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 16th Annual Shorty Awards Non-Profit

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media or digital by a non-profit. Verified non-profits can apply for a $100 USD discount per entry per category by submitting verification documents online before checkout.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Non-Profit
winner
audience honor
Special Olympics: "Yeah, I Am Special"
The word "special" means better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual. And in sports,…

Finalists

Non-Profit
finalist
gold honor
LEAD FROM BEHIND - Sh*t Talk
Colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer in America. When the screening age was lowered in 2021 …
Non-Profit
finalist
silver honor
PLAY BY THE RULES
For over seven decades, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has upheld the Geneva C…
Non-Profit
finalist
bronze honor
Driving While Black
Many Americans believe that racism is bad, but perceive it as less prevalent in today’s society bec…
Non-Profit
finalist
#TakeItDown
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children receives 80k+ reports of suspected online ch…
Non-Profit
finalist
It's Time For Supreme Court Term Limits
The Brennan Center for Justice developed a national digital campaign to build public support for Su…
Non-Profit
finalist
Unhealthy Connections
The One Love Foundation asked minds + assembly to create a live-action PSA campaign as a follow-up …

Nominees

Non-Profit
American Muslim Today - "Transforming the Narrative"
American Muslim Today (AMT) is a pioneering non-religious/non-profit digital news and lifestyle med…
Non-Profit
Do You See Me?
In a world where the elderly often suffer in silence, our campaign emerged as a beacon of hope and …
Non-Profit
Hope Begins With A Meal
In the heart of Ukraine's struggle, where one in three families battles hunger, and a third of the …
Non-Profit
Innocence Project website
For more than 30 years, the Innocence Project's staff, partners, and clients have been doing extrao…
Non-Profit
Movement
Since 1994 The Food Depot, located in Santa Fe NM, has been on a mission to create food secure futu…
Non-Profit
OHSU Give Day : One Day
A single day doesn't seem very long. But at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), one day can …
Non-Profit
Project CETI: Brand & Website Redesign
The objective for Project CETI's brand and website redesign was to create a digital platform that e…
Non-Profit
SHIFT Nursing Social Media Campaign
Unequal access to food, housing, and healthcare is killing people in this country. The Robert Wood …
Non-Profit
Thriving Together for the Holidays
The business challenge was to stand out during the holidays and communicate why donors should choos…
Non-Profit
We Adopted An Orphanage
Beast Philanthropy exists to leverage the power of social media to raise funds and help charitable …
Non-Profit
We Powered A Village In Africa
Beast Philanthropy exists to leverage the power of social media to raise funds and help charitable …
Non-Profit
We're Giving Away $30 Million in Free Food
Beast Philanthropy exists to leverage the power of social media to raise funds and help charitable …
Non-Profit
What would Sundays be without football? UNHCR Ambassador visits stadium in Ukraine turned shelter
In May 2023, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera traveled to Ukraine, Polan…
Non-Profit
World Polio Day 2023
For over 35 years, polio eradication has been a primary initiative of Rotary International. World P…