THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

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

By Cause

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

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality NEW! Gaming NEW! Images NEW! Interactive Content NEW! Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog NEW! Podcast Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Data & Insights NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Strategy Generative AI NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Social Commerce NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best use of a Podcast

This category honors the most creative and effective use of podcast to create compelling and shareable messages, initiatives or projects to reach a social good objective.

Winners

Podcast
winner
AARP's The Perfect Scam Podcast
Fraud, already a billion dollar a year industry, has grown exponentially during the pandemic. AARP …
Podcast
winner
Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction (CNN)
Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction is a daily news podcast hosted by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr.…

Finalists

Podcast
finalist
HBO Insecure “InsecuriTEA” Podcast
When HBO greenlit an adaptation of Issa Rae’s innovative web series, Awkward Black Girl, in 2016 --…
Podcast
finalist
Important, Not Important podcast
Our goal with the Important, Not Important podcast has been threefold: to provide deep context for …
Podcast
finalist
Red, Blue, and Brady: Racial Justice and Gun Violence Podcast Series
Podcast
finalist
True Stories of Good People
Now more than ever, people need to hear good news.  GoFundMe’s podcast True Stories of Good Peop…

Nominees

Podcast
winner
AARP's The Perfect Scam Podcast
Fraud, already a billion dollar a year industry, has grown exponentially during the pandemic. AARP …
Podcast
winner
Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction (CNN)
Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction is a daily news podcast hosted by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr.…
Podcast
finalist
HBO Insecure “InsecuriTEA” Podcast
When HBO greenlit an adaptation of Issa Rae’s innovative web series, Awkward Black Girl, in 2016 --…
Podcast
finalist
Important, Not Important podcast
Our goal with the Important, Not Important podcast has been threefold: to provide deep context for …
Podcast
finalist
Red, Blue, and Brady: Racial Justice and Gun Violence Podcast Series
Podcast
The Development Podcast from the World Bank Group
Give The Development Podcast 20 minutes of your time and it will take you on a trip around the glob…
Podcast
finalist
True Stories of Good People
Now more than ever, people need to hear good news.  GoFundMe’s podcast True Stories of Good Peop…
Podcast
Unsugarcoated with Aalia: An Empowerment Podcast
Powerful. Passionate. Unsugarcoated. Unsugarcoated with Aalia is a podcast produced by Unsugarco…
Podcast
VistaTalks
VistaTalks is a leading industry podcast from Vistatec. VistaTalks focuses on interesting discussio…