5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Categories

Entries are now closed. Finalists will be announced in mid-October!

By Campaign
By Cause
By Industry
By Platform
Content and Strategy
Partnerships
Video Content

Best Cultural Institution

This award honors the efforts of museums, archives, galleries, centers for the performing arts, aquariums, gardens, zoos, and other cultural institutions to make the world a better place.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Cultural Institution
Museum’s Closure Due to COVID-19 Opens New Opportunity to Teach Holocaust History
Each year, 1.7 million visitors tour the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to learn about Holocaust history, honor the victims, and recognize the resilience of Holocaust survivors. With Museum doors temporarily closed during our busiest season due to COVID-19, we wanted our audience to know that learning about the Holocaust doesn’t have to stop.  S…
Cultural Institution
Talking About Race
Talking About Race is an online resource for educators, parents and caregivers and the general public designed to demystify and empower communities to discuss race and its role in our lives. With the understanding that talking about race, although hard, is necessary, the National Museum of African American History & Culture’s (NMAAHC), launch of an online h…

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat, and the rest of the social web.

finalists for the 5th annual shorty social good awards will be announced in mid-october!