Scott Harrison is a former club promoter who is the founder and current CEO of the non-profit charity: water. After a boozy decade of nightclub promoting, Scott Harrison declared spiritual, moral, and emotional bankruptcy, and started over. He spent two years in Africa, saw the effects of dirty water firsthand, and came back to New York City on a mission. That was the beginning of charity: water.

Charity: Water is a non-profit organization that provides clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. The organization was founded in 2006 and has helped fund 19,819 projects in 24 countries, benefiting over 6.1 million people.
Based in New York City, Charity: Water uses both mainstream and social media platforms to raise awareness, including annual galas and events arranged via Twitter. The initiative has received donations from 300,000 individuals. It provides GPS coordinates and photos of the wells it builds. The organization has more than 800 volunteers. 100% of its public donations are used to fund clean water projects, as its operating costs are funded by private donors, foundations and sponsors.

Charity: Water has raised more than $252 million for more than 23,000 water projects in 24 countries around the globe - in Africa, Asia, Central and South America. Water scarcity, poverty, political stability and strong partner organizations all play a part in where they choose to work. They focus on providing rural communities with their first access to clean water.