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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Special Project

Civic Engagement

This category honors campaigns, original content, or initiatives designed to strengthen civic participation and engagement within communities. Recognized work encourages individuals to become informed, involved, and active in civic life by promoting awareness, education, and meaningful participation through political or non-political processes. Eligible work may include initiatives focused on voter education and participation, community surveys, civic education, public forums, community gatherings, or other efforts that empower people to engage, contribute, and take part in shaping their communities.
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C-SPAN’S STUDENTCAM DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
For over 20 years, C-SPAN’s StudentCam documentary competition has given young people a national pl…
Chorus
Chorus is a creator-led nonprofit organization dedicated to helping content creators expand their r…
Hudson Square
Six+One was tasked with our largest (literally) branding challenge ever: brand and entire neighborh…
May Day Coalition 2026
May Day is an increasingly important day in the U.S. labor community, highlighting the often unseen…
PFLAG National’s “Fighting for Our Pride”
PFLAG National launched Fighting For Our Pride to combat the escalating wave of legislation and rhe…
Policy Decoded: On a mission to educate youth about US policies shaping their future
Policy Decoded was created to make complex, fast-evolving policy landscapes understandable, actiona…
Public Science Serves America
Federal science and our country is facing a crisis. In the past 18 months, more than 100,000 federa…
Retirees Find Purpose by Helping a Struggling Immigrant Community
Harold Garman and Spence Limbocker met at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, MD. Noticing is…
The Data We Depend On: USAFacts Rallies Americans to tell Congress, “Do Better with Data”
Government data helps determine where roads are repaired, how disaster aid is distributed, and whet…
The Hopkins Forum: Opening Minds Through Civil Debate
Open to Debate’s partnership with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute at Johns Ho…
The Pillars: Audible’s Most Ambitious Investment in Newark’s Future
In October 2025, Audible opened The Pillars, an innovative retail hub at 33 Washington Street in Ne…
The Rockefeller Foundation: Big Bets for America
Big Bets for America was created to catalyze meaningful progress on urgent national challenges by c…