Communities that lack access to clean water have reduced education levels, as collecting water is hugely time-consuming. © 2020 | 40 Worth St. NY, NY 10013 | 1 Devonshire St, London W1W 5DR | Charity Global, Inc., a US 501 (c)(3) public charity, EIN 22-3936753 and an ANBI in the Netherlands, RSIN 826151656 . [9], For over a decade, the organization has hosted an annual lavish gala that raises millions from high net worth individuals. By establishing these local water committees, Charity: Water also helps stimulate the economy in these regions by encouraging individuals to engage in the workforce and community operations. The charity has an overall rating of 88.15 out of 100 with an "Accountability & Transparency" score of the maximum 100 and "Financial" rating of 83.25 as of September 2019. Tozer’s book, “The Pursuit of God”. [2] Harrison is the author of Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World. Charity Global UK Limited is wholly owned by Charity Global, Inc. Well, Kanye West Almost Swept All of Billboard Music’s Christian and Gospel Awards, Hillsong East Coast Pastor Carl Lentz Has Been Fired for ‘Moral Failures’ [Updated], How Each Enneagram Type is Handling the Election Season, AMERICAN CRISIS: The Christmas-Hating Hooligans at Starbucks Are at It Again, The Mega-Problem Behind the ‘Falls’ of Megachurch Pastors, The Benefits of Listening to Non-Christians, The Story Behind dc Talk’s Reunion Cruise, Facebook Live’s Chewbacca Superstar Says She Wants to Use Her Influence for God, Liberty University Yanked John Piper’s Convocation After He Said He Wouldn’t Vote for Either Candidate, This Christian Musician Is Out to Expose the Pagan Roots Behind Big Syncopation, Michael Bay Already Has a COVID Thriller in the Can, Tobe Nwigwe’s BET Hip-Hop Awards Performance Is an Absolute Must-Watch, George Clooney, Kyle Chandler and David Oyelowo Head to Space in the First Trailer for ‘The Midnight Sky’, 2020 Watch: The ‘Saved By the Bell’ Reboot Trailer Is Here to Lower Morale, Trailer: The Totally Insany ‘Animaniacs’ Reboot Looks as Deliciously Unhinged as You Remember, The Trailer for the ‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Is Here to Get You Into the Christmas Spirit. [4] Harrison began working as a nightclub and party promoter in Manhattan. Then Uses It to Pay Staff Bonuses. When founder and CEO Scott Harrison, a former nightclub promoter, got bit by the good-doing bug and left the high-partying lifestyle in 2004, he bounced around for a bit, aiming to rekindle, as he explains in his company bio, “a lost Christian faith.” He paid an organization to volunteer as a photographer in Liberia for a couple years and, jokes comparing … From 2013 through to 2015 the team only included males. However, his life dramatically changed at the age of 28 when he went on vacation to Uruguay. Scott Harrison, founder and CEO of charity: water, delivered the 2020 C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture. 100% of the author's net proceeds from the sale of Thirst will fund clean water. Learn more about our mission and how we work. Among those he contacted through a 'cold email' were Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, MySpace’s Tom Anderson and Bebo’s Michael Birch. Upon returning to NYC in 2006, having seen the effects of dirty water firsthand, Scott turned his full attention to the global water crisis and the (then) 1.1 billion people living without access to clean water. By Jessie on September 15, 2020 Spotted. As a response, Harrison founded charity: water in 2006. As he explains in the show’s opening, Simmons heard a moving presentation from Harrison, and immediately invited him on his podcast. Birch redesigned the charity's website and personally donated $1 million. [10] In 2015, it held its first black tie gala, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur. Since its founding, Charity: Water has raised $450 million, which was entirely dedicated to building clean water facilities for the world’s poor. [8][9] While charity:water has claimed to spend 100% of its funding on programming costs, in 2017 Harrison received $325,278 from the organization.[9].