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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This category honors a pro-social campaign, original content or initiative created by a nonprofit organization.

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#PuppyNation Attracts Millions to Engage with Service Dogs
Canine Companions invented the modern service dog category 50 years ago when we trained a labrador …
Airbnb.org
During some of life’s most difficult moments – whether it’s being displaced by a natural disaster o…
Amplifying the Voices of Older Adults on Issues That Matter
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid have helped generations of older Americans stay out of pove…
At our table, everyone eats: A restaurant-powered food security model
Rethink Food set out to create a short, aspirational brand film that could introduce new audiences …
Beyond the Headlines: The Human Stories of Hope for Ukraine
In 2022, as full-scale war pushed millions of Ukrainians into immediate despair, Hope For Ukraine f…
Big Bets, Real Results: 2025 Impact Report
The Rockefeller Foundation has been making big bets for more than 113 years, but its 2025 Impact Re…
Birds on the Move
Birds don't recognize borders. Every year, billions of them cross hemispheres, languages, and cultu…
Ending Diabetes Stigma with a Spoonful of Laughter
Diabetes stigma–the rejection, prejudice, and blame associated with diabetes–is deeply embedded in …
Feeding the Future
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) is not your average food bank. After shifting away from the …
For The Greater Hood
For The Greater Hood is Six+One’s nonprofit arm, a 501(c)(3) built on one belief: dignity is not an…
Giving in Memory
Heart & Stroke’s mission to prevent disease, save lives, and support recovery depends on engaging s…
Hell on Hall Street
Hell on Hall Street was created to document, preserve, and amplify the full story behind one of the…
Listen to the Whales
Humans are intrinsically linked to the earth. If our largest mammals are threatened by environmenta…
Marta Eliza Miller Foundation (MEMF)
Marta Eliza Miller Foundation  (MEMF) was created to transform a deeply personal health diagnosis i…
Meals On Wheels America, ON HOLD
Every day, millions of seniors struggle with hunger & isolation. And while a proven solution like M…
Money Confidence Project
Money is one of the leading sources of stress in modern life, yet most solutions continue to focus …
PFLAG National’s “Fighting for Our Pride”
PFLAG National launched Fighting For Our Pride to combat the escalating wave of legislation and rhe…
Peace Portraits, presented by Illinois Peace Project
Peace Portraits, presented by the Illinois Peace Project, is a digital storytelling initiative that…
Right Now
Can the language of hate be turned against itself, and transformed into an urgent call to action? …
The Challenge Trial: How a world-first clinical trial shows exercise improves colon cancer survival
The Challenge Trial Documentary was created for two main purposes.  First, to highlight the groundb…
The Rockefeller Foundation: Big Bets for America
Big Bets for America was created to catalyze meaningful progress on urgent national challenges by c…
United in ALS
ALS is a rapidly progressing disease with no cure, making investment in research essential to impro…