If our residents aren’t inspired, proud, and hopeful about the place we call home, they won’t be invested in the future of our community. A rising tide of negative press about the Bay Area (Texodus! crime! income inequality! school boards!) was only amplified by the pandemic. For a philanthropic organization focused on addressing exactly these issues, it’s an existential threat. So what Tipping Point needed was what we all needed, a reminder of what makes the Bay Area so unique, so wonderful - that special combination of people and place that can only be Made by the Bay.