Best in Civic Engagement in Social Media - Shorty Awards

THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

Of The Year

Commercial Creator of the Year Dual-Format Creator of the Year Large Agency of the Year Large Brand of the Year Large Non-Profit of the Year Mid-Sized Agency of the Year News Creator of the Year Site of the Year Small Agency of the Year Studio of the Year

From the 2nd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Civic Engagement

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that encourages the public to engage in any aspect of the political process.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Civic Engagement

Teddy bear manufacturers are required to follow incredibly strict safety regulations—unless, of cou…

Finalists

Civic Engagement

We made GoVoteBot because we recognized two main truths about the voting process. First, 43% of eli…

Civic Engagement

I Stand with Planned Parenthood (#IStandWithPP)

For over a century, Planned Parenthood has grown into the nation's leading women's health care prov…

Civic Engagement

The Friendship breakfast

Communication Goal We challenged Tine-milk and their longtime collaborator The Red Cross to change…

Civic Engagement

The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

At the height of his presidency, President John F. Kennedy took to the TV airwaves and inspired mil…

Civic Engagement

Univision Contigo’s Civic Participation Initiative

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has a strong legacy of promoting civic participation in an effo…

Nominees

Civic Engagement

The objective of the #OurCare campaign is to remove barriers between the American people and their …

Civic Engagement

2016 My LA2050 Grants Challenge

From economic inequality to environmental degradation, practically every global civic challenge exi…

Civic Engagement

AARP - Protecting the Future of Healthcare

The healthcare debate was so heated in the month leading up to the 2016 election that a single twee…

Civic Engagement

BET Vote Your Voice

In an election year where voter participation among their audience was predicted to be down, and wi…

Civic Engagement

Don't Like. Do.

Our objective was to increase social engagement and, more importantly, encourage viewers to join th…

Civic Engagement

"Elect This" aimed to mobilize young Americans to vote in the 2016 presidential election, building…

Civic Engagement

Fusion Covers the Fight at Standing Rock

Civic Engagement

Great Immigrants

America is a nation of immigrants. Across history, immigrants have shaped our culture, led progress…

Civic Engagement

How the LGBTQ Community Defeated Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Army Secretary Nominee

In the face of injustice, the LGBTQ community understands the power of our voices to affect change!…

Civic Engagement

For nearly 100 years, the American Civil Liberties Union has been the nation's champion for freedom…

Civic Engagement

The National Memorial Day Concert

The National Memorial Day Concert is the annual dedication to the fallen men and women of the milit…

Civic Engagement

The Soothing Sounds of Activism: Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is the freedom to say, watch and make what we want online without interference from …

Civic Engagement

VOTE.org + Hustle: Voter Registration GOTV peer-to-peer texting

Voter turnout in the 2016 presidential election hit a 20-year low. The United States is the second …