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 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best Nonprofit Organization

This award honors efforts of nonprofit organizations to make the world a better place.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Nonprofit
winner
One World: Together at Home
Global Citizen’s sole focus is to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. But in 2020, with the growing …

Finalists

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"Together at Home" Instagram Concert Series
Global Citizen’s sole focus is to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. But in 2020, with the growing …
Nonprofit
finalist
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future
Global Citizen’s sole focus is to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. But in 2020, with the growing …
Nonprofit
finalist
Invisible People: Changing the Story of Homelessness
THE PUBLIC’S INABILITY TO RELATE TO HOMELESSNESS IS OUR BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO ENDING IT. Most peop…
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finalist
No Kid Hungry Live with Busy Philipps
Since 2008, No Kid Hungry has raised over $80M in funds through campaigns like Dine for No Kid Hung…
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finalist
The Ash Globe
For the first time ever in Sydney, it snowed at Christmas. But it wasn't a white Christmas, it was …

Nominees

Nonprofit
AARP: Helping the 50+ Community Navigate COVID-19
In March 2020, the United States was plunged into the COVID-19 pandemic. As a society, we were deal…
Nonprofit
Art For Earth
Earth Day in April 2020 occurred during an unprecedented global crisis, a time in which people were…
Nonprofit
Bright Spots Worth Celebrating
The McKnight Foundation is a private family foundationthat supports organizations working to advanc…
Nonprofit
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO, powered by UN Foundation
COVID-19 showed us that diseases don’t respect borders; that humanity is only as strong as our weak…
Nonprofit
Covid-19 Response from World Bank Group
As the Covid-19 outbreak erupted the World Bank Group moved fast to respond to this in our projects…
Nonprofit
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champions Program
Since 2003, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has co-led its annual National Cybersecurit…
Nonprofit
Education City Speaker Series: Race and Identity in the 21st Century
Launched in November 2018, the Education City Speaker Series (ECSS) is aimed to build a community a…
Nonprofit
Heads or Tails
In direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Heads or Tails was created as an Instagram show to add…
Nonprofit
Joke a Day for MDA
When Ethan LyBrand, an 11-year-old living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy was named the Muscular D…
Nonprofit
Men Pay For Toilet Paper In Public Restrooms (Like Women Do For Tampons)
Men’s needs are completely met in public restrooms. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for women…
Nonprofit
One Tree Planted: Mobilizing Millions for Reforestation
At a time when many are seeing the effects of climate change growing, it’s more important than ever…
Nonprofit
Qatar Resilience Campaign
Amid the outbreak of COVID-19, Qatar Foundation (QF) launched a campaign promoting the Foundation’s…
Nonprofit
Showing the World That #CovidCantStopGOOD
As many as one-third of nonprofits will close permanently in the wake of COVID-19, with already und…
Nonprofit
Spot On Nightly: A one-night-only talk show all about periods, birth control, & tracking your cycle
Black, Latinx, transgender, and nonbinary communities disporportionately experience sexual and repr…
Nonprofit
St. Jude & Zach Sang present Prom from Home: Under the Living Room Lights
As schools closed early due to the spread of COVID-19 leaving many graduating seniors with cancelle…
Nonprofit
THE AD COUNCIL & THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION: OUR STORIES CAMPAIGN
More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer's but less than half are diagnosed. While there's…
Nonprofit
USAFacts Coronavirus Facts Campaign 2020: Ensuring Americans Have Facts During a Critical Time
USAFacts is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative providing the most comprehensive and und…