THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Special Project

Special Project

Local Campaign

This category honors the most creative and effective social good campaign targeting a single geographic location using social media, digital platforms, and tools. The entry must include how local marketing strategies were used to reach communities and/or neighborhoods within a certain radius.

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Ava Media Provides Housing & Aid for Families in Need
Low-income and poverty affect many families across the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Elderly individual…
Boston Public Art Triennial: More Belonging. Add More Art to Your Everyday
Boston is a city rich in culture, but its public art landscape has long been shaped by inequity. Ma…
Colorado Springs Utilities: Smallfoot, Big Energy Savings - Small Footprint
In 1924, Colorado Springs made a choice that shaped its future. That decision has echoed through ge…
DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Summit and Dialogue
With 1 in 6 people projected to be over 60 by 2030, ageing societies are becoming a global concern.…
Empty Not Closed
The “Empty Not Closed” trailer was created as a preview for the forthcoming documentary Empty Not C…
Increasing Abortion Access with Strategic, Empathetic, AI-Optimized Storytelling
Access to reproductive and sexual health care has never been more critical—or more contested. Hey J…
Jack in the Box Supports Little League San Diego
Jack in the Box partnered with internet-forward creative agency ZONED to make youth baseball dreams…
KATE: The First Harm Reduction Chatbot
Overdose Lifeline is an Indiana-based nonprofit whose mission is to provide hope and resources to f…
Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Limited-Time Offer Campaign
Each year, 7,500 Oklahomans die from smoking-related illnesses, according to the Centers for Diseas…
Salmon Warriors
Pacific Northwest salmon are essential to Washington’s environment, economy, and culture. They have…
Stay Fresh & Tasty
The Bell Flower Clinic is a sexual health clinic in Indianapolis and part of the Marion County Heal…
The Legal Aid Society x Kettle: “Do NYC Justice”
For nearly 150 years, the Legal Aid Society has fought for racial justice in courts and communities…
The Ripple Effect
Our exploration of the fentanyl crisis took a different approach – one rooted in storytelling, comp…
The Schoolys
The current state of education is marred by stress, inadequate educator pay, a lack of school staff…