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 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
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
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
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…
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
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
gold honor
Juneteenth Education Campaign
With Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday, the creative agency Iron Light teamed up with Hea…
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
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…
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
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…