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

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.
Call to Action
#LetAmericaRead
Across the U.S., extremists are targeting honest discussions of history, acknowledgment of diversit…
Call to Action
Assemble the Vote
The Brazilian 2022 presidential election held immense importance, not just for the nation's democra…
Call to Action
Burbank Animal Shelter Animated Jingle
In 2023, the number of animals entering shelters began to escalate considerably. With kennels and c…
Call to Action
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…
Call to Action
Get in the Game
There is a significant gap in outreach of young Latino voters, young men in particular. In 2022 Uni…
Call to Action
He's Coming Home
 The new ad campaign focuses on the rise in domestic violence while major footballing events take p…
Call to Action
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. …
Call to Action
Marriott International’s "The Ballroom Is Open" Pride Season Campaign
Marriott International is committed to advocating for LGBTQ+ equality, welcoming all, and supportin…
Call to Action
Paramount+ Brand: A Mountain of Pride
Throughout Pride and always, Paramount+ celebrates the LGBTQ+ community by spotlighting talent, sto…
Call to Action
ROE v BROS
The day Roe v. Wade was overturned—ending the country's constitutional right to abortion—was the da…
Call to Action
Safer Sacramento Fentanyl Awareness Campaign
Fentanyl destroys everything in its orbit: individuals, families, communities. It knows no bounds a…
Call to Action
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…
Call to Action
The Race We All Win
Xylem is a world-leading technology provider, solving the world’s toughest water and water infrastr…
Call to Action
Understood.org Asks Parents to Be the Reason Neurodivergent Kids Thrive