THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

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Call to Action

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a call to action in a social good campaign, original content or initiative. Efforts should educate, inspire and activate, prompting an immediate response in the target audience.

See previous winners and honorees here.
#LetAmericaRead
Across the U.S., extremists are targeting honest discussions of history, acknowledgment of diversit…
Assemble the Vote
The Brazilian 2022 presidential election held immense importance, not just for the nation's democra…
Burbank Animal Shelter Animated Jingle
In 2023, the number of animals entering shelters began to escalate considerably. With kennels and c…
Earth Hour 2023: Biggest Hour for Earth
As the world’s largest grassroots movement, Earth Hour is pivotal in supporting WWF’s mission to sa…
Get in the Game
There is a significant gap in outreach of young Latino voters, young men in particular. In 2022 Uni…
He's Coming Home
 The new ad campaign focuses on the rise in domestic violence while major footballing events take p…
LinkedIn: Avoid the Awkward
It’s never been more important to talk about DE&I, yet it’s one of the things that scares us most. …
Marriott International’s "The Ballroom Is Open" Pride Season Campaign
Marriott International is committed to advocating for LGBTQ+ equality, welcoming all, and supportin…
Paramount+ Brand: A Mountain of Pride
Throughout Pride and always, Paramount+ celebrates the LGBTQ+ community by spotlighting talent, sto…
ROE v BROS
The day Roe v. Wade was overturned—ending the country's constitutional right to abortion—was the da…
Safer Sacramento Fentanyl Awareness Campaign
Fentanyl destroys everything in its orbit: individuals, families, communities. It knows no bounds a…
Shine A Light on Antisemitism
Antisemitism is at an all time high in over 40 years and 2022 ADL reports have highlighted a 36% su…
The Race We All Win
Xylem is a world-leading technology provider, solving the world’s toughest water and water infrastr…
Understood.org Asks Parents to Be the Reason Neurodivergent Kids Thrive