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 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…