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 Non-Government Organization

This award honors efforts of non-government organizations to make the world a better place.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

NGO
winner
Pure Imagination Project
An unfortunate truth is that many believe Alzheimer's is just memory loss when, in fact, it's a fa…

Finalists

NGO
finalist
gold honor
#AskFirst
We created the #AskFirst campaign because we wanted to raise awareness about "Revenge Porn" (privat…
NGO
finalist
#PowerlessQueen
Chess was invented in India in the 6th Century with Queen being the most powerful piece on the boar…
NGO
finalist
Business or Exploitation?
truth® is America's longest running and most successful national youth smoking prevention campaign,…
NGO
finalist
MusEffect, 501c3 Igniting Social Conversations through Dance and Film
MusEffect is a fresh departure from the approach of your traditional dance concert company.This Los…
NGO
finalist
Price on Our Lives
We created a wearable $1.05 price tag to symbolize the price politicians put on student lives by a…

Nominees

NGO
#excuseme
Following another mass school shooting, students organized The National School Walkout to demand …
NGO
AARP Bold Ladies
AARP believes that no one's possibilities should ever be limited by their age. Every day, we fight …
NGO
Embrace Love
As Christians, we embrace love and affirm all persons as equally valuable in the sight of God and t…
NGO
Helping Nonprofits Align to the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development
As a global NGO that prepares more than 10 million young people each year for employment and entrep…
NGO
Red Wednesday: Shining a Light on the Injustice of Persecution
As a call to stand up for religious freedom, the Parish of Calvary-St. George's in New York City li…
NGO
Tournament of Tails Shelter Pet Challenge
Shelters, rescues and humane societies give their all to save homeless pets, and Petplan's Tourname…
NGO
Water Safety New Zealand - Swim Reaper
New Zealand has the 10th highest drowning toll per capita in the OECD. On average, 107 people die i…