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 11th Annual Shorty Awards Best in Non-Profit

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media by non-profit. For non-profit pricing, please email [email protected].

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Non-Profit
winner
#TheFutureIsVoting
As a society, we celebrate firsts - kiss, love, car.But, voting isn't one of them. If it was, then …

Finalists

Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
FIRST DAY FEARS
No child should be afraid to go to school. Yet for many students around the world, school is a terr…
Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
Real Voices Make a Real Difference
In 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge became one of the most successful social impact programs in hi…
Non-Profit
finalist
#PowerlessQueen
Chess originated in India in the 6th Century. In the game of chess, the queen is the most powerful …
Non-Profit
finalist
audience honor
From Homeless to Hopeful
Some nonprofit videos rely on doom and gloom messaging that can portray clients as victims who are …
Non-Profit
finalist
Girl Scouts of the USA: All Girl Scout PSA
When Girl Scouts approached Socialfly to produce its next PSA, we jumped at the opportunity. We sta…

Nominees

Non-Profit
"Break the Cycle"
Our advertising agency created an integrated campaign to raise awareness and drive traffic to the n…
Non-Profit
#BlanketChange
More than 700 moms die each year due to pregnancy-related complications, a number that has doubled …
Non-Profit
#ChildrensHospitalsWeek Live-athon
For more than 20 years we've held a celebratory convention in Orlando, Fla. During this convention,…
Non-Profit
#StopKavanaugh
We wanted to educate and inform our LGBTQIA+ community and everyone living with HIV about the ways …
Non-Profit
Boy Scouts of America: Cub Scouts Tap Social to Welcome Girls
In the fall of 2017, BSA made a landmark decision when it announced it would welcome girls to jo…
Non-Profit
Care Is...
In the same way that no two people living with Parkinson's disease experience the same symptoms, re…
Non-Profit
Children’s Health Sends Support Video to WWE’s Roman Reigns After Leukemia Diagnosis
In September 2018, professional WWE wrestler Roman Reigns made a heartwarming visit to Children's H…
Non-Profit
Close Before You Doze: Spreading the Word that Stops the Spread of Fire
Allison+Partners was brought on board by the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) for th…
Non-Profit
Goutful - American Kidney Fund
The American Kidney Fund's (AKF) Goutful campaign debunks popular misconceptions about gout and sup…
Non-Profit
Heifer International East Africa Dairy Development Project
To increase awareness about Heifer International and the East Africa Dairy Development Project
Non-Profit
Personal Stories of Discovery
ACS Publications is the scholarly publishing division of the nonprofit American Chemical Society. …
Non-Profit
Planned Parenthood’s Educational Video Series for Parents
We believe that young people deserve to have the information, resources, and skills they need to pr…
Non-Profit
Protect Our Schools From Gun Violence
Some call this the gun violence generation. Many of today's youth have grown up in the shadow of ma…
Non-Profit
The Brunswick Four
Egale launched the#HearOurStory project in order to bring to light the complex issues and impassion…