THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

Non-Profit

This category honors the most effective and creative use of social/digital by non-profit organizations. Verified non-profits are eligible for a $100 USD discount per entry in each category by submitting verification documents online before checkout.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Non-Profit
#CODEUAVChallenge
Since November - Veterans Day - has become saturated with more than 40,000 U.S. nonprofits activati…
Non-Profit
#NotJustFatigue
The mission of the 501(c)(3) #NotJustFatigue is to speak the truth about ME/CFS through creative co…
Non-Profit
2023 Annual Report
Goals Highlight our mission and impact, through key statistics and personal stories Tha…
Non-Profit
Beyond Open
The Beyond Open team, made up of staff and external consultants, proudly supported Foundation For T…
Non-Profit
Building Financial Futures: An App for Equitable Auto Loans
TrustPlus Auto (a product of Neighborhood Trust, a nonprofit company) combats predatory lending by …
Non-Profit
Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Creators Experience
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), now in its 20th year, is a key platform for world leaders, CEO…
Non-Profit
ETS: Revolutionizing How We Measure Minds
The education and workforce landscape has been rapidly disrupted by AI and evolving demands, creati…
Non-Profit
Freedom Forum “Brought to you by the First Amendment” Campaign
As non-partisan and non-profit, Freedom Forum set out to amplify its mission of keeping the First A…
Non-Profit
From Impact to Action: Hear Stories About Jewish Identity and Experiences of Antisemitism
Jewish people make up roughly 2% of the U.S. population, but are the targets of 15% of all reported…
Non-Profit
Geena Davis Institute Celebrates 20 Years of Impact with a Bold Rebrand
The Geena Davis Institute (GDI), founded by Two-time Academy Award winner Geena Davis, set out to o…
Non-Profit
Heifer Collections
Heifer Collections are curated digital features published quarterly that bring to life Heifer’s wor…
Non-Profit
Indianness: Stories Of Inspiration From The Indian Diaspora
Indianness is a non-profit initiative under Knowledge Networks, with a vision of connecting and emp…
Non-Profit
Kindness in Community Fund Video Series
In 2024, Born This Way Foundation faced an exciting challenge and opportunity. We expanded our Kind…
Non-Profit
Last Prisoner Project Campaign
The Last Prisoner Project (LPP) is a bipartisan nonprofit organization founded in 2019 with the mis…
Non-Profit
Love, Your Mind Bot
The Ad Council, a non-profit focused on public service campaigns, partnered with the Huntsman Menta…
Non-Profit
Ode to Strangers
Africa’s mothers are in crisis. 70% of maternal deaths occur in the Sub-Sahara. 1 in 3 women live i…
Non-Profit
One Day to Become a Refugee
468 million children around the world are growing up in the shadow of war. They play no part in sta…
Non-Profit
RegulatingAI: Championing Ethical and Responsible AI for Global Good
RegulatingAI is a nonprofit organization under Knowledge Networks, focused on empowering regulators…
Non-Profit
T-SEARCH®
Every day, 200 children go missing in Brazil. A severe public safety crisis, too disturbing for pol…
Non-Profit
The New Volunteers YouTube docuseries: Engaging youth changemakers from coast to coast
The Allstate Foundation and Roadtrip Nation are proud to present "The New Volunteers," a groundbrea…
Non-Profit
The Shotline
In 2023 alone, there were 656 mass shootings and 43,188 victims in the U.S., making it the second-w…
Non-Profit
Vagina Privacy Network
Please review the confidential section for the written submission and case video.
Non-Profit
Verity: Discover the Complete and Nuanced Truth
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds immense promise, but it has often been misused by online news me…
Non-Profit
Villains Against Evil
More than ever, people’s fundamental rights, including the right to learn, are being attacked throu…
Non-Profit
Why Is the Racial Gap in Voter Turnout Growing?
The Brennan Center for Justice produced "Why Is the Racial Gap in Voter Turnout Growing?" to bring …
Non-Profit
World Children's Day - Listen to the Future
World Children's Day is UNICEF’s flagship global moment celebrated annually on 20 November to raise…