THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign NEW! Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign NEW! Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative NEW! Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

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

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality NEW! Gaming NEW! Images NEW! Interactive Content NEW! Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog NEW! Podcast Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Data & Insights NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Strategy Generative AI NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Social Commerce NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 14th Annual Shorty Awards Education

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media and digital by educational institutions, programs and services. Objectives may include (but are not limited to) promoting enrollment and school spirit, engaging current students and thought leadership.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Education
winner
Yiddish for Bagel
There were over 13 million Yiddish speakers before the Holocaust, but only 600,000 in 2021. Duoling…

Finalists

Education
finalist
bronze honor
Impossible Science
How do you encourage today’s youth to be curious and inspire wonder, specifically in the fields of …
Education
finalist
audience honor
Kotex SheCan Initiative: The Menstruation Machines by Simone Giertz
Around the world, periods are often subject to secrecy, shame and stigma. And in turn, many lack th…
Education
finalist
Manifest and Primrose Friends
Primrose Schools is an accredited early childhood education franchise. What differentiates Primrose…
Education
finalist
Microsoft Education TikTok
We launched Microsoft EDU TikTok to engage a new and quickly growing teacher audience on the platfo…

Nominees

Education
Chicago's Citywide Preschool Recruitment
In 2021 Vera Creative was awarded the opportunity to lead the strategic communications and marketin…
Education
finalist
bronze honor
Impossible Science
How do you encourage today’s youth to be curious and inspire wonder, specifically in the fields of …
Education
finalist
audience honor
Kotex SheCan Initiative: The Menstruation Machines by Simone Giertz
Around the world, periods are often subject to secrecy, shame and stigma. And in turn, many lack th…
Education
finalist
Manifest and Primrose Friends
Primrose Schools is an accredited early childhood education franchise. What differentiates Primrose…
Education
McKinsey for Kids
The goal was to explain, in terms relatable to kids, what consultants actually do, while helping th…
Education
finalist
Microsoft Education TikTok
We launched Microsoft EDU TikTok to engage a new and quickly growing teacher audience on the platfo…
Education
Mosaic
The pandemic has pushed families to rethink and reset their vision for learning. Many are finding t…
Education
Sésamo and the Launch of NASA's Perseverance Rover
Raise awareness and drive traffic to NASA’s first-ever Spanish-language broadcast of the Mars rover…
Education
The Unignorable Notification
Duolingo is the world's largest free language learning app, with over 500 million users worldwide a…
Education
winner
Yiddish for Bagel
There were over 13 million Yiddish speakers before the Holocaust, but only 600,000 in 2021. Duoling…
Education
gOD-Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Special Edition Dinner Conversation--Dallas, TX
According to the 2020 Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Research Center, American millennials—p…