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 3rd Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Gender Equality

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that encourages and fights for equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for all genders.

Winner

Gender Equality
winner
A White Dress Doesn't Cover the Rape #Undress522
"A White Dress Does Not Cover the Rape" is a national campaign launched by ABAAD that aimed to abol…

Finalists

Gender Equality
finalist
gold honor
Zathu: Propelling a rising generation to forge a more equal Malawi
Malawi is a culturally diverse and beautiful country. It's also a country of deep inequalities and …
Gender Equality
finalist
silver honor
Smirnoff Equalizer
As a global brand, Smirnoff is challenged to remain relevant and equitable on a global scale. As a …
Gender Equality
finalist
NowThis x Paramount Network: WikiWomen Edit-A-Thon
American Woman is a Paramount Network show about feminism and identity, and centers around strong f…
Gender Equality
finalist
The Other Sanders
KFC is a progressive brand in a conservative countryKFC, a household Malaysian brand name, possesse…
Gender Equality
finalist
Visa "Money Is Changing"
The problem: The payment category has exploded in a "new ways to pay" arms race as new tech brands …

Nominees

Gender Equality
#IPumpedHere
There is a serious lack of clean and comfortable pumping areas for breastfeeding working moms. In f…
Gender Equality
#NoMoreLimits | Menstrual Hygiene Day India 2018
Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) celebrated on 28 May, was initiated by International NGO WASH Uni…
Gender Equality
#SOUNDON
Viacom International's International Social Responsibility Team is as diverse a collective of indiv…
Gender Equality
1-833-Mom-Tips
80% of moms in the US feel “mom shamed,” yet less than 1% change their parenting style because of i…
Gender Equality
winner
A White Dress Doesn't Cover the Rape #Undress522
"A White Dress Does Not Cover the Rape" is a national campaign launched by ABAAD that aimed to abol…
Gender Equality
Anu and Naveen Jain Women's Safety XPRIZE
The US$1 million Women's Safety XPRIZE was created by philanthropists Anu and Naveen Jain in respon…
Gender Equality
Battle of the Sexes
During the September 2017 opening weekend of Fox Searchlight's "Battle of the Sexes," parent compan…
Gender Equality
Change the World (360 Animation Video)
With the Change the World video, Sesame Workshop set out to highlight messages of girls' education,…
Gender Equality
Claws S2 Social Good
TNT's Claws is about good women caught in bad places with worse men. It's the story of hardworking …
Gender Equality
Google Made with Code
Girls start out with a love of science and technology, but lose it somewhere along the way. Researc…
Gender Equality
Hidden No More
In October 2017, 21st Century Fox partnered with the U.S. Department of State to launch the #Hidden…
Gender Equality
Jane Walker
Spirits marketing has not historically been a category associated with progressive causes or a focu…
Gender Equality
LIFEWTR #ArtByAWoman
51% of today's visual artists are women, yet their work makes up less than 5% of permanent collecti…
Gender Equality
finalist
NowThis x Paramount Network: WikiWomen Edit-A-Thon
American Woman is a Paramount Network show about feminism and identity, and centers around strong f…
Gender Equality
RestaurantHER
Women represent only 19% of chefs, and 7% of head chefs, across the culinary world. Beyond that, wo…
Gender Equality
She Will Be-Codella
Codella is a Miami based NGO that focus it's efforts in teaching coding to Hispanic girls from low …
Gender Equality
SheIS x USTA Embrace All
In 1973, the US Open became the first of the Grand Slams to offer women equal prize money with thei…
Gender Equality
finalist
silver honor
Smirnoff Equalizer
As a global brand, Smirnoff is challenged to remain relevant and equitable on a global scale. As a …
Gender Equality
finalist
The Other Sanders
KFC is a progressive brand in a conservative countryKFC, a household Malaysian brand name, possesse…
Gender Equality
The Scully Effect: Celebrating The X-Files’ enduring character Dana Scully and the scientific phenom
FOX's "The X-Files" is one of the longest-running and most iconic series in network television hist…
Gender Equality
Universal Love
Love is universal; shouldn't love songs be too?We created Universal Love, a music album that reimag…
Gender Equality
finalist
Visa "Money Is Changing"
The problem: The payment category has exploded in a "new ways to pay" arms race as new tech brands …
Gender Equality
Warriors Who Code Challenge / A Wrinkle In Time
Fewer than 1 in 10 scientists and engineers employed in the United States are women of color. This …
Gender Equality
Women in Coffee
Starbucks Reserve Abakundakawa is one of our most celebrated coffees. More remarkable than the coff…
Gender Equality
finalist
gold honor
Zathu: Propelling a rising generation to forge a more equal Malawi
Malawi is a culturally diverse and beautiful country. It's also a country of deep inequalities and …