Scott Harrison

Scott Harrison was working as a nightclub promoter in New York when he became “morally bankrupt.”

He sold all of his belongings and set sail to Africa in an effort to redeem himself. He returned to New York with one goal: to provide clean water to everyone on earth.

Twelve years later, he’s raised over 320 million dollars and provided water to people in 26 countries with his nonprofit charity: water.

Scott now finds worth in how much money he can raise for others, not for himself.

Listen to Episode 700 to learn what makes a nonprofit successful and how anyone can turn their life around find meaning and fulfillment.

Some Questions I Ask:

• Is your focus on micro-donations or cultivating relationships with big donors? (9:43)
• Do you think you’d raise as much money as you have being in a different city? (21:07)
• How do you start after you make the goal of providing everyone with clean water? (35:06)
• What does it mean to be pure? (37:19)
• What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned in your last twelve years of service? (40:32)
• How important is it for a business owner to tell a story really well? (46:27)

In this episode, you will learn:

• The three things a good CEO does (9:55)
• The story of charity: water’s NY office (15:17)
• The mentality that Scott believes hurts nonprofits (19:57)
• What led Scott to create charity: water (23:37)
• How Scott used his nightclub background to help people (29:55)
• The surprising key factor to charity: water’s success (46:57)
• How charity: water was able to get out of their growth slump (52:54)
• Plus much more…

Show Notes:

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  Read Scott’s book Thirst

• Join The Spring

• Take a tour of Charity Water’s office

• Watch Scott’s LeWeb Paris speech

• Learn more about water scarcity