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 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Youth & Family

This award honors a campaign, original content or initiative that advances the safety, health and well-being of children and their families. This can include protecting at-risk youth and providing the civil, legal, educational, and institutional support that they need to lead positive, productive lives.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Youth & Family
winner
UNICEF Parenting Month Digital Activation
The main preventable causes of poor mental health occur in childhood, but they are not inevitable. …

Finalists

Youth & Family
finalist
gold honor
Shifting the Conversation Around Racial Equity: Multi-Channel Campaign for WKKF
In recent years, there’s been a rapid acceleration of racial tensions throughout the country and ar…
Youth & Family
finalist
silver honor
Song for Charlie
Counterfeit pills are everywhere, and 1 in 4 contain fentanyl. This problem is tragically on the ri…
Youth & Family
finalist
bronze honor
Don't Leave Me Behind: Stories of Young Ukrainian Survival
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a mass exodus of 5.15 million Ukrainian civilians fleeing to…
Youth & Family
finalist
audience honor
#MakeThemDream: Helping Parents Enable Their Kids To Dream
Amidst the pandemic, a significant number of individuals fell ill, leading to numerous business clo…
Youth & Family
finalist
A Teen Talks About Suicide and What Parents Should Know
The truism holds: honestly acknowledging a problem is half the battle. Teenagers are facing a menta…
Youth & Family
finalist
It's a Philly Thing with The Bacon Brothers
Our initiative revolved around the creation of an impactful behind-the-scenes video for the song "P…
Youth & Family
finalist
Jamal Hill - Challenge The Impossible
Paralympic swimmer and philanthropist Jamal Hill shows us how to crush the most difficult obstacles…
Youth & Family
finalist
No Borders, Just Flavors!
For over fifteen years, the immigrant youth that power United We Dream have disrupted the public’s …
Youth & Family
finalist
RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone x Wattpad
In 2022, Kids Help Phone and Wattpad teamed up to raise awareness of RiseUp powered by Kids Help Ph…
Youth & Family
finalist
Sensical from Common Sense Networks
Inspired by the work of Common Sense Media, a trusted resource to parents for almost two decades, C…
Youth & Family
finalist
We Are Teachers + NFPA: Fire Prevention for the Classroom and Home
We Are Teachers worked with NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) to reinvigorate their Spark…

Nominees