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 7th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Best Use of Storytelling

This award honors the the most compelling and shareable social good campaigns, projects and initiatives using effective storytelling to reach a certain goal or objective.

See previous winners and honorees here. The Shorty Impact Awards were formerly known as Shorty Social Good Awards.

Winner

Storytelling
winner
Dream Village: A refuge for India's former sex workers
Our Better World (OBW) is the digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Founda…

Finalists

Storytelling
finalist
gold honor
Juneteenth Education Campaign
With Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday, the creative agency Iron Light teamed up with Hea…
Storytelling
finalist
silver honor
The Other Side
For any outsider looking in, Asian Americans seem like a successful group of people that has succes…
Storytelling
finalist
bronze honor
Immigrant Made
Our zine arrives in the midst of a nationwide effort by conservatives to stamp out and erase the co…
Storytelling
finalist
ALIMA US: We Are The Solution
We Are The Solution was a 2022 brand awareness campaign by ALIMA, the Alliance for International Me…
Storytelling
finalist
Future of Work
The pandemic upended expectations and plans for entry-level and early career workers, leaving an en…
Storytelling
finalist
Global Movie Day | 3rd Annual (2022)
The third annual Global Movie Day was held on Saturday, February 12, 2022. This year's objectives f…
Storytelling
finalist
Good Ideas Deserve to be Found (Facebook/Meta)
Hidden Gems: Support of local & sustainable businesses Meta (previously Facebook) wanted to shin…
Storytelling
finalist
audience honor
MTV's Siesta Key - Power to Decide
In the season 4 finale of Siesta Key, cast member Madisson shared her experience of losing her baby…
Storytelling
finalist
Made Ready to Drive Forward with Citizens
Military service is a bond like no other. Yet, despite their different journeys and the tremendo…
Storytelling
finalist
Reawakened Foods Initiative
The world has lost 75 percent of plant genetic diversity since the 1900s. Farmers worldwide have…
Storytelling
finalist
TAAF's "AAPI Heritage Heroes"
Only 3 percent of top grossing films made since 2007 featured AAPIs in leading roles. When AAPIs ar…

Nominees

Storytelling
Chevron's 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report Launch Campaign
The 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report (released in May 2021) was designed to highlight how the p…
Storytelling
MTV's Following: Bretman Rock
During season two of "MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock," Bretman and his loved ones show viewers the u…
Storytelling
Tidewater/Getty Pipeline Project
Last fall, Chevron partnered with the National Park Service and the Musconetcong Watershed Associa…
Storytelling
Traditional Healers partner with FHI 360 to provide HIV Services
Through photos, examples and voices, this piece tells the story of how FHI 360 works with tradition…