THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

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Fundraising Campaign

This category honors the most creative and effective campaign crowdsourcing a targeted number of cash contributions for a specific cause over a set period of time.

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Closing the Gap
Every year, 17 million people in low-income countries die from conditions that could be treated wit…
Cricket to Conquer Cancer 2025
Cricket to Conquer Cancer (C2CC) was envisioned as a bold, first-of-its-kind fundraising event for …
End The Wait
A booming senior population. Dwindling federal funds. And a prevailing tendency for donors to put t…
Make-A-Wish “WishMakers Wanted” Campaign for World Wish Month
In the next 20 minutes, a child will learn they have a critical illness. Twenty minutes later, anot…
North Texas Giving Day 2024
Since 1953, Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) has partnered with donors to strengthen and uplif…
Pan-Mass Challenge “One in a Billion” Campaign
The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is a bike-a-thon across Massachusetts – the world's single most succes…
SoCal FIRE FUND
The CAA Foundation is the philanthropic arm of leading entertainment and sports agency, Creative Ar…
The Dehydrating Book
In communities across Latin America, children are being denied their right to education because the…
The MSK Campaign: Leading Science. Changing Lives.
For the public launch of MSK’s $6 billion comprehensive campaign, we created a full suite of new br…
United Nations - Dignity, Health & Hope in Gaza
In October 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel sparked a war that created a humanitarian disaster in …
United Way Benefit for Hurricane Relief
In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalit…