San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2006 — Tides Foundation today announced that the inaugural $10,000 Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest will go to George Hotelling for his development work on CitizenSpeak — a free email advocacy service for grassroots organizations.
”This award is really an honor for me,” notes Hotelling. “This award highlights the importance of public space software and how it‘s helping grassroots organizations and individual activists get their voices heard.”