What we're reading at Tipping Point this week

"10 Ways to Support Charity Through Social Media"
Mashable, July 14, 2009

"Social media is about connecting people and providing the tools necessary to have a conversation. That global conversation is an extremely powerful platform for spreading information and awareness about social causes and issues. That’s one of the reasons charities can benefit so greatly from being active on social media channels. But you can also do a lot to help your favorite charity or causes you are passionate about through social media..."

"How to get your teen off the sofa this summer"
Associated Press, July 13, 2009 (Reading Partners, a Tipping Point grantee, is mentioned on page 2!)

"One organization that lists opportunities on the site is Reading Partners, which provides one-on-one tutors in California elementary schools. A third of the group's 900 volunteers are high school and college students, including Nalini Jain, 16, who organized a summer Reading Partners program at a Mountain View elementary school..."

Read more about Tipping Point's relationship with Reading Partners HERE.