI-generated feature no-one asked for. This would be something we could happily ignore, except that Meta in its wisdom, pre-selects this option. It’s really easy to miss, and it absolutely destroys ad campaigns. Some examples I’ve … Read more
A problem that keeps popping up in the online communities for digital charity people: Twitter asking accounts to enter a date of birth and then locking people out. For charity accounts, some social media managers have entered their organisation’s founding date as the date of birth – but if that date makes your account under … Read more
Digital Charity Lab is delighted to welcome leading UX expert Paul Boag, who’ll be delivering an online training on landing pages for non-profits and charities in September 2024 When: Tuesday 10th September, 2024; 4 pm – 5.30 pm GMT Location: Online What: Online training with UX Expert Paul Boag and Digital Charity Lab – Boost … Read more
I recently learned the hard way that Meta no longer permit the use of the dynamic creative format for ads that are in the ‘political and social issues’ category. You’re probably familiar with the hard way, if you’ve ever used Meta ads: I set up a campaign, ticked the ‘political and social’ category. The system … Read more
What’s your plan for backing up your Google Universal Analytics data, before the system shuts down forever on July 1st? Loads of important business data (plus evidence of years of your hard work!) will disappear if your UA web data isn’t backed up. Digital Charity Lab is holding an online training event on May 30th, … Read more
Meta put out a huge, startling announcement about their fundraising tools on April 25th. They’re removing the fundraising tools in all European Economic Area countries, starting July 1st. What this means for charities in the EEA The Facebook Giving Tools will stop working on July 1st There is no mooted switch to the PayPal Giving … Read more