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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: August 2, 2007 11:46:39 AM PDT (CA) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Nosi-discussion] Apply NOW: Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public InterestSoftware Prize Deadline Coming Up!Good deeds do get rewarded! If you know someone who's been toiling in the open source vineyards, developing software that's really helping a nonprofit succeed, check out the Tides Foundation Pizzigati Prize, a $10,000 annual award for outstanding contributions to software in the public interest. The application deadline for this year's prize: August 31. Find out more - andapply online - at www.pizzigatiprize.org.One special note: Last year's inaugural Pizzigati Prize competition drew nominations from a variety of nationally recognizable open source talents. But you don't have to have done work for a top-tier national nonprofit to be considered for Pizzigati Prize honors. In fact, you can be anywhere in theworld to apply and win the prize."We're looking for people whose software is making a difference," says Jason Sanders, the Tides Foundation philanthropic advisor who coordinates thePizzigati Prize, "and that difference can be in any sized community." Disclosure: I am on the selection committee, so have a decided self-interest in getting interesting submissions to review! Pleaseforward this far and wide, blog, twitter, and wall-write about it! AND, ofcourse, SUBMIT! Thanks, Katrin
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Katrin
and folks, here's some prize blurb copy that might be helpful for blog outreach. Sam Software
Prize Deadline Now a Month Away Good
deeds do get rewarded! If you know someone who’s been toiling in the open
source vineyards, developing software that’s really helping a nonprofit
succeed, check out the Tides Foundation Pizzigati Prize, a $10,000 annual award
for outstanding contributions to software in the public interest. The
application deadline for this year’s prize: August 31. Find out more
— and apply online — at www.pizzigatiprize.org. One
special note: Last year’s inaugural Pizzigati Prize competition drew
nominations from a variety of nationally recognizable open source talents. But
you don’t have to have done work for a top-tier national nonprofit to be
considered for Pizzigati Prize honors. “We’re
looking for people whose software is making a difference,” says Jason
Sanders, the Tides Foundation philanthropic advisor who coordinates the
Pizzigati Prize, “and that difference can be in any sized
community.” -----Original
Message----- Dear all
-- can we drum the bushes a bit more? Jason -- what do you want to
do? Let's hype this a bit more, please! Send some catchy announcements
we can all send around the lists, and blogs. I really would like a
GOOD pool, so help us help spread the word :-) Katrin >
Hello Advisory Committee. > > > >
Today was the close of the online submission process but we've decided > to
extend the deadline till the end of the month to increase our >
applicant pool. > > > >
Attached are the slightly revised guidelines and updated Prize timeline. >
Changes reflected on the website as well! > > > >
Diana and I will follow up with you all in the next few weeks to confirm > the
decision-making date but please do let us know if end of October >
(proposed) is completely out for any of you or the review period creates > any
anxiety. > > > > I
wanted to remind everyone that this year's Prize is available to >
anyone, regardless of citizenship or location, so long as the software >
produced is relevant and significantly useful to (and used by) U.S. >
nonprofits. > > > >
Revised 2007 Pizzigati Prize Timeline > >
Prize Announced @ NTEN > >
April 4 - 6, 2007 > >
Online Application Portal Opens > > May
1, 2007 > >
Applications Due > >
August 31, 2007 > >
Applications Distributed to Panel > >
September 17, 2007 > >
Applicant Programs Open for Public Evaluation and Comment > >
September 17 - October 1, 2007 > >
Panel Returns Scores to Tides > >
October 5, 2007 > >
Scores and Feedback Summary Report to Advisory Committee > >
October 15, 2007 > >
Decision Making Meeting (To be determined with Advisory Group) > >
October 29, 30, 31, 2007 > >
Prize Recipient Announced > >
November 2007 > > > >
Thanks all. > > > >
Jason Sanders > >
Philanthropic Advisor > > PO
Box 29903 (Presidio Main Post, Bldg. 1014) > > San
Francisco, CA 94129 > > W:
415-561-6400 > > F:
415-561-6401 > >
www.tidesfoundation.org > > > > |
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