THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

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

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

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

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best use of Call to Action

This award honors the most creative use of a call to action in a social good campaign to effect change.

Winner

Call to Action
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#PowerlessQueen
Chess was invented in India in the 6th Century with Queen being the most powerful piece on the boar…

Finalists

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9 Countries
130 million girls worldwide are denied an education for a variety of reasons, from cultural norms a…
Call to Action
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A Paws-itive Change: Guide Dogs fetches a 200% increase in puppy sponsorships
Guide Dogs is a charity committed to ensuring people who are blind or partially sighted enjoy the s…
Call to Action
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Citi’s “That Giving Feeling” Campaign for No Kid Hungry
Citi's mission is to enable progress for our clients and for the communities we serve. We want to h…
Call to Action
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Patagonia Action Works
Patagonia's mission statement is: build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business t…
Call to Action
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Price on Our Lives
We created a wearable $1.05 price tag to symbolize the price politicians put on student lives by a…

Nominees

Call to Action
"If You Mentor Me..."
MENTOR believes in youth speaking for themselves. "If You Mentor Me…" is a compelling reminder of t…
Call to Action
1-833-Mom-Tips
80% of moms in the US feel “mom shamed,” yet less than 1% change their parenting style because of i…
Call to Action
Brita Filter for the Future
While students across the country are being put through the paces on fundamentals like reading, wri…
Call to Action
Getty Unshuttered
Getty Unshuttered is an innovative multi-platform teen arts program offered by the J. Paul Getty Mu…
Call to Action
Home Runs for Hurricane Recovery
In the aftermath of one of the most catastrophic hurricane seasons in history, T-Mobile made a majo…
Call to Action
Not Happy or Healthy
Tobacco is still the number one cause of preventable death in the US, killing more Americans each y…
Call to Action
Pet Partners Advocacy Social Media Campaign
Pet Partners is the national leader in demonstrating and promoting animal-assisted therapy, activit…
Call to Action
RestaurantHER
Women represent only 19% of chefs, and 7% of head chefs, across the culinary world. Beyond that, wo…
Call to Action
This is My Brother
As the American Experience team was preparing for the rebroadcast of their popular 2010 documentar…