THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Campaign by a Black-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Latinx/Hispanic-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a LGBTQ+ Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Native/Indigenous-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by a Woman-Owned Business NEW! Campaign by an Asian-Owned Business NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility NEW! Fundraising Campaign NEW! Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Pro Bono Social Movement

By Cause

Activism Campaign NEW! Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy NEW! Clean Water & Sanitation NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Emergency Relief Environment Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Hunger & Food Insecurity Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Poverty Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive NEW! Business to Business NEW! Education NEW! Entertainment Fashion and Beauty NEW! Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness NEW! News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content NEW! Branded Series NEW! Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology NEW! Email & Newsletters NEW! Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics NEW! Live Events Meme and GIFs NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy NEW! Paid and Amplification Podcast PSA Real Time Response Single Post Storytelling User Generated Content Video

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project NEW!

Video Content

Animations Documentary Short Live Streaming Long Form Video NEW! Short Form Video NEW! Video Series Virtual Reality

From the 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Non-Profit

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media by non-profit. For non-profit pricing, please email [email protected]

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Non-Profit
winner
#TheFutureIsVoting
As a society, we celebrate firsts - kiss, love, car.But, voting isn't one of them. If it was, then …

Finalists

Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
FIRST DAY FEARS
No child should be afraid to go to school. Yet for many students around the world, school is a terr…
Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
Real Voices Make a Real Difference
In 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge became one of the most successful social impact programs in hi…
Non-Profit
finalist
#PowerlessQueen
Chess originated in India in the 6th Century. In the game of chess, the queen is the most powerful …
Non-Profit
finalist
audience honor
From Homeless to Hopeful
Some nonprofit videos rely on doom and gloom messaging that can portray clients as victims who are …
Non-Profit
finalist
Girl Scouts of the USA: All Girl Scout PSA
When Girl Scouts approached Socialfly to produce its next PSA, we jumped at the opportunity. We sta…

Nominees

Non-Profit
"Break the Cycle"
Our advertising agency created an integrated campaign to raise awareness and drive traffic to the n…
Non-Profit
#BlanketChange
More than 700 moms die each year due to pregnancy-related complications, a number that has doubled …
Non-Profit
#ChildrensHospitalsWeek Live-athon
For more than 20 years we've held a celebratory convention in Orlando, Fla. During this convention,…
Non-Profit
finalist
#PowerlessQueen
Chess originated in India in the 6th Century. In the game of chess, the queen is the most powerful …
Non-Profit
#StopKavanaugh
We wanted to educate and inform our LGBTQIA+ community and everyone living with HIV about the ways …
Non-Profit
winner
#TheFutureIsVoting
As a society, we celebrate firsts - kiss, love, car.But, voting isn't one of them. If it was, then …
Non-Profit
Boy Scouts of America: Cub Scouts Tap Social to Welcome Girls
In the fall of 2017, BSA made a landmark decision when it announced it would welcome girls to jo…
Non-Profit
Care Is...
In the same way that no two people living with Parkinson's disease experience the same symptoms, re…
Non-Profit
Children’s Health Sends Support Video to WWE’s Roman Reigns After Leukemia Diagnosis
In September 2018, professional WWE wrestler Roman Reigns made a heartwarming visit to Children's H…
Non-Profit
Close Before You Doze: Spreading the Word that Stops the Spread of Fire
Allison+Partners was brought on board by the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) for th…
Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
FIRST DAY FEARS
No child should be afraid to go to school. Yet for many students around the world, school is a terr…
Non-Profit
finalist
audience honor
From Homeless to Hopeful
Some nonprofit videos rely on doom and gloom messaging that can portray clients as victims who are …
Non-Profit
finalist
Girl Scouts of the USA: All Girl Scout PSA
When Girl Scouts approached Socialfly to produce its next PSA, we jumped at the opportunity. We sta…
Non-Profit
Goutful - American Kidney Fund
The American Kidney Fund's (AKF) Goutful campaign debunks popular misconceptions about gout and sup…
Non-Profit
Heifer International East Africa Dairy Development Project
To increase awareness about Heifer International and the East Africa Dairy Development Project
Non-Profit
Personal Stories of Discovery
ACS Publications is the scholarly publishing division of the nonprofit American Chemical Society. …
Non-Profit
Planned Parenthood’s Educational Video Series for Parents
We believe that young people deserve to have the information, resources, and skills they need to pr…
Non-Profit
Protect Our Schools From Gun Violence
Some call this the gun violence generation. Many of today's youth have grown up in the shadow of ma…
Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
Real Voices Make a Real Difference
In 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge became one of the most successful social impact programs in hi…
Non-Profit
The Brunswick Four
Egale launched the#HearOurStory project in order to bring to light the complex issues and impassion…