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

By Cause

Activism Campaign Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement Clean Energy Clean Water & Sanitation 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 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

Emerging Platform Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok Twitch Twitter YouTube

Content and Strategy

Branded Content Branded Series Call to Action Community Management Contest or Promotion Creative Use of Technology Employee Engagement Fundraising Humor Infographics Live Events Meme and GIFs Micro-Influencer Strategy Newsletters 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

Video Content

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

From the 1st Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best Pro Bono Campaign

This award honors the most creative and effective social good campaign with services offered to a brand, organization, or nonprofit for free.

Winner

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The #62MillionGirls Yearbook
In March 2015, the President and First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let Girls Learn initiative …

Finalists

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#FlipOffFur
How do you make dissing fur cool? breensmith wanted to bridge the gap between the fur-wearers, the …
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Fueling Donations for National Give OUT Day!
National Give OUT Day (NGOD) is the only national day of giving for the LGBTQ community, but it's a…
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Street Fare
Connecting People Walking on the Street With Those Living on It: Our overall goal was to jolt peopl…
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Texting vs Drinking
In spite of countless PSAs and scare-tactic ads, texting & driving activity continues to increase. …
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The Caring Economy
While the Salvation Army is most commonly known for its iconic red kettles on street sides during t…
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The Erase Hunger Project
In a city of more than 1.4 people facing little or no food each day, hunger pops everywhere in New …
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This is a story about failure.
Harlem RBI and DREAM Charter School provide school day, after school and summer programs that work …
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UnTasty Dishes
Dirty water is deadly. It infiltrates the lives of over 663 million people every single day and kil…

Nominees

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NO MORE PSA Campaign: Ending the Silence Around Male Sexual Abuse
Joyful Heart's ground-breaking, celebrity-driven NO MORE PSA campaign calls on society to end the s…
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finalist
#FlipOffFur
How do you make dissing fur cool? breensmith wanted to bridge the gap between the fur-wearers, the …
Pro Bono
finalist
Fueling Donations for National Give OUT Day!
National Give OUT Day (NGOD) is the only national day of giving for the LGBTQ community, but it's a…
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Making a Difference with Fellow Startups
Startups Give Back has one simple mission: to make philanthropy a top priority for startups around …
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Skechers Pier 2 Pier Friendship Walk
The annual SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is an awe-inspiring event that brings together all…
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Social Hack Day with Age UK - using social tech to help everyone make the most of later life
Early in 2016, Netcel, an award-winning independent digital consultancy, approached Age UK, the UK'…
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Street Fare
Connecting People Walking on the Street With Those Living on It: Our overall goal was to jolt peopl…
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Taking On The Arizona Teaching Crisis
Tucson, Arizona, continues to rank last out of 12 western metropolitan statistical areas for the me…
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Texting vs Drinking
In spite of countless PSAs and scare-tactic ads, texting & driving activity continues to increase. …
Pro Bono
winner
The #62MillionGirls Yearbook
In March 2015, the President and First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let Girls Learn initiative …
Pro Bono
finalist
The Caring Economy
While the Salvation Army is most commonly known for its iconic red kettles on street sides during t…
Pro Bono
finalist
The Erase Hunger Project
In a city of more than 1.4 people facing little or no food each day, hunger pops everywhere in New …
Pro Bono
The Ugly Truth
“The Ugly Truth” public awareness advertising campaign aims to shine a light on the realities of se…
Pro Bono
finalist
This is a story about failure.
Harlem RBI and DREAM Charter School provide school day, after school and summer programs that work …
Pro Bono
finalist
UnTasty Dishes
Dirty water is deadly. It infiltrates the lives of over 663 million people every single day and kil…
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eGirl Power Awareness Video
Illustrate how hard it is to find a career you love to teenage girls and explain why it's important…